National Library station

This article is about a Beijing Subway Station. For the MRT station in Bangkok, see National Library MRT Station.
Guojia Tushuguan
(National Library)

国家图书馆
Beijing Subway
Southbound platform of Line 4 and Line 9

Line 16 platform
General information
LocationZhongguancun South Street
Haidian District, Beijing
China
Operated byBeijing MTR Corporation Limited (Lines 4 and 16)
Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited (Line 9)
Line(s)
Platforms6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-09-28)
(Line 4)
December 30, 2012; 10 years ago (2012-12-30)
(Line 9)
December 31, 2020; 2 years ago (2020-12-31)
(Line 16)[1]
Services
Preceding station Beijing Subway Following station
Weigongcun
towards Anheqiaobei
 Line 4 Beijing Zoo
towards Tiangongyuan
Terminus Line 9 Baishiqiaonan
towards Guogongzhuang
Fangshan line
Through service (weekday peak only)
 Baishiqiaonan
towards Yancundong
Wanshousi
towards Bei'anhe
 Line 16 Erligou
towards Yushuzhuang
Location
Guojia Tushuguan (National Library) is located in Beijing
Guojia Tushuguan (National Library)
Guojia Tushuguan
(National Library)
Location in central Beijing

Guojia Tushuguan (National Library) Station (simplified Chinese: 国家图书馆站; traditional Chinese: 國家圖書館站; pinyin: Guójiā Túshūguǎn Zhàn) is an interchange station on Line 4, Line 9 and Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. Its name is derived from the nearby National Library of China. The station features a double-island interchange layout, with Line 4 trains on the outside and Line 9 trains on the inside, which allows most riders to change lines simply by crossing the platform, instead of walking between levels. This configuration is known as cross-platform interchange.[2] The station handles 106,000 transfers between Lines 4 and 9 per day.[3] The platform for Line 16 is built under the Line 4 and Line 9 platform.[4] If the through service of Fangshan line to Line 9 is counted, which started on January 18, 2023, this would be the first four-line interchange on the Beijing Subway.

Station Layout

The line 4 and 9 stations have underground dual-island platforms with cross-platform interchange. On one side, southbound line 4 trains to Tiangongyuan interchange with originating line 9 and weekday peak Fangshan line (through service) trains heading towards Guogongzhuang and Yancundong, whilst on the other, terminating line 9 and weekday peak Fangshan line (through service) trains interchange with northbound line 4 trains heading towards Anheqiao North. The line 16 station has a separate underground island platform.

Northbound platform panorama of National Library Station
Platform panorama of L16 National Library Station

Exits

There are 6 exits, lettered A, B, C, D, E and F. Exits D and F are accessible via elevators.

Gallery

  • Line 4 platform in May 2010, the white wall on the left shows construction of transfer to Line 9

    Line 4 platform in May 2010, the white wall on the left shows construction of transfer to Line 9

  • The day before the connection with line 9 opened to the public

    The day before the connection with line 9 opened to the public

  • Line 4 & 9 concourse

    Line 4 & 9 concourse

  • Line 16 concourse

    Line 16 concourse

  • Line 16 station lamp decorated with Tang dynasty poem On Hearing An Wanshan Play the Reed-Pipe

    Line 16 station lamp decorated with Tang dynasty poem On Hearing An Wanshan Play the Reed-Pipe

References

  1. ^ 孙宏阳 (2020-12-30). "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "Beijing Subway Line 9". Travel China Guide. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ 我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显. Beijing Transportation Committee (北京市交通委员)会. 2013-02-07. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  4. ^ 北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-04-25.

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