Xi'erqi station

Xi'erqi (Chinese: 西二旗站; pinyin: Xī'èrqí Zhàn) is an interchange station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway.[1][2] The station has relocated to a new location several hundreds meters north on December 25, 2010 to ease transfer between the two lines when the new Changping Line opened, and the original station is now defunct. The new building a light membrane white covering was designed by Atelier Li Xinggang. The station is extremely congested with 13,000 people per hour transferring between the station's two lines during peak periods.[3] A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.[4][5]

Xi'erqi 西二旗
The new Xi'erqi station.
Location	Haidian District, Beijing China
Coordinates	40°03′11″N 116°18′23″E
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Line(s)	Line 13      Changping line
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	1306 (line 13)
History
Opened	September 28, 2002 (old station, Line 13) December 25, 2010 (new station, Line 13) December 30, 2010 (Changping Line)
Closed	December 25, 2010 (old station, Line 13)
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station Qing He towards Xizhimen Line 13 Longze towards Dongzhimen Terminus Changping line Life Science Park towards Changping Xishankou
Location
Xi'erqi Location in Beijing

Station layout

The current station building which opened in late 2010 consists of two floors.

2F	Side platform, not open
	Northbound	←      Changping line towards Changping Xishankou (Life Science Park)
	Southbound	→      Changping line reserved track for south extension (Qing He)
	Side platform, doors open on the right
1F	Concourse	Exits A-B, faregates, ticket machines, station agent
	Side platform, doors open on the right
	Westbound	←      Line 13 towards Xizhimen (Qing He)
	Eastbound	→      Line 13 towards Dongzhimen (Longze) →
	Side platform, doors open on the right
B1	Equipment and management room	No access to passengers

Exits

		Exit	Destination	Image
			Shangdi East Rd.
			Shangdi East Rd.
			Shangdi East Rd.
			Shangdi East Rd.
			Shangdi East Rd.

Gallery

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  New station concourse
• 
  Line 13 platform
• 
  Changping line platform
• 
  The old station
• 
  Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Monday morning rush

References

1. 西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
2. 地铁昌平线--西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
3. 地铁昌平线能压缩发车间隔吗-新华网. news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
4. BeijingCream (July 22, 2013), Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded, retrieved August 10, 2016
5. Le Yuan (乐媛) (July 25, 2013). 北京地铁站 让美国网友都大开眼界. 现代快报. Retrieved February 17, 2014.