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]

Xizhimen[1] 西直门
Line 2 platform
General information
Location	Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39.9405°N 116.355°E / 39.9405; 116.355
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd (lines 2 and 13) Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd (line 4)
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 4      Line 13
Platforms	8 (2 island platforms (lines 2 and 4); Spanish solution (line 13) – island platform and 2 side platforms)
Tracks	6
Connections	Beijingbei railway station
Construction
Structure type	Underground (lines 2 and 4) Elevated (line 13)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	201 (line 2) 1301 (line 13)
History
Opened	September 20, 1984; 38 years ago (1984-09-20) (line 2) September 28, 2009; 12 years ago (2009-09-28) (line 4) September 28, 2002; 19 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 Xinjiekou towards Tiangongyuan Terminus Line 13 Dazhongsi towards Dongzhimen
Location
Xizhimen[1] Location in central Beijing

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.

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.

Gallery

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  Line 4 platform
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  Line 13 station
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  Line 13 platform
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  Interchange corridor between lines 2/4 and 13
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  Central interchange hall

References

External links

• Media related to Xizhimen Station at Wikimedia Commons