Zoo station (Guangzhou Metro)
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| Simplified Chinese | 动物园站 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 動物園站 | ||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 5 | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | 510 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 December 2009 | ||||||||||||
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Zoo Station (simplified Chinese: 动物园站; traditional Chinese: 動物園站; Cantonese Yale: Duhngmaht'yùhn Jaahm), formerly planned to be called Guangzhou Zoo South Entrance Station (动物园南门站; 動物園南門站; Duhngmaht'yùhn Nàahmmùhn Jaahm), is a station on Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is located below the junction of Tianhe Road (天河路), East Huanshi Road and Shuiyin Road in the Yuexiu District, near the south gate of Guangzhou Zoological Garden (广州动物园). It opened on 28 December 2009.
Zoo Station was not in the original plan but was added later, between Ouzhuang Station and Yangji Station after a request by Guangzhou citizens. Due to space limitations it is designed on three levels like Hong Kong MTR stations. The top underground floor is the concourse, below that is the platform for trains towards Huangpu New Port Station and the lowest level is for trains towards Jiaokou Station. It is the first station in Guangzhou Metro system to have this Hong Kong-style multilevel design.