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Xizhimen 西直门
Line 2 platform Line 4 platform Line 13 platform
General information
Location	Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°56′26″N 116°21′18″E / 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)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	201 (Line 2) 1301 (line 13)
History
Opened	September 20, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-09-20) (Line 2) September 28, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-28) (Line 4) September 28, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-28) (Line 13)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Chegongzhuangouter loop / anticlockwise Line 2 Jishuitaninner loop / clockwise Beijing Zootowards Anheqiaobei Line 4 Xinjiekoutowards Tiangongyuan Terminus Line 13 Dazhong Sitowards Dongzhimen
Location XizhimenLocation in central Beijing

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. 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, 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.

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. The transfer between Lines 2 and 13 once required 15 minutes to complete during rush hours. In 2011, this station was rebuilt to reduce the transfer distance to about 170 m (560 ft) long.

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

• Line 13 station
• Interchange corridor between lines 2/4 and 13
• Central interchange hall
• Line 2 north concourse
• Line 2 south concourse
• Line 4 east concourse
• Line 4 west concourse
• Line 13 concourse

References

1. ^ "北京地铁线路图". 北京地铁. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
2. Xizhimen. eBeijing, the Official Website of the Beijing Government. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
3. 2017年统计报告. 中国城市轨道交通协会. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
4. 我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显. Beijing Transportation Committee (北京市交通委员会). 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
5. 北京：地铁西直门站换13号线不再绕大圈 (in Simplified Chinese). CCTV News. 2009-08-28.
6. "北京地铁西直门站9月24日启用新换乘通道" (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Times. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. 24日地铁西直门站地下换乘通道正式启用 换乘方式变化大 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Subway. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

External links

• Media related to Xizhimen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Railway stations in China opened in 1984
• Beijing Subway stations in Xicheng District
• 1984 in Beijing