Xizhimen station

Xizhimen station[1] (simplified Chinese: 西直门站; traditional Chinese: 西直門站; pinyin: Xīzhímén zhàn) is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway. Just outside this station is Beijing North railway station.[2] Line 2 opened on September 20, 1984; Line 13 opened on January 28, 2003; and Line 4 opened on September 28, 2009. With the addition of Line 13 and Line 4, Xizhi Men Station became the second 3-way transfer station (the first was Dongzhimen Station, being the intersection of Line 2, Line 13, and Airport Express). With a peak daily ridership of over 770,000 passengers,[3] Xizhi Men Station is also one of the most crowded stations of the whole Beijing Subway system. It sees over 170,000 transfers per day between the 3 lines serving the station.[4]

Xizhimen[1]

西直门
Beijing Subway
Line 2 platform

Line 4 platform

Line 13 platform
General information
LocationXizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing
China
Coordinates39.9405°N 116.355°E / 39.9405; 116.355
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms8 (2 island platforms (Lines 2 and 4); Spanish solution (Line 13) – island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks6
ConnectionsBeijingbei railway station China Railway
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (Lines 2 and 4)
Elevated (Line 13)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code201 (Line 2)
1301 (line 13)
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)
(Line 2)
September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
(Line 4)
September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)
(Line 13)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Chegongzhuang
outer loop / anticlockwise
 Line 2 Jishuitan
inner loop / clockwise
Beijing Zoo
towards Anheqiaobei
 Line 4 Xinjiekou
towards Tiangongyuan
Terminus Line 13 Dazhongsi
towards Dongzhimen
Location
Xizhimen is located in Beijing
Xizhimen
Xizhimen[1]
Location in central Beijing

Transfer

Lines 2 and 4 are very close together, offering short but potentially crowded transfers. The walk from Lines 2 and 4 to Line 13 is considerably further.

Station layout

Lines 2 and 4 both have underground island platforms. Line 13 has elevated side platforms using the spanish solution.

Exits

There are six exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E, and F. Exits C and F are accessible.

  • Line 13 station
    Line 13 station
  • Interchange corridor between lines 2/4 and 13
    Interchange corridor between lines 2/4 and 13
  • Central interchange hall
    Central interchange hall
  • Line 2 north concourse
    Line 2 north concourse
  • Line 2 south concourse
    Line 2 south concourse
  • Line 4 east concourse
    Line 4 east concourse
  • Line 4 west concourse
    Line 4 west concourse
  • Line 13 concourse
    Line 13 concourse

References
  1. "北京地铁线路图". 北京地铁. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. Xizhimen. eBeijing, the Official Website of the Beijing Government. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. 2017年统计报告. 中国城市轨道交通协会. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. 我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显. Beijing Transportation Committee (北京市交通委员会). 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-15.


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