Xuanwumen station

Platforms4 (2 island platforms)Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundAccessibleYesOther informationStation code206 (Line 2)HistoryOpenedJanuary 15, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-01-15) (Line 2)
September 28, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-09-28)
(Line 4)Services

Preceding station	Beijing Subway			Following station
Hepingmen outer loop / anticlockwise		Line 2		Changchun Jie inner loop / clockwise
Xidan towards Anheqiaobei		Line 4		Caishikou towards Tiangongyuan

Location

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

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

References

External links

• Media related to Xuanwumen Station (Beijing) at Wikimedia Commons

39°53′59″N 116°22′27″E / 39.8997°N 116.3743°E / 39.8997; 116.3743