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Gulou station (Nanjing Metro)

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201704 Gulou Station L1 Nameboard
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Gulou station (simplified Chinese: 鼓楼站; traditional Chinese: 鼓樓站; pinyin: Gǔlóu Zhàn; lit. 'drum tower station'), is an interchange station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Nanjing Metro. Opened on 3 September 2005 for the Line 1 portion of the station, Gulou station is among the first Nanjing Metro stations to open for passenger service. The line 4 section of the station opened on 18 January 2017, with cultural exhibits lining the station's walls. Located underneath a roundabout that links to Beijing West Road, Beijing East Road, Zhongyang Road, Zhongshan Road and Zhongshan North Road, Gulou station is located near Gulou Hospital, Nanjing University's Gulou campus, and is right underneath the Zifeng Tower.

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Gulou station (Nanjing Metro)
石婆婆巷, Xuanwu District 新街口街道

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石婆婆巷

石婆婆巷
210008 Xuanwu District, 新街口街道
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