Dongsi Shitiao station

Dongsi Shitiao station, or Dongsishitiao station (simplified Chinese: 东四十条站; traditional Chinese: 東四十條站; pinyin: Dōngsì Shítiáo zhàn), is a station on Line 2 of the Beijing Subway.

Dongsi Shitiao

东四十条
Line 2 platform
LocationDongsi Shitiao Bridge (East 2nd Ring Road and Ping'an Avenue)
Dongcheng District, Beijing
China
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)     Line 2
Platforms4 (1 island platform, 1 island platform under construction)
Tracks4 (2 in operation, 2 under construction)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code213
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1984
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station
outer loop / anticlockwise
Line 2
inner loop / clockwise
Location
Dongsi Shitiao
Location in central Beijing
Line 2 platform before the installation of platform gates

A platform exists below the existing Line 2 platforms reserved for the planned Line 3 when the station was first built. The connections between the platforms currently fenced off, but will finally open in 2023 when Line 3 becomes operational, almost 40 years after the station itself opened. The unused platform originally meant for Line 3 will become the transfer hall between the two lines and will be renovated. 2 new platforms will be built 7-8 metres below it, 1 for each direction.[1]

Name

Dongsi Subdistrict is an area in the northeastern side of the old town of Beijing. Hutongs are sorted numerically from south to north, and are called "tiao" in local parlance. Shitiao therefore refers to the tenth hutong counted from south to north in the Dongsi area.

Use

The station is particularly busy during Beijing Guo'an matches, due to its proximity to Workers' Stadium.

Station Layout

The line 2 station has an underground island platform, whilst the future line 3 will also have an underground island platform.

Exits

There are 4 exits, lettered A, B, C, and D. Exits B and C are accessible.

References
  1. "时隔近50年 北京东四十条"站中站"开工改造-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.


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