Dongsi Shitiao station
(), is a
station on
Line 2 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 acro ...
.
Name
Dongsi Subdistrict is an area in the northeastern side of the old town of Beijing. ''
Hutong
''Hutong'' () are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing.
In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of ''siheyuan'', traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods wer ...
s'' are sorted numerically from south to north, and are called "tiao" in local parlance. ''Shitiao'' therefore refers to the tenth ''hutong'' in the Dongsi area, counted from south to north.
Use
The station is particularly busy during
Beijing Guo'an matches, due to its proximity to the
Workers' Stadium.
Station Layout
The Line 2 station has an underground
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 on ...
, whilst the future Line 3 will also have an underground island platform.
There is an unused platform below the existing Line 2 platform, built during the construction of the station, which was to have been used for the planned Line 3. The connection between the two levels is currently fenced off, but will finally open in 2023 when Line 3 becomes operational, almost 40 years after the station for Line 2 opened. The unused platform, originally meant for Line 3, will become the transfer hall between the two lines and will be renovated. Two new platforms will be built seven or eight metres below it, one for each direction.
Exits
There are four exits, lettered A, B, C, and D. Exits B and C are accessible.
References
External links
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Railway stations in China opened in 1984
Beijing Subway stations in Dongcheng District
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