Xi'erqi station
{{short description|Beijing Subway interchange station}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| native_name = 西二旗
| native_name_lang = zh
| symbol_location = beijing
| symbol = subway
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| image = View of L13 Xi'erqi Station from above (20210301160216).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Line 13 platform from Changping line level
300px
Changping line northbound platform in 2021
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| borough = Haidian District, Beijing
| country = China
| map_type = China Beijing
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| map_caption = Location in Beijing
| coordinates = {{coord|40.053034|N|116.306295|E|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:CN-11_source:Gaode|display=it}}
| operator = Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
| line = {{plainlist|1=
- {{rail color box|system=BJS|line=13|inline=yes}}
- {{rail color box|system=BJS|line=Changping|inline=yes}}}}
| platforms = 4 (4 side platforms)
| tracks = 4
| connections =
| structure = At-grade (Line 13)
Elevated (Changping line)
| accessible = Yes
| code = 1306 (Line 13)
| opened = {{start date and age|2002|09|28}} (Old station, Line 13)
{{start date and age|2010|12|25}} (New station, Line 13)
{{start date and age|2010|12|30}} (Changping line)
| closed = {{end date and age|2010|12|25}} (Old station, Line 13)
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=BJS
|line1=13|left1=Qinghe railway station|right1=Longze
|line2=Changping|left2=Life Science Park|right2=Qinghe railway station
}}
}}
Xi'erqi station{{cite web|url=https://www.bjsubway.com/jpg.html|title=JPG格式线路图下载 北京地铁官方网站|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221231023513/https://www.bjsubway.com/jpg.html|archive-date=2022-12-31}} ({{lang-zh|c=西二旗站 |p=Xī'èrqí zhàn}}) is an interchange train station between Line 13 and the Changping Line on the Beijing Subway.{{cite web|script-title=zh:西二旗 |url=http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/ditie/page/100415.shtml |language=zh |publisher=Beijing Municipal Government |access-date=1 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121045433/http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/ditie/page/100415.shtml |archive-date=21 January 2012 }}{{cite web|script-title=zh:地铁昌平线--西二旗 |url=http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/ditie/page/100738.shtml |language=zh |publisher=Beijing Municipal Government |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120163001/http://www.beijing.cn/rcpage/ditie/page/100738.shtml |archive-date=January 20, 2012 }} 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.{{cite news|url=http://bjrbdzb.bjd.com.cn/bjrb/mobile/2020/20200826/20200826_006/content_20200826_006_5.htm|title=地铁西二旗站老站房开拆|work=Beijing Evening News|date=26 August 2020|language=zh|access-date=27 August 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-08/04/c_129202839.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804211153/http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-08/04/c_129202839.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-08-04 |script-title=zh:地铁昌平线能压缩发车间隔吗-新华网|website=news.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2016-08-10}} A viral video filmed at this station showing rush hour crowds attempting to board the overcrowded trains was posted on YouTube in 2013.{{Citation|last=BeijingCream|title=Beijing Subway, Line 13, morning rush hour - just a little crowded|date=2013-07-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG-meaGqg-M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/xG-meaGqg-M |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|access-date=2016-08-10}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|url=http://kb.dsqq.cn/html/2013-07/25/content_282925.htm |script-title=zh:北京地铁站 让美国网友都大开眼界|work=现代快报 |date=2013-07-25|author=Le Yuan (乐媛) |access-date=2014-02-17}}
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
Xi'erqi station 20130131.jpg|New station exterior
File:Xierqi station passageway 20130131.JPG|New station concourse (January 2013)
Concourse of Xi'erqi Station (20220103140757).jpg|New station concourse (January 2022)
File:Platform of L13 Xi'erqi Station (20200902121941).jpg|Line 13 platform (September 2020)
Northbound platform of L13 Xi'erqi Station (20210301160041).jpg|Line 13 northbound platform (March 2021)
Southbound platform of L13 Xi'erqi Station (20210301160148).jpg|Line 13 southbound platform
Southbound platform of CPL Xi'erqi Station (20211117153646).jpg|Changping line southbound platform (November 2021)
File:Changping Line platform, Xi'erqi station.jpg|Changping line platform
File:Old_Xi'erqi_station_in_20100514.jpg|The old station
File:Demolition of former Xi'erqi Station (20200902115354).jpg|Demolition of the old station
Tuesday morning rush at Xi'erqi Station, southbound (20171107084113).jpg|Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Tuesday morning rush (November 2017)
File:Monday morning rush at Xi'erqi Station, southbound (20170904084423).jpg|Southbound traffic of Line 13 during a Monday morning rush
File:Morning commuters tapping out at Xi'erqi Station (20220418095753).jpg|Mass commuting traffic tapping out during a morning rush
References
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External links
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Category:Beijing Subway stations in Haidian District
Category:Railway stations in China opened in 2002
Category:Railway stations in China closed in 2010
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