Tongde station

Tongde

同德
Guangzhou Metro
Platform
Chinese name
Chinese同德站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTóngdé Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTùhngdāk Jaahm
JyutpingTung4dak1 Zaam6
General information
LocationXicha Road (西槎路) east of an elevated section
Tongde Subdistrict, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°9′58.9298″N 113°13′46.8001″E / 23.166369389°N 113.229666694°E / 23.166369389; 113.229666694
OperatorGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line     Line 8
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Underground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code808
History
Opened26 November 2020 (5 years ago) (2020-11-26)
Services
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Shangbu
towards Jiaoxin
 Line 8 Ezhangtan
towards Wanshengwei
Location

Tongde Station (Chinese: 同德站; pinyin: Tóngdé Zhàn; Cantonese Yale: Tùhngdāk Jaahm) is a station on Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro, located underground on the east side of an elevated section of Xicha Road in Guangzhou's Baiyun District. The station was opened on 26 November 2020, with the opening of the northern extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 8.

As with other stations on the northern extension of Line 8, the name of this station was published on 2 December 2016.

Station structure

Platform layout

The station is a two-storey underground station. The ground level is the exit, and it is surrounded by Xicha Road elevated section, North Circular Ring Road, Qiaode Garden and other nearby buildings. The first floor is the concourse, and the second floor is the platform for Line 8.

Like the stations in the northern extension of Line 8, this station is decorated in glass curtain panels, while the pillars are decorated with brownish-grey granite with metal reflective strips. The color of the station is white.

G - Exits A, B, C
L1
Concourse		 Concourse Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Security Facilities
L2
Platforms		 Platform 1 arrow for L  8  towards Jiaoxin (Shangbu)
Island platform, doors will open on the left (Toilets, Nursery)
Platform 2  8  towards Wanshengwei (Ezhangtan) arrow for R

Concourse

The concourse is equipped with electronic ticket vending machines and a customer service center. There is also a 7-Eleven convenience store and self-service facilities like automatic vending machines. There are elevators, escalators and stairs in the fare-paid area for passengers to access the platform.

Platform

The station has an island platform under an elevated section of Xicha Road. Toilets and a nursery room are located at the northern end of the platform towards Shangbu.

Platform 1 panorama
Platform 2 panorama

Entrances/exits

The station has 3 points of entry/exit, with Exit C being accessible via elevator.

History

Construction site (April 2015)

In 1997, in the "Guangzhou City Urban Expressway, Traffic Network Planning Research (Final Report)", the then Line 4 set up this station. In the 2003 plan, most of the section of the line became part of the current Line 8, and eventually the station was designated as Tongdewei station of the northern extension of Line 8.

Construction of the station started after the Spring Festival of 2014 and is the first station to officially enter construction on the northern extension of Line 8.

In August 2018, the site was named Tongde station. The name change was supported by the majority of citizens, with some netizens joking that Tongdewei "finally broke through and was no longer 'surrounded'". Some scholars have also pointed out that "Tongde" has been used in the area for decades, and that "Tongdewei" was a term only used in the development of Tongde in the 1990s, and that the change back to the original name "Tongde" reflects both local history and urban development.

The roof slab of the station was sealed on 12 May 2018. The station successfully transmitted power in March 2020 and completed the "three rights" transfer on 31 July the same year.

On 26 November 2020, the station opened with the opening of the northern extension of Line 8.

During COVID-19 pandemic control rules in 2022, the station was affected by prevention and control measures many times and needed to adjust its services. During the epidemic in April, the station was suspended from 20:00 on 15 April to 15:00 on 25 April, and Exit A was additionally closed until 10:00 on 26 April. During the year-end epidemic, the station was suspended from 21 to 27 November.

References

  1. 1 2 徐振天 (26 November 2020). "今天开通的广州地铁八号线北延段，晚高峰不挤！" [The northern extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 8 opened today, and it is not crowded during the evening rush hour!]. Yangcheng Evening News (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "广州市轨道交通八号线北延段工程车站名称批前公示" [The names of the station on Guangzhou City's Line 8 northern extension are published] (in Simplified Chinese). Bureau of Civil Affairs of Guangzhou Municipality. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "同德即将"解围"，它有什么亮点呢？" [Tongde is about to be "rescued", what are its highlights?]. Guangzhou Metro (in Simplified Chinese). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via Official WeChat Account.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "广州市轨道交通八号线北延段工程（文化公园~白云湖）环境影响评价报告书" [Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Guangzhou Metro Line 8 North Extension Project (Cultural Park ~ Baiyun Lake)] (PDF). Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ↑ 李慧燕 (27 January 2014). "8号线同德围站节后正式施工" [Tongdewei Station on Line 8 will start construction after the holiday]. Information Times (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 April 2015.
  6. ↑ 李天研 (7 August 2018). "广州五个地铁站要改名 同德围站改名为同德站" [Five subway stations in Guangzhou will be renamed. Tongdewei Station will be renamed Tongde Station]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "广州地铁这5个地铁站将要改名，熟悉的名字终于回来了！" [These 5 Guangzhou Metro stations will be renamed, and the familiar names are finally back!]. Guangzhou Radio and Television Station (in Simplified Chinese). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ 唐梓植 (2018-05-14). "同德围站主体结构终封顶" [The main structure of Tongdewei Station is finally topped out]. Guangdong Huasui Construction (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via Official WeChat Account.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ 李天研 (31 March 2020). "广州地铁八号线北延段首批车站送电成功" [The first batch of stations on the northern extension of Guangzhou Metro Line 8 were successfully powered]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
  10. ↑ 钟丽婷 (5 August 2020). "八号线北延段首批五座车站"三权"移交，开始运营调试" [The first five stations of the northern extension of Line 8 have been handed over to the government and started operation and commissioning]. Southern Metropolis Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ↑ 许萌萌 (15 April 2022). "广州地铁8号线鹅掌坦站、同德站暂停服务" [Guangzhou Metro Line 8 Ezhangtan Station and Tongde Station suspended service]. Southern Network (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 April 2022.
  12. ↑ 黎秋玲 (25 April 2022). "今天15时起，地铁同德站及白云区30个公交站点恢复运营" [Starting from 15:00 today, Tongde Metro Station and 30 bus stops in Baiyun District resumed operations]. New Express Daily (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "广州地铁：今起全线恢复正常运营" [Guangzhou Metro: All lines resume normal operations from today]. Interface News (in Simplified Chinese). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "广州地铁：11月21日起 白云区内所有地铁站停止对外服务" [Guangzhou Metro: All metro stations in Baiyun District will stop serving the public from 21 November]. Southern Network (in Simplified Chinese). 21 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022.
  15. ↑ 李天研 (28 November 2022). "白云海珠部分地铁站重开，番禺除南站之外全部地铁站暂停进出" [Some subway stations in Baiyun and Haizhu have reopened, and all metro stations in Panyu except Guangzhou South Railway Station have suspended entry and exit]. Guangzhou Daily (in Simplified Chinese).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)