Songjiazhuang station explained

Songjiazhuang
Native Name:宋家庄
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:beijing
Symbol:subway
Address:Songzhuang Road (Chinese: 宋庄路) and Shiliuzhuang Road
Borough:Dongtiejiangying Subdistrict, Fengtai District, Beijing
Country:China
Map Type:Beijing
Operator:Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Platforms:10 (4 island platforms and 3 side platforms)
Tracks:7
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Opened: (Line 5)

(Line 10)
(Yizhuang line)

Songjiazhuang Station is a station on Line 5, Line 10, and the Yizhuang Line of the Beijing Subway. This is an interchange station, terminal for Line 5 and Yizhuang Line. These two stations lie in the perpendicular directions, so that the passengers leaving the train from Line 5 proceed ahead to get to the station of Yizhuang Line. The station handled a peak passenger traffic of 262,800 people on May 5, 2013.[1]

On December 30, 2012, Phase 2 Section 1 of Line 10 opened, passing through Songjiazhuang Station, making Songjiazhuang Station the 3rd 3-way transfer station of Beijing Subway (The first two being Xizhimen Station and Dongzhimen Station).

The Yizhuang Line has three platforms employing the spanish solution. For the Yizhuang Line departing passengers use the middle platform, whereas the arriving passengers disembark to the side platforms.

Station layout

The entire station is underground. Line 5 has 2 side platforms. Line 10 has dual-island platforms with a single track between the 2 platforms. The Yizhuang line also has dual-island platforms, using the spanish solution.

With 10 platforms and 7 tracks, the station places first on the amount of platforms and second (to Xingong station) on the amount of tracks throughout the entire Beijing Subway.

Exits

There are 9 exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I. Exit G is accessible.

External links

39.8458°N 116.4284°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://roll.sohu.com/20130508/n375212937.shtml . zh:北京地铁10号线"O"了 客流破170万 . Renmin . 2013-05-09.