Xizhimen station

Xizhimen[1] 西直门
Line 2 platform Line 4 platform Line 13 platform
General information
Location	Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39.9405°N 116.355°E / 39.9405; 116.355
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd (Lines 2 and 13) Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd (Line 4)
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 4      Line 13
Platforms	8 (2 island platforms (Lines 2 and 4); Spanish solution (Line 13) – island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks	6
Connections	Beijingbei railway station
Construction
Structure type	Underground (Lines 2 and 4) Elevated (Line 13)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	201 (Line 2) 1301 (line 13)
History
Opened	September 20, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-09-20) (Line 2) September 28, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-28) (Line 4) September 28, 2002; 22 years ago (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 Dazhong Si towards Dongzhimen
Location Xizhimen[1] Location in central Beijing

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]

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. The transfer between Lines 2 and 13 once required 15 minutes to complete during rush hours.[5] In 2011, this station was rebuilt to reduce the transfer distance to about 170 m (560 ft) long.[6][7]

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.

Gallery

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  Line 13 station
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  Interchange corridor between lines 2/4 and 13
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  Central interchange hall
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  Line 2 north concourse
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  Line 2 south concourse
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  Line 4 east concourse
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  Line 4 west concourse
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  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.
5. 北京：地铁西直门站换13号线不再绕大圈 (in Simplified Chinese). CCTV News. 2009-08-28.
6. "北京地铁西直门站9月24日启用新换乘通道" (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Times. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. 24日地铁西直门站地下换乘通道正式启用 换乘方式变化大 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Subway. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

External links

• Media related to Xizhimen Station at Wikimedia Commons