Xuanwumen station

Xuanwumen Station[1] (simplified Chinese: 宣武门站; traditional Chinese: 宣武門站; pinyin: Xuānwǔmén Zhàn) is an interchange station between Line 2 and Line 4 of the Beijing Subway.[2] It is named for Xuanwumen, a former gate in Beijing's city wall that was demolished during construction of the subway. The station opened in 1971 and handles an average of 350,000 passengers per day in 2012.[3] Interchange volumes can reach per hour can reach 15,000 passengers per hour in the morning peak. The large transfer volumes overwhelm the small interchange corridors, which can narrow to only 2.4 meters in width.[4] Three new transfer corridors were added in 2020, increasing transfer capacity of the station six-fold to around 55,000 passengers per hour.[5]

Xuanwumen

宣武门
Beijing Subway
Line 2 platform in August 2020

Line 4 platform
General information
LocationXuanwumen
Xicheng District, Beijing
China
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited (Line 2)
Beijing MTR Corporation Limited (Line 4)
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code206 (Line 2)
History
OpenedJanuary 15, 1971 (1971-01-15) (Line 2)
September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
(Line 4)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Hepingmen
outer loop / anticlockwise
Line 2 Changchun Jie
inner loop / clockwise
Xidan
towards Anheqiaobei
Line 4 Caishikou
towards Tiangongyuan
Location
Xuanwumen is located in Beijing
Xuanwumen
Xuanwumen
Location in central Beijing

Station Layout

Both the line 2 and 4 stations have underground island platforms.

Exits

There are 6 exits, lettered B, C, E, F, G, and H. Exit G are accessible.

References

39.8997°N 116.3743°E / 39.8997; 116.3743


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