Guanzhuang station (Line 15) explained

Guanzhuang[1]
Native Name:关庄
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:beijing
Symbol:subway
Address:North Guanzhuang Road and Beihuqu West Road
Borough:Datun Subdistrict, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Country:China
Map Type:Beijing
Operator:Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Platforms:2 (1 island platform)
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes

Guanzhuang station[2] is a station on Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.[3] It was opened on December 28, 2014.[4]

Name conflict

This station had the same English name as a station on the Batong line, also part of the Beijing Subway system. In Chinese this is not a problem as the station on Line 15 is called Chinese: {{linktext|关|庄 and the one on the Batong Line is called Chinese: {{linktext|管|庄, but the government policy is to create English names from the pinyin transliteration of Chinese language, but without the tone markers; thus Chinese: 关庄 (Chinese: Guānzhuāng) and Chinese: 管庄 (Chinese: Guǎnzhuāng) are both rendered as Guanzhuang, making them look identical.

In December 2019, the Chinese: 管庄 (Chinese: Guǎnzhuāng) station on Batong line changed spelling to Guaanzhuang.[5]

Station layout

The station has an underground island platform.

Exits

There are 3 exits, lettered A, B, and C. Exit B is accessible.

References

40.0011°N 116.4309°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JPG格式线路图下载 北京地铁官方网站. https://archive.today/20221231023513/https://www.bjsubway.com/jpg.html. 2022-12-31.
  2. Web site: JPG格式线路图下载. https://web.archive.org/web/20240102011720/https://www.bjsubway.com/jpg.html. 2024-01-02. 2024-05-11.
  3. Web site: zh:北京朝阳区关庄站 . http://www.aibang.com/youbian/a-%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E6%9C%9D%E9%98%B3%E5%8C%BA%E5%85%B3%E5%BA%84%E7%AB%99. November 8, 2012.
  4. Web site: zh:北京地铁15号线开工 明年10月可实现洞通. http://news.xinhuanet.com/auto/2012-10/26/c_123873064.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230215837/http://news.xinhuanet.com/auto/2012-10/26/c_123873064.htm. dead. December 30, 2014. . November 8, 2012.
  5. Web site: JPG格式线路图下载 北京地铁官方网站. https://archive.today/20221231023513/https://www.bjsubway.com/jpg.html. 2022-12-31.