Shiqinan station

Shiqinan Station (Chinese: 石碁南站; Cantonese Yale: Sékgēinǎam Zaahm) is a station of Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 1 November 2024, along with the rest of the eastern extension of Line 3.^[1] It is located at the underground of the junction of Yayun Boulevard^[2] and Zhufen Road,^[3] in Shiqi, Panyu District, Guangzhou. The station has a middle track used for train dispatches from and withdrawals to the nearby Guangzhou New Town Depot.^[4][5]

Shiqinan 石碁南
Platform 1 (towards Haibang)
Chinese name
Chinese	石碁南站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíqínán Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sék Gēi Nǎam Jyutping Sek6gei1naam4 Zaam6
General information
Location	Intersection of Yayun Boulevard (亚运大道) and Zhufen Road (朱份路), Shiqi Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	22.9406°N 113.4345°E / 22.9406; 113.4345
Operated by	Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 3
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	301-2
History
Opened	1 November 2024; 5 months ago (2024-11-01)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station Haichong Lu towards Haibang Line 3 Bangjiang towards Airport North (Terminal 2) or Tianhe Coach Terminal

Station layout

G	Street level	Exits A-D
L1 Concourse	Lobby	Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities
L2 Platforms	Platform 1	3  towards Haibang (Haichong Lu)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
		3  Reserved platform, not in use
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	3  towards Tianhe Coach Terminal or Airport North (Bangjiang)

Exits

Note: Shiqinan station has 4 exits, but only 2 are in use currently.

Exit letter		Gallery	Exit location	Nearby destinations
A			Yayun Boulevard
B			Yayun Boulevard	Qianfeng Road, Shiqinan metro station (Qianfengcun) bus stop
C			Unopened
D			Unopened

Gallery

• 
  Concourse
• 
  Platform 2 (towards Airport North)

History

The station first appeared in the 2003 plan of Guangzhou Urban Rail Transit Plan, when Line 3 planned to travel from Panyu Square to the east to Guangzhou New Town in the direction of Nansha and build a station near Zhufen Road intersection with Yayun (Asian Games) Boulevard on the way. Subsequently, as part of the East Extension of Line 3, the station was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in late March 2017 and plans were approved in early January 2018.^[6]

The construction of the station started on 31 July 2020,^[7] and construction of the main enclosure structure was topped out in September 2022.^[5]

The station was known as Guangzhou New Town West in the planning and construction stage. In June 2023, Guangzhou Metro Group plans to name the station Shiqinan (Shiqi South).^[8] During the publicity period, the naming of "Shi Qi Nan" was rarely used by Guangzhou citizens, and some commentators believed that according to the "Naming Rules for Guangzhou Metro Stations", "Qianfeng" was more suitable than "Shi Qi Nan".^[9] However, the authorities did not adopt the proposal because the station was far away from Qianfeng Road, and "Shiqinan" was officially approved in October of the same year.^[10]

On 31 May 2024, the station completed the "three powers" transfer.^[11] On 1 November 2024, the eastern extension of Line 3 was put into operation, along with the station.^[1]