Jintai Xizhao station explained

Jintai Xizhao
Native Name:金台夕照
Native Name Lang:zh
Symbol Location:beijing
Symbol:subway
Address:East 3rd Ring Road Middle
Borough:Chaoyang District, Beijing
Country:China
Map Type:Beijing
Coordinates:39.9168°N 116.4617°W
Operator:Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Platforms:2 (1 split island platform)
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes

Jintai Xizhao station[1] is a subway station on Line 10 of the Beijing Subway. It is located along East 3rd Ring Road Middle between China National Highway 102, known as Chaoyangmen Outer Street to the west of the 3rd Ring Road and Chaoyang Road to the east, and Guanghua Road.

Name

The name originated from one of the Eight Sights of Yanjing. Jintai Xizhao literally means The Golden Terrace in the Glow of the Setting Sun. In 2002, a stone tablet of Jintai Xizhao written by Qianlong Emperor was unearthed under the Jingguang Building. The stone tablet was placed near the building now. The Beijing Subway station was named after the stone tablet when the first phase of Line 10 was opened in 2008.[2]

Station layout

The station has an underground island platform.

Exits

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jpg格式线路图下载 | 北京地铁官方网站.
  2. Web site: "金台夕照"今何在. 2021-05-25. 徐铁猊. 2018-10-12. 北京晚报. zh-cn. 2020-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025120252/http://www.xinhuanet.com/book/2018-10/12/c_129969328.htm.