Nanluogu Xiang station

Nanluogu Xiang

南锣鼓巷
Nanluogu Xiang; 南锣鼓巷
	Line 6 westbound platform; ; Line 8 southbound platform
General information
Location	Di'anmen East Street and Nanluoguxiang; Dongcheng District, Beijing; China
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Line 6; Line 8;
Platforms	4 (2 split island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 30, 2012; 11 years ago; (Line 6); December 28, 2013; 10 years ago; (Line 8)
Services
Location
	Nanluogu Xiang Location in central Beijing

Nanluogu Xiang^[1] (simplified Chinese: 南锣鼓巷站; traditional Chinese: 南鑼鼓巷站; pinyin: Nánluógǔxiàng Zhàn) is a station on Line 6 and Line 8 of the Beijing Subway in central Beijing.^[2] The station opened on December 30, 2012 to Line 6 service, and to Line 8 service in December 2013.^[3] It is located near to the south entrance of the Nanluoguxiang alley, after which it is named. It will also become a transfer station for the Planned Phase 2 of Line 3 in the future.^[4]

This station features split platforms, a unique feature in the Beijing Subway.

Station layout edit

Both the line 6 and 8 stations have underground stacked side platforms. However, it can be considered as 2 entire split island platforms the platforms themselves aren't separate from each other. The southbound line 8 and eastbound line 6 platforms are located under the northbound line 8 and westbound line 6 platforms.