Xizhimen station

Xizhimen Station (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.[1] 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, Xizhimen 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,[2] Xizhimen 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.[3]

Xizhimen 西直门
Line 2 platforms
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)
Connections	Beijingbei railway station
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 North Line 4 Xinjiekou towards Gongyixiqiao Terminus Line 13 Dazhongsi towards Dongzhimen
Location
Xizhimen 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

3F		→ Not in service
	Island platform, drop off only
	Eastbound	→      Line 13 towards Dongzhimen (Dazhongsi) →
	Island platform, boarding only
	Eastbound	→      Line 13 towards Dongzhimen (Dazhongsi) →
	Side platform, drop off only
2F	Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
1F	Entrances and Exits	Exits A-F
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
B2	Counterclockwise	←      Line 2 to Chegonzhuang
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Clockwise	→      Line 2 to Jishuitan →
B3	Northbound	←      Line 4 towards Anheqiao North (Beijing Zoo)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Southbound	→      Line 4 towards Tian'gongyuan (Daxing line) (Xinjiekou) →

Exits

			Exit	Destination	Image
				Xizhimen Outer St., Beijing North railway station, CapitaMALL Xizhimen
				Xizhimen Inner St., Xicheng District Comprehensive Administrative Service Center, Beijing Financial Education and Training Center, Fenglan International Shopping Center, Sinoma Group, Huadian Engineering Building, Yutaoyuan, Huapichang Hutong
				Xizhimen South St., Social Security Building/Xicheng District Environmental Protection Bureau, Xicheng District Local Taxation Bureau Inspection Bureau, Beijing Public Security Bureau Fire Bureau, Beijing Justice Bureau, Beijing Xicheng Education Examination Center, Chengming Building
				Xizhimen South St., Peking University People's Hospital , Exhibition Road Hospital, Xicheng District Foreign Language School, Beijing Traffic Law Enforcement Corps
				Gaoliangqiao Road, Beijing North Railway Station, CapitaMALL Xizhimen
				Gaoliangqiao Road, Xizhimen Outer St., CapitaMALL Xizhimen

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. Xizhimen. eBeijing, the Official Website of the Beijing Government. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. 2017年统计报告. 中国城市轨道交通协会. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
3. 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.