Huixin Xijie Nankou station
() is a
station on
Line 5 and
Line 10 of the
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends ...
. The station handled a peak passenger traffic of 241,700 people on May 5, 2013.
The two parts of the stop opened separately: Line 5 and part of the concourse opened October 7, 2007, while the rest opened along with Line 10 on July 19, 2008.
Station layout
Both the line 5 and 10 stations are underground. The line 5 station has an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...
, while the line 10 station has 2
side platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
.
Exits
There are 4 exits, lettered A, B, C, and D. Exits B and C are accessible.
Accidents
On November 6, 2014, a woman was killed when she tried to board the train at Huixinxijie Nankou Station on Beijing Subway's
Line 5. She became trapped between the train door and the platform edge door and was crushed to death by the departing train. The accident happened on the second day of
APEC China 2014
The APEC China 2014 was the 22nd annual gathering of APEC leaders. It was held in Yanqi Lake (), Huairou District, Beijing on 10–12, November 2014.
Attendees
Prior to a two plane tragedies of Malaysia Airlines flight between MH370 and MH17, this ...
meetings in the city during which the municipal government has banned cars from the roads on alternate says to ease congestion and reduce pollution during the summit – measures which the capital's transport authorities have estimated would lead to an extra one million extra passengers on the subway every day.
[http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1634392/beijing-subway-passengers-tried-raise-alarm-accident-victim-was-dragged "South China Morning Post - Beijing subway passengers tried to raise alarm before accident victim was dragged to her death"]
References
External links
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Beijing Subway stations in Chaoyang District
Railway stations in China opened in 2007
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