Xi'erqi station

Xi'erqi station[1] (Chinese: 西二旗站; pinyin: Xī'èrqí zhàn) is an interchange station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway.[2][3] The station has relocated to a new location several hundreds meters north on December 25, 2010 to ease transfer between the two lines when the new Changping Line opened, and the original station was then defunct, but was not demolished until August 2020.[4] The new building a light membrane white covering was designed by Atelier Li Xinggang. The station is extremely congested with 13,000 people per hour transferring between the station's two lines during peak periods.[5] A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.[6][7]

Xi'erqi[1]

西二旗
Beijing Subway
Line 13 platform from Changping line level

Changping line northbound platform in 2021
General information
LocationHaidian District, Beijing
China
Coordinates40°03′11″N 116°18′23″E
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)
Platforms4 (4 side platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade (Line 13)
Elevated (Changping line)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code1306 (Line 13)
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 2002 (2002-09-28) (Old station, Line 13)
December 25, 2010 (2010-12-25) (New station, Line 13)
December 30, 2010 (2010-12-30) (Changping line)
ClosedDecember 25, 2010 (2010-12-25) (Old station, Line 13)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Qinghe railway station
towards Xizhimen
 Line 13 Longze
towards Dongzhimen
Life Science Park
towards Changping Xishankou
 Changping line Qinghe railway station
towards Xitucheng
Location
Xi'erqi is located in Beijing
Xi'erqi
Xi'erqi[1]
Location in Beijing

The station was the southern terminus of Changping line before Qinghe railway station opened on December 31, 2021.

Station layout

Both the line 13 and Changping line stations have 2 side platforms. The line 13 platforms are on ground level, while the Changping line platforms are elevated, which means that the Changping line platforms are above the line 13 platforms.

Exits

There are 5 exits, lettered A1, A2, B1, B2, and B3. Exits A1 and B3 are accessible.

  • New station exterior
    New station exterior
  • New station concourse (January 2013)
    New station concourse (January 2013)
  • New station concourse (January 2022)
    New station concourse (January 2022)
  • Line 13 platform (September 2020)
    Line 13 platform (September 2020)
  • Line 13 northbound platform (March 2021)
    Line 13 northbound platform (March 2021)
  • Line 13 southbound platform
    Line 13 southbound platform
  • Changping line southbound platform (November 2021)
    Changping line southbound platform (November 2021)
  • Changping line platform
    Changping line platform
  • The old station
    The old station
  • Demolition of the old station
    Demolition of the old station
  • Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Tuesday morning rush (November 2017)
    Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Tuesday morning rush (November 2017)
  • Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Monday morning rush
    Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Monday morning rush
  • Mass commuting traffic tapping out during a morning rush
    Mass commuting traffic tapping out during a morning rush

References
  1. "JPG格式线路图下载 北京地铁官方网站". Archived from the original on December 31, 2022.
  2. 西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  3. 地铁昌平线--西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  4. "地铁西二旗站老站房开拆". Beijing Evening News (in Chinese). August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. 地铁昌平线能压缩发车间隔吗-新华网. news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  6. BeijingCream (July 22, 2013), Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded, archived from the original on December 20, 2021, retrieved August 10, 2016
  7. Le Yuan (乐媛) (July 25, 2013). 北京地铁站 让美国网友都大开眼界. 现代快报. Retrieved February 17, 2014.


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