Xizhimen Station

Xizhimen 西直门
Line 2 platforms
Location	Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°56′26″N 116°21′18″E / 39.9405°N 116.355°ECoordinates: 39°56′26″N 116°21′18″E / 39.9405°N 116.355°E
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)
Connections	Beijing North Railway Station
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station Jishuitan towards Yonghegong Lama Temple Line 2 Chegongzhuang towards Fuxingmen Beijing Zoo towards Anheqiao North Line 4 Xinjiekou towards Gongyixiqiao Terminus Line 13 Dazhongsi towards Dongzhimen Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Terminus Beijing–Baotou Railway Jingzhang Railway Transfer at: Beijing North Qinghuayuan towards Baotou Beijing Suburban Railway Terminus BCR Line S2 Transfer at: Beijing North Qinghuayuan towards Yanqing

Xizhimen Station (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.^[1] When Line 4 of the Beijing Subway opened and passed through Xizhimen Station, it became the second 3-way transfer station (the first being Dongzhimen Station). Xizhimen Station is also considered 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.^[2]

Service time

Line 2

Outer-ring route: 5:09–22:14

Inner-ring route: 5:33–22:41

Line 4

Towards Anheqiao North: 5:35–23:35

Towards Tiangongyuan: 5:25–22:45

Line 13

Towards Dongzhimen: 5:35–22:42

Transfer

The transfer in Xizhimen Station is complicated. The transfer from Line 2 to Line 13 involves climbing stairs, taking an escalator, and going through the relief area. The total length of the transfer is about 400 meters, which takes more than 7 minutes. The transfer from Line 13 to Line 4 is 310 meters, which takes about 6 minutes.^[3]

References

1. "Xizhimen". eBeijing, the Official Website of the Beijing Government. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. "我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显". 北京市交通委员会. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
3. "北京西直门地铁站换乘图如迷宫 换乘一趟等于爬10层楼". XINHUANET.com. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-03-21.