Dazhong Si station

Dazhong Si station^[1] (simplified Chinese: 大钟寺站; traditional Chinese: 大鐘寺站; pinyin: Dàzhōng Sì zhàn; lit. 'Big Bell Temple station') is an interchange station between Line 12 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway.^[2] It is named after the Big Bell Temple.

Dazhong Si[1] 大钟寺
Southbound platform of Line 13
General information
Location	North 3rd Ring Road and Mingguang West Road (明光西路) Haidian District, Beijing China
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Line 12      Line 13
Platforms	4 (1 split island platform on Line 12 and 2 side platforms on Line 13)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Line 13) Underground (Line 12)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1302
History
Opened	September 28, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-28) (Line 13) December 15, 2024; 7 months ago (2024-12-15) (Line 12)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Renmin Daxue (Renmin Univ.) towards Sijiqing Qiao Line 12 Jimen Qiao towards Dongbabei Xizhimen Terminus Line 13 Zhichun Lu towards Dongzhimen
Location Dazhong Si[1] Location in central Beijing

The station currently is an out-of-system interchange (OSI) between the lines. The in-system transfer passage is expected to be completed in December 2027 in tandem with the Line 13 upgrading project which will extend the length of the platform to support 8-car trains.

Station layout

Line 13

The station has 2 elevated side platforms.

Line 12

The station has an underground split island platform.

Exits

The Line 12 station and Line 13 station are actually two separated stations, similar to Muxidi station on Lines 1 and 16.

Line 13

There are 2 exits, lettered A and B. Both are accessible.

Line 12

There are 2 exits, lettered D and E. Both are accessible.

Gallery

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  Line 13 Exterior
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  Exit D of Dazhong Si station
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  Exit E of Dazhong Si Station