# Ruyifang station

Ruyifang Station (Chinese: 如意坊站; pinyin: Rúyìfāng Zhàn; Jyutping: Jyu$^4$ji$^3$fong$^1$ Zaam$^6$) is a station on Line 6 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is located underground in the Liwan District of Guangzhou. It started operations on 28 December 2013. The Line 11 station opened on 28 December 2024.

## Construction incident

In the 03:00 hour of 5 October 2007, as the Ruyifang station was being dug up, water from an unidentified source covered a 300 m$^2$ (3,200 sq ft) area of the construction site was submerged to a depth of 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft). No injuries were reported, and by 06:30 on 6 October, the previously submerged portion was re-sealed.
After the incident, the original split platforms design for Line 6 were re-designed into a full-width island platform, but they had to maintain the original width due to the construction of the siding near the station had completed. This 23m-wide platform once made it the widest platform of the whole line and the metro network, until it was overtaken in 2020 by Hualinsi Buddhist Temple (the middle part of the platform is around 26m wide).

## Station layout

| G | - | Exits A, B, C2, E |
| L1 Transfer level | - | Towards concourse and exits |
| L1 Transfer level | - | Station equipment, Safety facilities (Exit E) |
| L2 | Exit D transfer level | Towards L3 transfer level and L4 concourse |
| L2 | Transfer level | Towards concourse and exits, Reserved for commercial use |
| L3 | Exit D transfer level | Towards Exits D1, D2 and L2 transfer level |
| L3 | Transfer level | Towards concourse and exits, Reserved for commercial use |
| L4 Concourse | Lobby | Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Baby Change, Safety Facilities |
| L5 11 Platforms | Platform 3 | 11 Outer Circle (Shiweitang) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left ||
| L5 11 Platforms | Platform 4 | 11 Inner Circle (Zhongshanba) |
| L5 11 Platforms | Attic | Toilet, Transfer passageway between Lines 6 & 11 |
| L6 6 Platforms | Platform 2 | 6 towards Xunfenggang (Tanwei) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left ||
| L6 6 Platforms | Platform 1 | 6 towards Xiangxue (Huangsha) |

## Exits

| Exit letter | Exit letter | Exit letter | Exit location | Nearby |
| A | A | A | Duobao Road | Huangsha Avenue, Ruyifang Public Bus Stop, Ruyifang Coach Terminal |
| B | B | B | Huangsha Avenue | Duobao Road, Guangzhou Fruit Market, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Duobao Road (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Public Bus Stop, Ruyifang Public Bus Stop (Eastbound) |
| C2 | C2 | C2 | U/C | |
| D1 | D1 | D1 | Duobao Road | Liwan Lake Park, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Duobao Road [The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Public Bus Stop (Southbound), Ruyifang Public Bus Stop, Ruyifang Coach Terminal |
| D2 | D2 | D2 | Duobao Road | Duobao Road (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Public Bus Stop (Northbound), Huangsha Avenue (The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Public Bus Stop |
| E | E | E | Huangsha Avenue | Duobao Road |

## Gallery

* Line 11 platform 3 (Outer Circle platform)
* Line 6 concourse (prior to Line 11 opening)
* Line 6 concourse (after Line 11 opening)
* Line 11 concourse east side
* Line 11 concourse west side
* Column decoration
* One-way transfer node from Line 6 to Line 11 platforms
* Line 6 platform transfer stairway to Line 11
* Restroom at north end of Line 6 concourse, with the reserved transfer node for Line 11 visible (2014)
* Line 6 platform interlayer transfer escalators to Line 11 and toilets
* Line 6 platform 1 (towards Xunfenggang)
* Line 6 full platform panorama
* Line 6 platform 2 panorama
* Line 11 platform 4 panorama

## History

This station first appeared in 1997 in the "Guangzhou City Rapid Rail Traffic Line Planning Research (Final Report)", and was a station on Line 5 (Ring Line) in Plan B at that time, located near the original Guangzhou South Railway Station. Later, in the 2003 plan, this station was confirmed to be one of the stops on the current Line 6. In the 2008 proposal, the new Great Ring Line also passed through the station and intersected with Line 6. In the end, the ring line became the current line 11 (Large Ring) in the 2010 plan, and it can still interchange with Line 6 here. In 2006, the construction of the Line 6 station started. The original construction plan of the station was the design of the open-cut station hall and the concealed excavation of the island platform, which was later modified to the design of the island platform station with full cut-and-cover after the subsidence incident. At the same time, due to the planned circular line passing through this station, some platforms and interchange points of the ring line have been added to the station design. On 15 October 2011, the station was topped out. On 28 December 2013, the station was put into use with the opening of Line 6.
The Line 11 station started the main structure construction in July 2018, topped out in December 2021, and in April 2024 completed the construction work connecting the station to Line 6, before completing the "three powers" transfer on 30 July of the same year.