Xi'erqi station

Xi'erqi station^[1] (Chinese: 西二旗站; pinyin: Xī'èrqí zhàn) is an interchange station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway.^[2][3] The station relocated to a new location several hundred meters north on December 25, 2010, to ease transfers between the two lines when the new Changping Line opened, and the original station was then defunct, but was not demolished until August 2020.^[4] The new building, with 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.^[5] A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.^[6][7] This congestion during peak hours was eased after the Qinghe railway station expansion in 2021, due to its close proximity to Xi'erqi, distributing some of the passenger traffic in the area.

LocationHaidian District, Beijing
China

Coordinates40°03′11″N 116°18′23″E

OperatorBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited

Lines

•      Line 13
•      Changping line
•      Line 18 (2027)

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Xi'erqi[1] 西二旗
Line 13 platform from Changping line level Changping line northbound platform in 2021
General information
Location	Haidian District, Beijing China
Coordinates	40°03′11″N 116°18′23″E
Operator	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Lines	Line 13      Changping line      Line 18 (2027)
Platforms	4 (4 side platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (Line 13) Elevated (Changping line)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1306 (Line 13)
History
Opened	September 28, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-09-28) (Old station, Line 13) December 25, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-12-25) (New station, Line 13) December 30, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-12-30) (Changping line)
Closed	December 25, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-12-25) (Old station, Line 13)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Qinghe railway station towards Xizhimen Line 13 Longze towards Dongzhimen Life Science Park towards Changping Xishankou Changping line Qinghe railway station towards Jimen Qiao Future services Qinghe railway station towards Malianwa Line 18 Opening 2027 Longzexi towards Tiantongyuandong
Location Xi'erqi[1] Location within Beijing

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The station was the southern terminus of Changping Line until Qinghe railway station opened on December 31, 2021.