Nanluogu Xiang station

Nanluogu Xiang^[1] (simplified Chinese: 南锣鼓巷站; traditional Chinese: 南鑼鼓巷站; pinyin: Nánluógǔ Xiàng Zhàn) is a station on Line 6 and Line 8 of the Beijing Subway in central Beijing.^[2] The station opened on December 30, 2012 to Line 6 service, and to Line 8 service in December 2013.^[3] It is located near to the south entrance of the Nanluoguxiang alley, after which it is named. It will also become a transfer station for the Planned Phase 2 of Line 3 in the future.^[4]

Nanluogu Xiang 南锣鼓巷
Line 6 westbound platform Line 8 southbound platform
General information
Location	Di'anmen East Street and Nanluoguxiang Dongcheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°56′02″N 116°24′15″E
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Line 6      Line 8
Platforms	4 (2 split island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 30, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-30) (Line 6) December 28, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-28) (Line 8)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Beihaibei towards Jin'anqiao Line 6 Dongsi towards Lucheng Shichahai towards Zhuxinzhuang Line 8 National Art Museum towards Yinghai
Location Nanluogu Xiang Location in central Beijing

This station features split platforms, a unique feature in the Beijing Subway, to allow cross-platform interchange between Line 6 and 8.

Station layout

Both the line 6 and 8 stations have underground stacked side platforms. However, it can be considered as 2 entire split island platforms the platforms themselves aren't separate from each other. The southbound line 8 and eastbound line 6 platforms are located under the northbound line 8 and westbound line 6 platforms.

Exits

There are four exits, lettered A, B, E, and F. Exits B and E are accessible.

Gallery

Line 6

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  Station Hall
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  Westbound platform (September 2021)
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  Eastbound platform (November 2013)

Line 8

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  Station Hall
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  Northbound platform (February 2014)
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  Passage between Line 8 and Line 6