Wangjingxi station explained

Wangjingxi
Native Name:望京西
Native Name Lang:zh
Symbol Location:beijing
Symbol:subway
Address:Interchange of Jingcheng Expressway and Jiangzhuang Road
Borough:Chaoyang District, Beijing
Country:China
Map Type:Beijing
Operator:Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line:
    Platforms:4 (1 island platform and 2 side platforms)
    Tracks:4
    Structure:At-grade (Line 13)
    Underground (Line 15)
    Accessible:Yes
    Code:1312 (Line 13)
    Opened:
    (Line 13)

    (Line 15)

    Wangjingxi[1] is an interchange station between Lines 13 and 15 on the Beijing Subway. The station was the western terminus of Line 15 until it was extended west to Qinghua Donglu Xikou on December 28, 2014.

    There are plans to have the future Line 17 stop here as well. On December 18, 2023, Beijing MTR announced that the Line 17 station will not open with the rest of the northern section of the line due to construction of the integrated transport interchange. Instead, it is expected to open in mid-2024.[2]

    History

    Wangjingxi was originally going to be the terminus for the Capital Airport Express, so when the station was built in 2003, it was designed with dual-island platforms.[3] Due to the Capital Airport Express instead terminating at, the reserved platforms for the Capital Airport Express were never used and track was never laid down. In late 2010, the unused tracks were filled when line 15 started serving the station.[4]

    Station layout

    The line 13 station has 2 at-grade side platforms. The line 15 station has an underground island platform.

    Exits

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

    External links

    39.9957°N 116.4499°W

    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: 年底见!17号线北段和16号线剩余段开通筹备中~. mp.weixin.qq.com. Beijing MTR Corporation Limited. 2023-12-18. 2023-12-19.
    3. Book: 北京市地铁运营有限公司. 《北京地铁发展史》. 978-7-200-09050-5. 北京. 北京出版社. 393. December 2011.
    4. Web site: 13和15号线天桥上换乘 . Morning Post . 2020-10-08 . https://archive.today/20120914071445/http://www.morningpost.com.cn/xwzx/bjxw/2010-10-18/76989.shtml . 2012-09-14 . zh . dead.