Martyrs' Park station

Martyrs' Park Station is a station on Line 1 of the Guangzhou Metro that started operations on 28 June 1997. It is located at the under the junction of Zhongshan 3rd Road and Jiaochang Road East (较场东路) in the Yuexiu District of Guangzhou. It is named "Martyrs' Park Station" because of the nearby Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Garden or Guangzhou Martyrs' Memorial Cemetery (广州起义烈士陵园), a park dedicated to those who fought and died in the 1927 Guangzhou Uprising by the Chinese communists against the Kuomintang.[1][2]

Martyrs' Park

烈士陵园
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese烈士陵园站
Traditional Chinese烈士陵園站
General information
LocationYuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byGuangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened28 June 1999
Services
Preceding station   Guangzhou Metro   Following station
toward Xilang
Line 1

References

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