Xuanwumen Station[1] (simplified Chinese: 宣武门站; traditional Chinese: 宣武門站; pinyin: Xuānwǔmén Zhàn) is an interchange station between Line 2 and Line 4 of the Beijing Subway.[2] It is named for Xuanwumen, a former gate in Beijing's city wall that was demolished during construction of the subway. The station opened in 1971 and handles an average of 350,000 passengers per day in 2012.[3] Interchange volumes can reach per hour can reach 15,000 passengers per hour in the morning peak. The large transfer volumes overwhelm the small interchange corridors, which can narrow to only 2.4 meters in width.[4] Three new transfer corridors were added in 2020, increasing transfer capacity of the station six-fold to around 55,000 passengers per hour.[5]

Station layout

Both the line 2 and 4 stations have underground island platforms.

Exits

There are 6 exits, lettered B, C, E, F, G, and H. Exit G are accessible.

Gallery

  • Line 4 north concourse
    Line 4 north concourse
  • Line 4 platform (August 2020)
    Line 4 platform (August 2020)
  • Interchange corridor
    Interchange corridor
  • Line 2 west concourse (gates no longer in use)
    Line 2 west concourse (gates no longer in use)
  • Line 2 east concourse
    Line 2 east concourse
  • Line 4 north concourse
    Line 4 north concourse
  • Line 4 south concourse
    Line 4 south concourse
  • Exit B concourse
    Exit B concourse

References

  1. ^ "Jpg格式线路图下载 | 北京地铁官方网站".
  2. ^ "XUANWUMEN - Beijing MTR Corporation Limited". BJMTR. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  3. ^ Liu Mian (刘冕) (2012-03-27). 地铁3条线发车间隔再缩短接近极限. Beijing Daily. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  4. ^ "地铁宣武门站将新增换乘通道 大幅提升换乘通行能力_中新社_北京分社". www.bj.chinanews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. ^ "宣武门地铁站"地下立交"月底开通，通行能力提高6倍". m.bjnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

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