Guaanzhuang station

Guaanzhuang station[1][lower-alpha 1] (simplified Chinese: 管庄站; traditional Chinese: 管莊站; pinyin: Guǎnzhuāng zhàn) is a station on the Batong line of the Beijing Subway, and is located in the Guanzhuang area (管庄地区) of Chaoyang District.

Guaanzhuang[1] 管庄
Platform
Location	Guanzhuang, Chaoyang District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39.9092°N 116.5990°E
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Batong line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BT06
History
Opened	December 27, 2003
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station Shuang Qiao towards Sihui Batong line Bali Qiao towards Huazhuang
Location
Guaanzhuang[1] Location in Beijing

In future, it will be a transfer station with Line 22 (Pinggu line) in short-term planning.

History

Guaanzhuang Station platform screen doors

Guaanzhuang station opened on December 27, 2003. The installation of automatic platform gates started on August 9, 2012,[2] and finished on September 2012.[3]

Name conflict

This station has the same English name as a station on Line 15, also part of the Beijing Subway system. In Chinese this is not a problem as the station on Line 15 is called 关庄 and one on the Batong Line is called 管庄, but the government policy in China is to create English names from the pinyin transliteration of Chinese language, but without the tone markers; thus 关庄 (guānzhuāng) and 管庄 (guǎnzhuāng) are both rendered as Guanzhuang, making them look identical. In December 2019, the 管庄 (guǎnzhuāng) station on Batong line changed spelling to Guaan Zhuang.[1]

Guaanzhuang Station (bottom), taken from Tongzhou district.

Station Layout

The station has 2 elevated side platforms.

Exits

There are 6 exits, lettered A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, and B2. Exits B1 and B2 are accessible.

Notes

1. According to new system map of Beijing Subway starting 2019-12-28. Changed in order to avoid confusion, which is influenced by Gwoyeu Romatzyh. See: [1]

References

1. "JPG格式线路图下载". 北京地铁官方网站. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
2. (Chinese) 13号线、八通线加装屏蔽门工程试点站已于近日开工. Beijing Subway. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
3. (Chinese) 八通线、13号线试点站屏蔽门安装主体工程完工. Beijing Subway. September 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.