Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) station[1] (simplified Chinese: 奥林匹克公园站; traditional Chinese: 奧林匹克公園站; pinyin: Àolínpǐkè Gōngyuán zhàn) is an interchange station on Line 8 and Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.
Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) 奥林匹克公园  | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Datun Road Olympic Green, Chaoyang District, Beijing China | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′08″N 116°23′30″E / 40.002207°N 116.391758°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 19, 2008 (Line 8) December 28, 2014 (Line 15) | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Olympic Green (2008–2020) | |||||||||||||||
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The station was named Olympic Green. It was renamed on December 31, 2021, to use Pinyin, though the English translation are still displayed in brackets underneath.[1][2][3]
Location
editIt is located in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Outside the station is Olympic Green. The Olympic Green was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Station layout
editBoth the line 8 and line 15 stations have underground island platforms.
Exits
editThere are 7 exits, lettered B, D, E, F, G, H, and I. Exit F is accessible.
Gallery
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Line 8 Concourse -
Line 8 Platform -
Line 8 Platform
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Line 15 Concourse (October 2016) -
Line 15 Platform (October 2016)
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Line 15 Concourse (April 2021)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "北京地铁线路图". 北京地铁. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31.
- ^ Analysis by Nectar Gan and Steve George. "Analysis: In Beijing's subway, English names are being replaced by romanized Chinese ahead of Winter Olympics". CNN. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
...become "Aolinpike Gongyuan" and "2 Hao Hangzhanlou" -- though the English translations are still displayed in brackets underneath.
- ^ "Beijing replaces English words on subway signs with romanised Chinese". The Independent. 2022-01-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
External links
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Media related to Olympic Park Station (Beijing) at Wikimedia Commons
