Gangzicun station

Gangzicun 岗子村
General information
Location	Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
Operated by	Nanjing Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Line 4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	412
History
Opened	18 January 2017
Services
Preceding station Nanjing Metro Following station Jiuhuashan towards Longjiang Line 4 Jiangwangmiao towards Xianlinhu

Gangzicun station (simplified Chinese: 岗子村站; traditional Chinese: 崗子村站; pinyin: Gǎngzǐcūn Zhàn), is a station on Line 4 of the Nanjing Metro and is a planned interchange station with the future Line 6.^[1] The station is located underneath the intersection of Bancang Street, Longpan Road, and North Anmen Street and is situated between Xuanwu Lake, Purple Mountain, White Horse Park, and the Nanjing Sun Palace. Because of its location, it has been called by local media as "one of the busiest tourist stations".^[1]

Construction began in June 2012 and the station opened for passenger service on January 18, 2017 alongside seventeen other stations as part of the first phase of Line 4.^[2] On its inaugural day, Gangzicun Station was one of the highest-ridership stations on the newly opened Line 4, along with Longjiang Station and Gulou Station.^[3]

References

1. 南京地铁4号线即将试运营，岗子村站成最繁忙景区站点之一 [Nanjing Metro Line 4 soon to open, Gangzicun to become one of the biggest tourist stations] (in Simplified Chinese). Sanwenba. October 31, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
2. 南京地铁4号线主城“横贯线” 连创多个第一 [Metro Line 4, central city's "east-west line" achieves multiple firsts] (in Simplified Chinese). Nanjing Daily News. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
3. 南京地铁四号线开通首日：龙江鼓楼岗子村客流较大 [On the first day of Line 4 service, Longjiang, Gulou, and Gangzicun are the highest performing stations] (in Simplified Chinese). Longhoo News. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2017.