Qinghe railway station
Qinghe railway station (Chinese: 清河站; pinyin: Qīnghé zhàn) is a railway station in Beijing. The old station began its construction in 1905 and opened in 1906. The station closed on October 31, 2016, to be rebuilt into a new high-speed railway station on the Beijing-Baotou Passenger-Dedicated Line opened on December 30, 2019.[2]
New Qinghe railway station (Dec 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Qinghe Subdistrict, Haidian District, Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 island platforms (China Railway) 1 island platform (Line 13 of Beijing Subway) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated (railway) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 12707 (TMIS) QIP (telegram) QHE (pinyin) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Closed | 31 October 2016 (old railway station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 16 million per year (estimated)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The new station occupies an area of 146,000 m2 (1,570,000 sq ft), and the waiting hall is near 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft). It has four island platforms and eight railway lines, including two main lines (Screen doors are set on the main line platforms). The station together with Beijing North railway station is the terminal of Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway, which is the vital supporting infrastructure of 2022 Winter Olympics.
Design
AREP collaborated with China Railway Engineering Consulting Group designed this station in 2016.[3] The overall design philosophy is to blend the ancient and the modern, and the sea refuses no rivers. The curved roof and overhang eave represent the ancient style. The angled bents supporting frame and the simple and powerful geometric shape are full of modern technology.[4]
Many cultural elements are used in the station. On the roof, seven west-to-east sloping ridges are like seven ski runs. Equipment rooms in the waiting hall are decorated with mural and relievo reflecting the geographical and cultural features of Beijing.[4]
Structure
The station has total five floors, three overground and two underground.[5]
B2 floor is the subway platform floor for Changping line and Line 19 branch line.
B1 floor is the transfer floor, on which are the railway exit 1-2 and underground railway entrance, railway integrated service center 1, railway automatic ticketing area 1-2, the Suburban Railway entrance and exit, the subway hall (subway entrance, exit and service center), parking area, passageway to East and West Plaza.
As a feature of this station, the security checks of different transportations are mutual recognized. Passengers do not need to take repetitive security checks when transfer among subway, railway and suburban railway.[5]
F1 (Ground Floor) is the railway platform floor with east and west plazas. East Plaza links to Anningzhuang 2nd West Tiao Road and north public transportation hubs (PTH). West Plaza has railway entrance 1, railway automatic ticketing area 3-4, west PTH, taxi stand, and links to Shangdi East Road.
F2 is the railway waiting hall floor with north and south elevated drop-off platforms. In the waiting hall, there are check-in gate 1-8A/B, 12306 service center, and four characteristic waiting areas (military waiting area, children playing area, business travel leisure area, and multi-function service area). On the north drop-off platform, there are drop-off area, railway entrance 3, railway integrated service center 3, railway automatic ticketing area 6, and business waiting room 2, and links to Anningzhuang North Road. On the south drop-off platform, there are drop-off area, railway entrance 2, railway integrated service center 2, railway automatic ticketing area 5, business waiting room 1, and links to G7.
F3 is the shopping floor. Some specialties shops and restaurants are on F3.
3F | Mezzanine | Shops, Restaurants |
2F | North Drop off area (Not open) | Drop-off area, railway entrance 3, railway integarated service center 3, railway automatic ticketing area 6, business waiting room 2, links to Anningzhuang North Road. |
Waiting hall | Gates 1-8A/B, 12306 service center | |
South drop off area (Not open) | Railway entrance 2, railway integarated service center 2, railway automatic ticketing area 5, business waiting room 1, and links to G7. | |
G | West plaza | Railway entrance 1, railway automatic ticketing area 3-4, west PTH, taxi stand, and links to Shangdi East Road |
Westbound | ← Line 13 towards Xizhimen (Shangdi) | |
Eastbound | Line 13 towards Dongzhimen (Xi'erqi) → | |
Platform 1 | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Zhangjiakou (Shahe) | |
Platform 2 (with platform screen door) | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Zhangjiakou (Shahe) | |
Platform 3 | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Zhangjiakou (Shahe) | |
Platform 4 | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Zhangjiakou (Shahe) | |
Platform 5 | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Beijing North railway station (Terminus) | |
Platform 6 | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Beijing North railway station (Terminus) | |
Platform 7 (with platform screen door) | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Beijing North railway station (Terminus) | |
Platform 8 | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway towards Beijing North railway station (Terminus) | |
B1 | West plaza | Railway integrated service center 1, railway automatic ticketing area 1-2 |
Exits | railway exit 1-2 | |
Subway concourse | Faregates, Station Agent | |
Parking (Not open) | ||
East plaza | North Transportation Hub | |
B2 | Subway platform (under construction) | Changping line |
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Beijing Subway
The platform in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Qinghe Subdistrict, Haidian District, Beijing China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 13 Changping line (South extension, under construction) Line 19 (branch line, under planning) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform (Line 13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade (Line 13) Underground (Changping line & Line 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 30, 2019 (Line 13) 2021 (Changping line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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An infill station on Line 13 of Beijing Subway opened on December 30, 2019.[6] The station for Line 13 is at-grade.
The southern extension of Changping line of Beijing Subway will also stop at this station, which will be opened in 2021. The station for Changping line is underground.
In long-term planning, the branch line of the north extension of Line 19 will stop there as well. The station for Line 19 (branch) is underground.[7][8][9]
Exits
Exit | Destination | ||
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Qinghe Station Underpass | |||
Qinghe Station Underpass | |||
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China Railway Station |
- Line 13 Concourse
Name and location
As the subway station Qinghe is named after the homonym railway station without including "railway station" in its proper name (unlike the subway Huangcun railway station), and as the railway naming prefer upper-level administrative divisions, Qinghe is closer to Shangdi station while the Shangdi Information Industry Park (SIIP) is closer to Qinghe station.
Notes
- The name of the subway station is Qing He, exclude the words railway station as the names of other subway stations matching railway station in Beijing.
References
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