Dongzhimen station

Dongzhimen station (simplified Chinese: 东直门站; traditional Chinese: 東直門站; pinyin: Dōngzhímén zhàn) is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 13 and the Capital Airport Express of the Beijing Subway.

Dongzhimen 东直门
Line 2 platform Line 13 boarding platform Capital Airport Express eastbound platform
General information
Location	Dongzhimen, East 2nd Ring Road and Dongzhimen Inner Street and Dongzhimen Outer Street (东直门外大街) Dongcheng District, Beijing China
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited (Line 2 and 13) Beijing Capital Metro Corporation Limited (Capital Airport Express)
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 13      Capital Airport Express
Platforms	6 (1 island platform and 4 side platforms)
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	214 (Line 2) 1316 (Line 13)
History
Opened	September 20, 1984 (1984-09-20) (Line 2) January 28, 2003 (2003-01-28) (Line 13) July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) (Capital Airport Express)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station Yonghegong Lama Temple outer loop / anticlockwise Line 2 Dongsi Shitiao inner loop / clockwise Liufang towards Xizhimen Line 13 Terminus Beixinqiao Terminus Capital Airport Express Sanyuanqiao towards Beijing Capital International Airport
Location Dongzhimen Location in central Beijing

Dongzhimen is the eastern terminus for Line 13 service. It is also the only underground station on Line 13. There are two side platforms in the Line 13 station. One is for customers to disembark and the other is for customers to get on the train. Stairs and escalators lead to the transfers to Line 2 and the Capital Airport Express.

Station layout

The line 2 station has an underground island platform. The line 13 and Capital Airport Express stations have underground side platforms. The line 13 platforms are located a level under the line 2 platforms, whilst the Capital Airport Express platforms are located a level under the line 13 platforms.

Exits

There are 7 exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E, G, and H. Exits A, G, and H are accessible.

Gallery

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  Line 2 north concourse
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  Line 2 south concourse
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  Line 13 alighting platform
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  Line 13 concourse (December 2021)
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  Line 13 alighting platform with transfer corridor to Line 2
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  Capital Airport Express upper concourse (December 2021)
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  Capital Airport Express concourse (October 2021)
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  Capital Airport Express westbound platform
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  Capital Airport Express upper concourse entrance to conventional lines
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  Capital Airport Express concourse entrance to conventional lines
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  Interchange interface from Line 13 to Line 2
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  Interchange corridor in the direction of Capital Airport Express
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  Interchange corridor in the direction of Line 2
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  Capital Airport Express platform (April 2016)
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  Capital Airport Express concourse (April 2016)
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  Capital Airport Express platform artwork

External links

• Media related to Dongzhimen Station at Wikimedia Commons