Wanquanheqiao station explained

Wanquanheqiao
Native Name:万泉河桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Symbol Location:beijing
Symbol:subway
Address:Intersection of 4th Ring Road and Wanquanhe Rd., Haidian District, Beijing
Country:China
Map Type:Beijing
Coordinates:39.9838°N 116.2929°W
Operator:Beijing MTR Metro Line 16 Corp., Ltd.
Platforms:2 (1 island platform)
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[1]

Wanquanheqiao station[2] is a station on Line 16 of the Beijing Subway.

History

Planning

In 2011, the original plan for line 16 was to go past Changchunyuan Park then turn south, going along Summer Palace Road after passing Haidian stadium, then going past Suzhoujie station. The station was originally called Haidianqiao station.[3] However, the planned line went near Peking University, which had vibration issues with its precision instruments when Line 4 was built east of the campus. In 2011, the precision instruments was already affected by a smaller area reconstruction's vibration,[4] and because Line 16 would only be 200 meters away from Peking University, the precision instruments would be severely affected by the line, and scientific work would be severely disrupted. Because of this, the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission studied the vibrational impact of the campus precision instruments,[5] and NPC deputies submitted a proposal in 2012.

On August 5, 2013, the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission announced a proposal for rerouting Line 16 between Xiyuan and Suzhoujie stations. The line was to turn south, going under Haidian Township, then turning east at Haidian Park, going under Wanquanhe bridge, then turning south at Suzhou Rd. The station will be under Wanquanhe bridge.[6] Previous studies has shown that the line cannot meet Peking University's vibration and noise reduction measures.[7] In December 2013, the final plan was released, which included Wanquanheqiao station.[8]

Construction

Construction of this station started on September 6, 2014. The station was connected to Xiyuan station in March 2017.[9] The station opened on 31 December 2020.[1]

Station layout

The station has an underground island platform. There are 3 exits, lettered A, B and C. Exit A is accessible via an elevator.

Notes and References

  1. News: 孙宏阳. 明日起,地铁房山线北延、16号线中段和有轨电车T1线开通试运营!. Beijing Daily. 2020-12-30. zh. 2020-12-30.
  2. Web site: 北京城市轨道交通线网图. 2020-12-31.
  3. Web site: 海淀山后线13站点初定 . Sina News . 2020-04-04.
  4. Web site: 16号线绕行,北大去了"心病" . Sina News . 2020-04-04.
  5. Web site: 实验室与设备管理部通讯(总第28期) . Peking University. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222070051/http://www.lab.pku.edu.cn/tzgg/26811.htm . 2017-02-22.
  6. Web site: 关于地铁16号线西苑至苏州街段线路规划调整的公示(公示期限30天) . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222025114/http://www.bjghw.gov.cn/web/static/articles/catalog_26/article_ff8080813feff0b601404e4912f90257/ff8080813feff0b601404e4912f90257.html . 2015-12-22.
  7. Web site: 关于地铁16号线西苑至苏州街段线路规划调整公众参与意见采信情况的通告 . Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning . https://web.archive.org/web/20150131204933/http://www.bjghw.gov.cn/web/static/articles/catalog_14300/article_ff808081412bce99014144cf92ff0025/ff808081412bce99014144cf92ff0025.html . 2015-01-31.
  8. Web site: 北京地铁十六号线二期 (原海淀山后线)工程 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212042918/http://www.tsdig.com/admin/Upload/file/北京地铁十六号线北段工程环评简本201312_10.pdf . 2013-12-12.
  9. Web site: 地铁16号线南段西苑站至万泉河桥站区间双线隧道顺利洞通 . Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co. . https://web.archive.org/web/20170327091506/http://www.bii.com.cn/705-2064-6255.aspx . 2017-03-27.