South Gate of Forest Park Subway Station
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| South Gate of Forest Park Subway Station (Forest Park South Gate Subway Station) Ditie Senlingongyuan Nanmen Zhan 地铁森林公园南门站 地鐵森林公園南門站 | |
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| Station Number(s) | 806 |
| Location | South gate of Olympic Forest Park, Chaoyang District |
| Lines | Subway Line 8 |
| Platforms | 2 (on a central island platform) |
| First Train | 06:21 (Subway Line 8 to Beitucheng) |
| Last Train | 22:26 (Subway Line 8 to Beitucheng) |
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| Nearby Bus Stations | - Bus Station |
| Nearby Bus Lines | |
| Park and Ride Services | |
| Notes | |
| [[|360px]] Station diagram | |
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History
The South Gate of Forest Park station used to be called in earlier plans the Forest Park station (地铁森林公园站); however, this name was revised in early 2008 naming schemes.
The station was built in 2008 and opened at 14:00 on July 19, 2008, though initially only to Olympic Games ticket holders. After the Games the station was opened to the general public.
Geography
South Gate of Forest Park Subway Station is near the south gate of the Olympic Forest Park. In its vicinity are also:
- Beichen East Road
- Beichen West Road
- Central Axis Plaza
- Guo'aocun
- Hujing East Road
- Hujing West Road
- Kehui Road (west-east)
- Kehui South Road
- Tianchen East Road
- Tianchen West Road
Architecture
The South Gate of Forest Park station appears on the outside as four exits, which appear in a totally new form.
Interior
The South Gate of Forest Park station has two underground levels, with the platform on the lower level. Underground Level 1 is a split hall between a northern side hall with Exits A and B, and a southern side hall with Exits C and D. Passengers from Underground Level 2 must choose their exits in advance before leaving the platform level.
The station is supported by two rows of white square columns at platform level. These columns look like trees in a forest; this is very fitting for the name of the station.
Station Layout
| Ground Level (Public area) | Exits (A, B, C, D) | |
| Underground Level 1 (Mixed area) | Northern side hall (Exits A, B) | Access to exits A and B Manned ticket counter Fare adjustment counter Automatic ticket machines (-) Beijing Super Pass card kiosks (-) Ticket barriers (-) |
| Southern side hall (Exits C, D) | Access to exits C and D Manned ticket counter Fare adjustment counter Automatic ticket machines (8 combo) Beijing Super Pass card kiosks (1) Ticket barriers (14) | |
| Underground Level 2 (Paid area) | Western platform | Subway Line 8 to Beitucheng (Next station: Olympic Green) |
| Eastern platform | Subway Line 8 to (Presently exit only) |
Platform Layout
Line 8 uses a central island platform.
- Subway Line 8: Doors will open to the left.
Station Services
Ticketing
- Manned ticket counters available (2 in total; 1 per side hall)
- Fare adjustment counters available (2 in total; 1 per side hall)
- Automatic ticket machines: - in total (all combo, ticket sales and Beijing Super Pass add value)
- - at exits A and B (northern side hall)
- 8 at exits C and D (southern side hall)
- Beijing Super Pass card kiosks: 2 in total (1 per side hall)
- - ticket barriers in total
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Note: An in ticket barrier permits entry into the Subway system; an out barrier allows passengers to exit the System. Wide barriers allow both access into and out of the Subway system in the same barrier. All numbers given are upper limits; in the case of combo ticket barriers, which can be used as either an "in" gate or "out" gate, numbers will vary. Please note that some barriers may be out of service at times.
Train Services
- Subway Line 8:
- Service interval: 7 minutes
- To Beitucheng (next station: Olympic Green):
- First train: 06:21
- Last train: 22:26
- To
Huoying North(next station: Yongtai)- First train: -:-
- Last train: -:-
Neighboring Subway Stations
- Subway Line 8:
- Olympic Green: - mins, km south
Exits
The South Gate of Forest Park Subway Station has four exits. This station uses side halls on Underground Level 1. Exits A and B in the northern side hall; exits C and D are in the southern side hall. Passengers must choose their exit in advance before leaving the platforms on Underground Level 2. During the Games, exits A and B were sealed.
- To see a larger picture, click on the image
Exit A |
Exit B |
Exit C |
Exit D |
- Exit A (northwest): -
- Exit B (northeast): -
- Exit C (southeast): Jingguan Avenue, Kehui Road
- Exit D (southwest): Jingguan Road, Guo'aocun, Jingguan Avenue, Kehui Road
Exit Access
- Exit A: stairs and escalator
- Exit B: stairs and escalator
- Exit C: stairs and escalator
- Exit D: stairs and escalator
| Beijing Subway Line 8 (Phase 1 Now Open; Phase 2: Opens 2012) (Phase 1: South Gate of Forest Park - Beitucheng; Phase 2: Huoying North - Meishuguandongjie) 4 stations (Phase 1) • 4.53 km • 7 minutes between trains | 
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| Beijing Subway System (Current as of July 19, 2008) | 
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