| Xizhimen | |
| Native Name: | 西直门 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Symbol Location: | beijing |
| Symbol: | subway |
| Borough: | Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing |
| Country: | China |
| Map Type: | Beijing |
| Coordinates: | 39.9405°N 116.355°W |
| Platforms: | 8 (2 island platforms (Lines 2 and 4); Spanish solution (Line 13) – island platform and 2 side platforms) |
| Tracks: | 6 |
| Structure: | Underground (Lines 2 and 4) Elevated (Line 13) |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | 201 (Line 2) 1301 (line 13) |
| Opened: | (Line 2) (Line 4) (Line 13) |
Xizhimen station[1] is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway. Just outside this station is Beijing North railway station.[2] Line 2 opened on September 20, 1984; Line 13 opened on January 28, 2003; and Line 4 opened on September 28, 2009. With the addition of Line 13 and Line 4, Xizhi Men Station became the second 3-way transfer station (the first was Dongzhimen Station, being the intersection of Line 2, Line 13, and Airport Express). With a peak daily ridership of over 770,000 passengers,[3] Xizhi Men Station is also one of the most crowded stations of the whole Beijing Subway system. It sees over 170,000 transfers per day between the 3 lines serving the station.[4]
Lines 2 and 4 are very close together, offering short but potentially crowded transfers. The walk from Lines 2 and 4 to Line 13 is considerably further. The transfer between Lines 2 and 13 once required 15 minutes to complete during rush hours.[5] In 2011, this station was rebuilt to reduce the transfer distance to about 170m (560feet) long.[6] [7]
Lines 2 and 4 both have underground island platforms. Line 13 has elevated side platforms using the spanish solution.
There are six exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E, and F. Exits C and F are accessible.