Location Beijing
China Opened 25 December 2010 | Address Haidian, China, 100193 | |
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Operated by Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd Line(s) Line 13
Changping Line Closed December 25, 2010; 6 years ago (2010-12-25) (old station)(Line 13) Similar Shangdi Station, Xizhimen Station, Huilongguan Station, Huoying Station, Longze Station | ||
Beijing xi erqi station interchange between line 13 and changping line 2015 01 09
Xi'erqi is an interchange station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway in China. The station has relocated to a new location several hundreds meters north on 25 December 2010 to ease transfer between the two lines when the new Changping Line opened, and the original station is now defunct. 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. A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.
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Beijing changping line at xi erqi station 2015 01 09
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Xi'erqi Station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA