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Xizhimen station[1] (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.[2] 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, Xizhi Men 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,[3] Xizhi Men 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.[4]

Coordinates39.9405°N 116.355°E / 39.9405; 116.355
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Lines
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Xizhimen[1]

西直门
Beijing Subway
Line 2 platform

Line 4 platform

Line 13 platform
General information
LocationXizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing
China
Coordinates39.9405°N 116.355°E / 39.9405; 116.355
Operator
Lines
Platforms8 (2 island platforms (Lines 2 and 4); Spanish solution (Line 13) – island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks6
ConnectionsBeijingbei railway station China Railway
Construction
Structure type
Underground (Lines 2 and 4)
Elevated (Line 13)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code201 (Line 2)
1301 (line 13)
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1984; 41 years ago (1984-09-20)
(Line 2)
September 28, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09-28)
(Line 4)
September 28, 2002; 23 years ago (2002-09-28)
(Line 13)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Chegongzhuang
outer loop / anticlockwise
Line 2 Jishuitan
inner loop / clockwise
Beijing Zoo
towards Anheqiaobei
Line 4 Xinjie Kou
Terminus Line 13 Dazhong Si
towards Dongzhimen
Location
Xizhimen is located in Beijing
Xizhimen
Xizhimen[1]
Location within Beijing
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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. The transfer between Lines 2 and 13 once required 15 minutes to complete during rush hours.[5] In 2011, this station was rebuilt to reduce the transfer distance to about 170 m (560 ft) long.[6][7]

Station layout

Lines 2 and 4 both have underground island platforms. Line 13 has elevated side platforms using the spanish solution.

Exits

There are six exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E, and F. Exits C and F are accessible.

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