Xi'erqi station

Xi'erqi (Chinese: 西二旗站; pinyin: Xī'èrqí Zhàn) is an interchange station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway.[1][2] The station has relocated to a new location several hundreds meters north on 25 December 2010 to ease transfer between the two lines when the new Changping Line opened, and the original station is now defunct. The new building 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.[3] A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.[4][5]

Xi'erqi

西二旗
The new Xi'erqi station.
LocationHaidian District, Beijing
China
Coordinates40°03′11″N 116°18′23″E
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Line(s)
Other information
Station code1306 (line 13)
History
Opened28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) (old station, Line 13)
25 December 2010 (2010-12-25) (new station, Line 13)
30 December 2010 (Changping Line)
Closed25 December 2010 (2010-12-25) (old station, Line 13)
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station
towards Xizhimen
Line 13
towards Dongzhimen
TerminusChangping line
Location
Xi'erqi
Location in Beijing

Station layout

The current station building which opened in late 2010 consists of two floors.

2F Side platform, not open
Southbound ←      Changping line reserved track for south extension (Qinghe)
Northbound →      Changping line towards Changping Xishankou (Life Science Park) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
1F Concourse Exits A-B, faregates, ticket machines, station agent
Side platform, doors open on the right
Southbound ←      Line 13 towards Xizhimen (Qinghe)
Northbound →      Line 13 towards Dongzhimen (Longze) →
Side platform, doors open on the right
B1 Equipment and management room No access to passengers

Exits
    Exit Destination Image
Shangdi East Rd.
Shangdi East Rd.
Shangdi East Rd.
Shangdi East Rd.
Shangdi East Rd.
  • The new station.
  • The new station (line 13). The platform of the Changping Line is visible in the top left corner.
  • The platform of the Changping Line
  • The old Xi'erqi station
  • Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Monday morning rush

References
  1. 西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. 地铁昌平线--西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. 地铁昌平线能压缩发车间隔吗-新华网. news.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. BeijingCream (22 July 2013), Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded, retrieved 10 August 2016
  5. Le Yuan (乐媛) (25 July 2013). 北京地铁站 让美国网友都大开眼界. 现代快报. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
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