Guomao Station () is an
interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additiona ...
on
Line 1 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 acro ...
at the
China World Trade Center
The China World Trade Center () is located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Chaoyang District, the Beijing central business district, central business district of Beijing.
The construction of the complex started in 1985 and was completed in 2010 ...
. ''Guomao'' is the Chinese abbreviation for ''China World Trade Center''. It is located in
Chaoyang District. The station handled a peak passenger traffic of 359,800 people on May 5, 2013.
Station layout
Both the line 1 and line 10 stations have underground
island platforms
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 ...
. Line 10 has a split island platform, whilst line 1 has a normal island platform. The existing 8.5 meter wide transfer channel connecting the two platforms is insufficient to handle the large interchange volumes between the two busy lines. Daily transfer volumes typically reach 140,000 every weekday, peaking at 32,000 transfers in the AM peak period.
During rush hours about 10,000 passengers per hour transfer between the two lines in each direction. The Beijing government is proposing the transfer channel be rebuilt into a large transfer hall to improve passenger circulation.
Exits
There are eight exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E1, E2, F, and G. Exits D, E1, and E2 are accessible.
Gallery
File:Guomao Station (Line 1) Hall 20181118.jpg, Station Hall of Line 1
File:Guomao Station Hall (Line 10) 20181118.jpg, Station Hall of Line 10
File:Guomao Station (Line 10) Platform 20181118.jpg, Platform of Line 10
References
External links
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Satellite picture on Google Maps
Beijing Subway stations in Chaoyang District
Railway stations in China opened in 1999
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