Guaanzhuang station () is a station on the 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 ...

, and is located in the Guanzhuang area () of Chaoyang District. In future, it will be a transfer station with Line 22 (Pinggu line) which is currently under construction.

History

Guaanzhuang station opened on December 27, 2003. The installation of

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s started on August 9, 2012, and finished in September 2012.(Chinese) Guanzhuang station platform

Name conflict

This station had the same English name as a station on Line 15, also part of the

system. In

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this is not a problem as the station on Line 15 is called and one on the Batong Line is called , but the government policy in China is to create English names from the

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transliteration of Chinese language, but without the tone markers; thus () and () are both rendered as ''Guanzhuang'', making them look identical. In December 2019, the () station on

Batong line The Batong Line of the Beijing Subway () is an east–west rapid transit line in eastern Beijing. It extends Line 1 further east from in Chaoyang District to in Tongzhou District. Through operation with Line 1 started on August 29, 2021. ...

changed spelling to ''Guaanzhuang''.

Station layout

The station has 2 elevated

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Exits

There are 6 exits, lettered A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, and B2. Exits B1 and B2 are accessible.

References

External links

* Beijing Subway stations in Chaoyang District Railway stations in China opened in 2003 {{Beijing-Subway-stub