Pingguoyuan Subway Station
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| Pingguoyuan Subway Station Ditie Pingguoyuan Zhan 地铁苹果园站 地鐵蘋果園站 | |
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| Station Number(s) | 103 |
| Location | Pingguoyuan South Road, Shijingshan District |
| Lines | Subway Line 1 |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| First Train | 05:09 (Line 1 to Sihui East) |
| Last Train | 22:54 (Line 1 to Sihui East) |
| Disabled Access | |
| Nearby Bus Stations | |
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| Park and Ride Services | |
| Notes | Passengers exiting at this station must purchase another subway ticket (or touch in again) to head on the train back to Sihui East. |
| [[|360px]] Station diagram | |
Pingguoyuan station is named for the nearby Pingguoyuan region. It is in western suburban Beijing's Shijingshan District. Mac people may be disappointed in learning that there are no Apple shops nearby, despite its name meaning Apple Orchard.
The station is the only one in Line 1 not to either appear in the form of underground passages or bear the "Sino-Sov" style; it, in fact, is housed inside a village shack. In early January 2008, two new glass buildings were erected outside the original "village shacks".
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History
The station was built in the 1960s and opened as part of Beijing's first subway line. At first, Pingguoyuan was designed as a military-only station, but services for the general public were officially inaugurated around 1981.
On October 24, 2006, a fatal accident occurred at 06:40, when a man jumping off the overcrowded platform was crushed by an eastbound train. The accident sealed the station for 34 minutes (until 07:12), while massive crowds erupted outside the station, causing traffic disturbances, overloaded buses outside Pingguoyuan and trains initially skipping stations. Delays on Line 1 were up to 20 minutes long. Westbound trains into Pingguoyuan were cut short, and service between Pingguoyuan and Gucheng was interrupted until the accident was dealt with. The casualty was a 30-something man who was not from Beijing.
In late 2007, "boxes" were built at all exits so as to enable the use of the AFC ticketing system, which went into operation on June 9, 2008. (The original entrances were too narrow and could only accomodate two "temporary" mini-AFC units.)
Very occasional services to two stations further west of Pingguoyuan (which were and still remain closed to ordinary passengers) were interrupted in 2008.
Geography
Pingguoyuan Subway Station is on Pingguoyuan South Road. In its vicinity are also:
Two more stations further northwest are not open to passenger traffic. One of these stations serve the Beijing Subway Vocational School near Fushouling.
Architecture
Pingguoyuan station is housed in a village shack, with two boxes on the outside. The boxes form part of the building and have ticket barriers as part of the structure.
Interior
Pingguoyuan station has two underground levels, with the platform on the lower level. Tickets must be validated just inside the "glass cube" inside exits A and B
Station Layout
| Ground Level (Mixed area) | Exits Ticket counters Ticket barriers | |
| Underground Level 1 (Paid area) | Concourse to trains | |
| Underground Level 2 (Paid area) | Northern platform | Subway Line 1 to Pingguoyuan (Exit only) |
| Southern platform | Subway Line 1 to Sihui East (Next station: Gucheng) |
Platform Layout
Line 1 uses two side platforms.
- Subway Line 1: Doors will open on the right.
Station Services
- Ticket sales: Ticket sales are currently handled by staff only.
Train Services
- Subway Line 1:
- Service interval: Minimum 2 minutes 15 seconds (3 minutes over weekends)
- To Sihui East (next station: Gucheng):
- First train: 05:09
- Last train: 22:54
Neighboring Subway Stations
- Subway Line 1:
- Gucheng: - mins, km southeast
Exits
Pingguoyuan station has two exits (it used to have four).
- To see a larger picture, click on the image
Exit A |
Exit B |
- Exit A (north):
- Exit B (south):
Exit Access
- Exit A: stairs only
- Exit B: stairs only
Sources and References
Exterior sites
- CN: 男子疑被挤下地铁身亡 北京苹果园站将扩建(图) (华夏时报), October 24, 2006, accessed May 10, 2008
| Beijing Subway Line 1 (Pingguoyuan - Sihui East) 23 stations • 31.04 km • Minimum 2 minutes 15 seconds (3 minutes over weekends) between trains | 
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| Beijing Subway System (Current as of July 19, 2008) | 
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