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

Wangfujing Station is a railway station located in Dongcheng, Beijing, It is the transfer station of Line 1 and Line 8. The station is decorated with the color yellow, the color of prosperity.[1]

Location

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

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

Structure

Station hall and transfer

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.[2] 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,[3] 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 Times Xing".[4]

Platform

The platform of Wangfujing Station of Line 1 is located at the bottom of East Chang'an Street. It is an island-style platform. At present, Half-Height Security Gate has been installed (officially opened on July 23, 2017). Line 8 has an island-style platform at the bottom of Wangfujing Street, and Line 1 goes under the rail area.[5]

Platform panorama (taken in March 2017)

Exit

This subway station has 5 exits: A northeast (to Oriental Plaza), B southeast, C southwest, E3 north, F1 east, of which exits B and C are on the east and west side of Wangfujing intersection, respectively. In the passage, according to the exit of the underground passage, it is divided into B1 (northeast east), B2 (southeast east), B3 (southeast west), C1 (northwest west), C2 (northwest east), C3 (southwest east), C4 (southwest west) Exit, E3 is next to Gongmei Building on the north side of the intersection of Wangfujing Street and Dongdan Santiao, F1 is located on the east of Wangfujing Street side (between Dashamao Hutong and Xigongfu Street), northwest of the west gate of Oriental Plaza. E3 and F1 exits are equipped with ramps, of which the F1 ramp is dedicated to luggage.

References

  1. ^ "Feel "Underground Chang'an Avenue"". People's Daily. 1999-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. ^ Dong Xianshun (1999). "Construction technology of Beijing Metro Wangfujing Station using pile support method". Railway Standard Design. China Railway Engineering Design Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (3): 7–11. ISSN 1004-2954.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Beijing Metro Line 8 Phase III North Third Station, Line 19 Phase I, Line 17 South Section, Line 14 Unconnected Section , Line 6 West Extension Pingguoyuan Station, Changping Line South Yanqinghe 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.
  5. ^ "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.