Xi'erqi station

Location
	Xi'erqi Location in Beijing

Xi'erqi^[1]

西二旗
Xi'erqi; 西二旗
	Line 13 platform from Changping line level; ; Changping line northbound platform in 2021
General information
Location	Haidian District, Beijing; China
Coordinates	40°03′11″N 116°18′23″E / 40.053034°N 116.306295°E
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Line 13; Changping line;
Platforms	4 (4 side platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (Line 13); Elevated (Changping line)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1306 (Line 13)
History
Opened	September 28, 2002; 22 years ago (Old station, Line 13); December 25, 2010; 13 years ago (New station, Line 13); December 30, 2010; 13 years ago (Changping line)
Closed	December 25, 2010; 13 years ago (Old station, Line 13)
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Location
Location
	Xi'erqi Location in Beijing

Xi'erqi station^[1] (Chinese: 西二旗站; pinyin: Xī'èrqí zhàn) is an interchange train station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway.^[2]^[3] The station has relocated to a new location several hundreds meters north on December 25, 2010 to ease transfer between the two lines when the new Changping Line opened, and the original station was then defunct, but was not demolished until August 2020.^[4] 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.^[5] A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.^[6]^[7]

The station was the southern terminus of Changping line before Qinghe railway station opened on December 31, 2021.

Station layout

Both the line 13 and Changping line stations have 2 side platforms. The line 13 platforms are on ground level, while the Changping line platforms are elevated, which means that the Changping line platforms are above the line 13 platforms.

Exits

There are 5 exits, lettered A1, A2, B1, B2, and B3. Exits A1 and B3 are accessible.

Gallery

New station exterior
New station concourse (January 2013)
New station concourse (January 2022)
Line 13 platform (September 2020)
Line 13 northbound platform (March 2021)
Line 13 southbound platform
Changping line southbound platform (November 2021)
Changping line platform
The old station
Demolition of the old station
Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Tuesday morning rush (November 2017)
Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Monday morning rush
Mass commuting traffic tapping out during a morning rush

References

^ ^a ^b "JPG格式线路图下载北京地铁官方网站". Archived from the original on December 31, 2022.
^ 西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
^ 地铁昌平线--西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
^ "地铁西二旗站老站房开拆". Beijing Evening News (in Chinese). August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ 地铁昌平线能压缩发车间隔吗-新华网. news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ BeijingCream (July 22, 2013), Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded, archived from the original on December 20, 2021, retrieved August 10, 2016
^ Le Yuan (乐媛) (July 25, 2013). 北京地铁站让美国网友都大开眼界. 现代快报. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

External links

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[bjmap2022-1] "JPG格式线路图下载北京地铁官方网站". Archived from the original on December 31, 2022.

[2] 西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

[3] 地铁昌平线--西二旗 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

[4] "地铁西二旗站老站房开拆". Beijing Evening News (in Chinese). August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[5] 地铁昌平线能压缩发车间隔吗-新华网. news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[6] BeijingCream (July 22, 2013), Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded, archived from the original on December 20, 2021, retrieved August 10, 2016

[7] Le Yuan (乐媛) (July 25, 2013). 北京地铁站让美国网友都大开眼界. 现代快报. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

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v t e Beijing Subway stations
Line 13	Xizhimen 2 4 ( VAP) Dazhong Si Zhichun Lu 10 Wudaokou Shangdi Qinghe railway station Changping (Huairou–Miyun) Xi'erqi Changping Longze Huilongguan Huoying 8 (S2 HKP) Lishuiqiao 5 Beiyuan Wangjingxi 15 Shaoyaoju 10 Guangximen Liufang Dongzhimen 2 Capital Airport
Changping line	Changping Xishankou Ming Tombs Changping Changping Dongguan Beishaowa Nanshao Shahe Univ. Park Shahe Gonghua Cheng Zhuxinzhuang 8 Life Science Park Xi'erqi 13 Qinghe railway station 13 (Huairou–Miyun) Zhufangbei Qinghe Xiaoyingqiao Xuezhiyuan Liudao Kou 15 Xueyuanqiao Xitucheng 10 Jimenqiao
Stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.