Wangfujing station
Wangfujing Station is a railway station located in Dongcheng, Beijing, It is the transfer station of Line 1 and Line 8. The station is decorated with the color yellow, the color of prosperity.[1]
Wangfujing 王府井 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | East Chang'an Avenue and Wangfujing Street Dongcheng District, Beijing China | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | 118 (Line 1) | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | September 28, 1999 (Line 1) December 31, 2021 (Line 8) | |||||||||||||||
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Wangfujing Location in central Beijing |
Location
This station is located at the intersection of Wangfujing Street and Chang'an Avenue. Wangfujing Ancient Human Culture Site Museum is at the A port.
Structure
Station Hall and Transfer
The station hall of Wangfujing Station of Line 1 is located under East Chang'an Avenue, passing through two underground passages that cross East Chang'an Avenue.[2] The station hall of Line 8 is located in the underground on the north side of the intersection of Wangfujing Street and East Chang'an Street,[3] there are two transfers on the south side The passage entrance and the mural "Wangfu Ancient Charm", the station hall of Line 8 is connected to the station hall of Line 1 on the upper floor through the stairs and escalators in the transfer passage, and there is another straight elevator leading to the station hall of Line 1 in the southwest corner. . From the station hall to the platform on the southernmost side of the escalator brow wall is the mural "Century Time-honored Brand", and on the northernmost escalator brow wall is "Wangfujing Xinjie Times Xing".[4]
- Line 1 Station Hall (photo taken in November 2020)
- Line 8 Station Hall (photo taken in January 2022)
- Interchange between Line 8 and Line 1 (photo taken in January 2022)
Platform
The platform of Wangfujing Station of Line 1 is located at the bottom of East Chang'an Street. It is an island-style platform. At present, Half-Height Security Gate has been installed (officially opened on July 23, 2017). Line 8 has an island-style platform at the bottom of Wangfujing Street, and Line 1 goes under the rail area.[5]
Exit
This subway station has 5 exits: A northeast (to Oriental Plaza), B southeast, C southwest, E3 north, F1 east, of which exits B and C are on the east and west side of Wangfujing intersection, respectively. In the passage, according to the exit of the underground passage, it is divided into B1 (northeast east), B2 (southeast east), B3 (southeast west), C1 (northwest west), C2 (northwest east), C3 (southwest east), C4 (southwest west) Exit, E3 is next to Gongmei Building on the north side of the intersection of Wangfujing Street and Dongdan Santiao, F1 is located on the east of Wangfujing Street side (between Dashamao Hutong and Xigongfu Street), northwest of the west gate of Oriental Plaza. E3 and F1 exits are equipped with ramps, of which the F1 ramp is dedicated to luggage.
References
- "Feel "Underground Chang'an Avenue"". People's Daily. 1999-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- Dong Xianshun (1999). "Construction technology of Beijing Metro Wangfujing Station using pile support method". Railway Standard Design. China Railway Engineering Design Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (3): 7–11. ISSN 1004-2954.
- "Wangfujing Subway Station (地铁王府井站) – Tracking China by Trains Plus". Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- "Beijing Metro Line 8 Phase III North Third Station, Line 19 Phase I, Line 17 South Section, Line 14 Unconnected Section , Line 6 West Extension Pingguoyuan Station, Changping Line South Yanqinghe Station Artwork Plan" (PDF). Beijing Urban Sculpture Construction Management Office. 2021-12-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- "Line 8 Wangfujing North and Wangfujing Station start construction". Qianlong. 2016-03-21. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.