Lingzhi station
metro station in Shenzhen, China
Lingzhi station (simplified Chinese: 灵芝站; traditional Chinese: 靈芝站; pinyin: Língzhī Zhàn; Jyutping: ling4 zi1 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Líhngjī Jaahm) is an interchange station for Line 5 and Line 12 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 5 platforms opened on 22 June 2011 and Line 12 platforms opened on 28 November 2022. This station is an underground station. Its Chinese name may have come from 灵芝 (Ganoderma lucidum).
Station layout
Entrances/exits
The station has 7 points of entry/exit. Exits A1, C1 and F are accessible via elevators, and Exit B has toilets.
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