Tiananmen East station

Tian'anmen East Station (simplified Chinese: 天安门东站; traditional Chinese: 天安門東站; pinyin: Tiān'ānmén Dōng Zhàn) is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing Subway. It provides the most direct access to many Beijing tourist sites, including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the National Museum of China.

Tian'anmen East

天安门东
Platform in April 2020
LocationEast Chang'an Avenue
Dongcheng District, Beijing
China
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Line(s)     Line 1
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code117
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station
Tian'anmen West
towards Pingguoyuan
Line 1
Location
Tian'anmen East
Location in central Beijing

Location

The station is located on the eastern side of Tian'anmen Square and next to the north entrance of the National Museum of China. During major events hosted on the square itself, Tian'anmen West and Qianmen are occasionally closed in conjunction with this station.[1][2][3][4][5]

Station Layout
G Entrances and Exits Exits B-D
B1 Pedestrian tunnel Passageway to Tian'anmen Square, Entrance A (entrance only)
B2 Concourse Faregates, Station Agent
B3 Westbound ←      Line 1 towards Pingguoyuan (Tiananmen West)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Eastbound →      Line 1 towards Si Hui Dong(E) (Wangfujing) →

Exits
  Exit Destination Image
Tian'anmen Square
Chang'an Avenue, Donghuamen, Nanchizi St., Nanheyuan, Tiananmen Watchtower
Chang'an Avenue, Ministry of Public Security
Chang'an Avenue, National Museum of China, Tian'anmen Square

References
  1. 出行提示：京地铁天安门东站今16时05分起封站. Xinhua News Beijing. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. 北京天安门广场搭台迎圣火. Xinhua News Beijing. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. 天安门3地铁站10点半起封站 列车通过不停车. Beijing Times. 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  4. 北京公布12日国庆演练期间公交地铁调整方案. Beijing Daily. 2009-09-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  5. 北京明起260条公交线临时改线 部分地铁线甩站. Beijing Daily. 2015-09-01. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2016-05-29.


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