Kwong Chow Station

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Overview
Kwong Chow 光州


Platforms, Escalators to north concourse (taken on 21 January, 2024)
Operator	West Lake Transport Authority
Lines	Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1
Lines	Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line
Owner	BDark000
Region	West Lake
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Coordinates	(-2130, 2304)
Station
Type	Underground
Floors	3
Platform Floors	2
Step-Free Accessible	Yes
Station Code	KWC
Opened	22 December, 2022
Electrification	25kV Overhead Cable AC (WIP) (Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1)
Electrification	1.5kV Overhead Cable DC (WIP) (Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line))

Kwong Chow Station (Chinese: 光州站) is a station in the West Lake Area built by BDark000. It is the western terminus of Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line) and the southern terminus of Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1. It will become a mid-way stop of Line 1 (Meyan Line) after the phase 2 is done. The station gets featured for a couple of times in Jonathan's videos¹⁾.

History

early September, 2022: Station starts designing. It was originally designed to be a island platform with at least 27m wide, serving Line 1 (Meyan Line), with a pair of stacked tracks of Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line) crossing in the middle. Passengers alighting from Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line), can exit on either side to change to Line 1 (Meyan Line) trains for the two directions on the opposite, or exit the station. Conversely, passengers changing from both directions of Line 1 (Meyan Line) can enjoy a “cross platform interchange” to Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line).
early December, 2023: A small renovation on the stairs is done. Most of the staircases in the station are extended and leave a small space in the middle for better safety and passengers experience. Also, the downward escalator from south concourse to platform 1 has been removed and become part of the staircase for better crowd control.

Layout

Not counting exits, there are a total of 3 floors in the station. One lift is serving between north concourse and the platforms, while another is serving between south concourse and the platforms.

U1	South Side Exits	North Side Exits
	Exit A2
G	South Side Exits	North Side Exits
	Exit A1, Exit B	Exit C, Exit D
L1	South Concourse	North Concourse
	Customer Service Centre, Tickets
L2	Upper Platforms

	Platform 1	Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1 to Hung Ngai Tung → (Doors open on the right)
	Island Platform
	Platform 3	← Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line) terminating (Doors open on the right)

L3	Lower Platforms

	Platform 2	← Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1 terminating (Doors open on the left)
	Island Platform
	Platform 4	Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line) W. Section Temp Shuttle to Sai Mo Island → (Doors open on the left)

Exits

A: BDark Kwong Chow Castle
- A1: BDark Kwong Chow Castle
- A2: Yu Kwong Village
B: Sai Wan (has lift)
C: BDark's Bridge
- C1: BDark's Bridge
- C2: Kwong Chow North Area
D: Kwong Chow Pier (has lift)
- D1: Kwong Chow Pier
- D2: Welcome Cape

Train Services

Passengers may take Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1 heading towards Sakura Stream Area or Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line) heading towards Spawn Area. Incoming passengers can change to another line to continue their journey on the opposite platform.

Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1		Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line)
⇅	Northern Snow VillageKwong Chow	⇅
⇅	Chung Kwo Kok	⇅	SW Plains
◉	Birch Hill	◉	Birch Hill
⇅	Providence	⇅	Hakura Island
⇅	…	⇅	Chong Shu Chau
⇅

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Including Let's Play S2 Finale (starting from 1:07:30), 5 Amazing Minecraft Train Stations (starting from 12:12) and Let's Play S3E25 (starting from 54:18)