Muxidi Station (Chinese: 木樨地站; pinyin: Mùxīdì Zhàn) is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing Subway. It will connect with Line 16 and Line 18 in the future.[1][2]

Muxidi 木樨地
Platform
General information
Location	Fuxing Road at Muxidi Bridge [zh] Xicheng District, Beijing China
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms, 1 under construction)
Tracks	4 (2 under construction)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	112
History
Opened	January 15, 1971; 51 years ago (1971-01-15)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Military Museum towards Gucheng Line 1 Nanlishi Lu towards Huanqiu Dujiaqu (Universal Resort)
Location
Muxidi Location in central Beijing

Station Layout

The line 1 station and the future line 16 station have island platforms.

Exits

There are 8 exits, lettered A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, and D2. Exit D1 is accessible.[3]

Suspension of Service in Early June

During troop movements in Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, a lot of people were killed at Muxidi. Muxidi Station is often suspended about June 4 these years. For example:

• On June 3, 2013, A1 Exit of Muxidi Station was closed on the grounds of repairing.[4]
• On June 2, 2014, Beijing Subway declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit of Muxidi Station will be closed from June 3 (Tuesday) to a future date via Weibo.[4]
• On June 2, 2015, Beijing Subway declared close of doors again. Reporters from Ming Pao found that they can't reply that Weibo post and other replies are invisible.[5]
• On June 3, 2016, Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit will be closed from Today 15:00 (June 3) to a future date via Weibo. This message can not be replied.[6]
• On June 3, 2017, A1 Exit and A2 Exit is closed. Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited didn't post any message but made a station broadcast on the grounds of "Temporary construction".[7]
• On June 1, 2018, Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit will be closed from June 3, 2018 12:00 to last train of Muxidi Station via Weibo.[8]
• On June 2, 2019, Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit will be closed from June 3 10:00 to a future date via Weibo.[9]
• The station exits weren't closed in early June 2020, reporters of Now News noticed that there were plainclothes police, but fewer than before, stationed around the station.[10]

Chinese activist Hu Jia believes that meanings of these measures are to prevent Tiananmen Mothers members from eulogizing the dead during the protest.[4]

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