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Dongzhimen station

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Dongzhimen station[1] (simplified Chinese: 东直门站; traditional Chinese: 東直門站; pinyin: Dōngzhímén zhàn) is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 13 and the Capital Airport Express of the Beijing Subway.

LocationDongzhimen, East 2nd Ring Road and Dongzhimen Inner Street [zh] and Dongzhimen Outer Street (东直门外大街)
Dongcheng District, Beijing
China
OperatorBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited (Line 2 and 13)
Beijing Capital Metro Corporation Limited (Capital Airport Express)
Lines
     Capital Airport Express
Platforms6 (1 island platform and 4 side platforms)
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Dongzhimen[1]

东直门
Beijing Subway
Line 2 platform

Line 13 boarding platform

Capital Airport Express eastbound platform
General information
LocationDongzhimen, East 2nd Ring Road and Dongzhimen Inner Street [zh] and Dongzhimen Outer Street (东直门外大街)
Dongcheng District, Beijing
China
OperatorBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited (Line 2 and 13)
Beijing Capital Metro Corporation Limited (Capital Airport Express)
Lines
     Capital Airport Express
Platforms6 (1 island platform and 4 side platforms)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure type
Underground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code214 (Line 2)
1316 (Line 13)
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1984; 41 years ago (1984-09-20)
(Line 2)
January 28, 2003; 23 years ago (2003-01-28) (Line 13)
July 19, 2008; 18 years ago (2008-07-19)
(Capital Airport Express)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Yonghegong Lama Temple
outer loop / anticlockwise
Line 2 Dongsi Shitiao
inner loop / clockwise
Liufang
towards Xizhimen
Line 13 Terminus
Beixinqiao
Terminus
Capital Airport Express Sanyuanqiao
Location
Dongzhimen is located in Beijing
Dongzhimen
Dongzhimen[1]
Location within Beijing
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Dongzhimen is the eastern terminus for Line 13 service. It is also the only underground station on Line 13. There are two side platforms in the Line 13 station. One is for customers to disembark and the other is for customers to get on the train. Stairs and escalators lead to the transfers to Line 2 and the Capital Airport Express.

Station layout

The line 2 station has an underground island platform. The line 13 and Capital Airport Express stations have underground side platforms. The line 13 platforms are located a level under the line 2 platforms, whilst the Capital Airport Express platforms are located a level under the line 13 platforms.

Exits

There are 7 exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E, G, and H. Exits A, G, and H are accessible.

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