Dongzhimen station
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Dongzhimen station[1] (simplified Chinese: 东直门站; traditional Chinese: 東直門站; pinyin: Dōngzhímén zhàn) is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 13 and the Capital Airport Express of the Beijing Subway.
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Location | Dongzhimen, East 2nd Ring Road and Dongzhimen Inner Street [zh] and Dongzhimen Outer Street (东直门外大街) Dongcheng District, Beijing China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited (Line 2 and 13) Beijing Capital Metro Corporation Limited (Capital Airport Express) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Capital Airport Express | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 (1 island platform and 4 side platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 214 (Line 2) 1316 (Line 13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 20, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-09-20) (Line 2) January 28, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-01-28) (Line 13) July 19, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-19) (Capital Airport Express) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dongzhimen is the eastern terminus for Line 13 service. It is also the only underground station on Line 13. There are two side platforms in the Line 13 station. One is for customers to disembark and the other is for customers to get on the train. Stairs and escalators lead to the transfers to Line 2 and the Capital Airport Express.