Xi'erqi station

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]

Xi'erqi[1] 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
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 (2002-09-28) (Old station, Line 13) December 25, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-25) (New station, Line 13) December 30, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-30) (Changping line)
Closed	December 25, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-25) (Old station, Line 13)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Qinghe railway station towards Xizhimen Line 13 Longze towards Dongzhimen Life Science Park towards Changping Xishankou Changping line Qinghe railway station towards Jimen Qiao
Location Xi'erqi[1] Location in Beijing

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

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