Wangfujing station

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Wangfujing station[1] (Chinese: 王府井站; pinyin: Wángfǔjǐng zhàn) is a station located in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is the transfer station of Line 1 and Line 8. The Line 1 station is decorated with the color yellow.[2]

Wangfujing

王府井
Beijing Subway
Line 1 platform
General information
LocationEast Chang'an Avenue and Wangfujing Street
Dongcheng District, Beijing
China
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code118 (Line 1)
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 1999 (Line 1)
December 31, 2021 (Line 8)
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Tian'anmendong
towards Gucheng
Line 1 Dongdan
Jinyu Hutong
towards Zhuxinzhuang
Line 8 Qian Men
towards Yinghai
Location
Wangfujing is located in Beijing
Wangfujing
Wangfujing
Location in central Beijing

Location

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Line 8 station construction site at the northeast corner of Wangfujing intersection (February 2017)

This station is located at the intersection of Wangfujing Street and Chang'an Avenue. Wangfujing Ancient Human Culture Site Museum is at Exit A.

Structure

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Station hall and transfer

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The station hall of Wangfujing Station of Line 1 is located under East Chang'an Avenue, passing through two underground passages that cross East Chang'an Avenue.[3] The station hall of Line 8 is located in the underground on the north side of the intersection of Wangfujing Street and East Chang'an Street,[4] there are two transfers on the south side The passage entrance and the mural "Wangfu Ancient Charm", the station hall of Line 8 is connected to the station hall of Line 1 on the upper floor through the stairs and escalators in the transfer passage, and there is another straight elevator leading to the station hall of Line 1 in the southwest corner. From the station hall to the platform on the southernmost side of the escalator brow wall is the mural "Century Time-honored Brand", and on the northernmost escalator brow wall is "Wangfujing Xinjie Shidaixing".[5]

Platform

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Line 1

The platform of Wangfujing station of Line 1 is located at the bottom of East Chang'an Avenue. It is an island-style platform. At present, Half-Height Platform Screen Doors has been installed (since July 23, 2017).

Line 8

Line 8 has an island-style platform at the bottom of Wangfujing Street.[6]

 
Platform panorama (March 2017)

Exit

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Wangfujing station has 11 exits: A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, E1, E3, F1. Exit E3 is next to Gongmei Building on the north side of the intersection of Wangfujing Street and Dongdan Santiao. Exit F1 is located on the east side of Wangfujing Street (between Dashamao Hutong and Xiagongfu Street), northwest of the west gate of Oriental Plaza. Exits E3 and F1 are equipped with ramps, of which the ramp at Exit F1 is dedicated to luggage.

References

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  1. ^ "线路图下载". Archived from the original on 2024-04-10.
  2. ^ "Feel "Underground Chang'an Avenue"". People's Daily. 1999-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ^ Dong Xianshun (1999). "Construction technology of Beijing Metro Wangfujing Station using pile support method". Railway Standard Design (3). China Railway Engineering Design Consulting Group Co., Ltd.: 7–11. ISSN 1004-2954.
  4. ^ "Wangfujing Subway Station (地铁王府井站) – Tracking China by Trains Plus". Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. ^ "Beijing Metro Line 8 Phase III North Three Stations, Line 19 Phase I, Line 17 South Section, Line 14 Unconnected Section , Line 6 West Extension Pingguoyuan Station, Changping Line South Extension Qinghe Station Artwork Plan" (PDF). Beijing Urban Sculpture Construction Management Office. 2021-12-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ^ "Line 8 Wangfujing North and Wangfujing Station start construction". Qianlong. 2016-03-21. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.