Xizhi Men station

Xizhi Men 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]

Xizhi Men 西直门
Line 2 platform
Location	Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39.9405°N 116.355°E
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)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	201 (line 2) 1301 (line 13)
History
Opened	September 20, 1984 (line 2) September 28, 2009 (line 4) September 28, 2002 (line 13)
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station Chegongzhuang outer loop / anticlockwise Line 2 Jishuitan inner loop / clockwise Beijing Zoo towards Anheqiao Bei (N) Line 4 Xinjie Kou towards Gongyi Xiqiao Terminus Line 13 Dazhong Si towards Dongzhi Men
Location
Xizhi Men 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.

Gallery

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  Line 4 platform
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  Line 13 station
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  Line 13 platform
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  Interchange corridor between lines 2/4 and 13

References

1. https://www.bjsubway.com/jpg.html
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.