Colonel William A. Phillips

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

  • 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. ^ a b "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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xizhimen_station