Muxidi station

Muxidi Station (Chinese: 木樨地站; pinyin: Mùxīdì Zhàn) is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing Subway. It will connect with Line 16 and Line 18 in the future.[1][2]

Muxidi

木樨地
Platform
LocationFuxing Road at Muxidi Bridge
Xicheng District, Beijing
China
Operated byBeijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Line(s)     Line 1
Platforms4 (2 island platforms, 1 under construction)
Tracks4 (2 under construction)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code112
History
OpenedJanuary 15, 1971
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station
towards Gucheng
Line 1
Location
Muxidi
Location in central Beijing

Station Layout

The line 1 station and the future line 16 station have island platforms.

Exits

There are 8 exits, lettered A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, and D2. Exit D1 is accessible.[3]

Suspension of Service in Early June
See also: Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and People's Liberation Army at Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

During troop movements in Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, a lot of people were killed at Muxidi. Muxidi Station is often suspended about June 4 these years. For example:

  • On June 3, 2013, A1 Exit of Muxidi Station was closed on the grounds of repairing.[4]
  • On June 2, 2014, Beijing Subway declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit of Muxidi Station will be closed from June 3 (Tuesday) to a future date via Weibo.[4]
  • On June 2, 2015, Beijing Subway declared close of doors again. Reporters from Ming Pao found that they can't reply that Weibo post and other replies are invisible.[5]
  • On June 3, 2016, Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit will be closed from Today 15:00 (June 3) to a future date via Weibo. This message can not be replied.[6]
  • On June 3, 2017, A1 Exit and A2 Exit is closed. Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited didn't post any message but made a station broadcast on the grounds of "Temporary construction".[7]
  • On June 1, 2018, Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit will be closed from June 3, 2018 12:00 to last train of Muxidi Station via Weibo.[8]
  • On June 2, 2019, Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited declared that A1 Exit and A2 Exit will be closed from June 3 10:00 to a future date via Weibo.[9]
  • The station exits weren't closed in early June 2020, reporters of Now News noticed that there were plainclothes police, but fewer than before, stationed around the station.[10]

Chinese activist Hu Jia believes that meanings of these measures are to prevent Tiananmen Mothers members from eulogizing the dead during the protest.[4]

References
  1. 北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示 (in Chinese). 2013-04-25. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. 北京16号线木樨地站有望三线换乘. Xinhua News Beijing. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. "1号线 | 北京地铁官方网站". Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. Mai Yanting (麦燕庭) (2014-06-03). 六四如此维稳：木樨地铁站封出口 外国学生被旅游. Radio France Internationale (in Chinese).
  5. 當局專車送天安門母親拜祭　木樨地地鐵站出口解封　原帖禁留言. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 2015-06-04.
  6. "地铁运营信息". 北京市地铁运营有限公司.
  7. "六四前夕北京地鐵木樨地站附近未見公安把守". 香港商業電台. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  8. "地铁运营信息". 微博. 北京市地铁运营有限公司.
  9. "地铁运营信息". 微博. 北京市地铁运营有限公司.
  10. "六四事件31周年前夕　木樨地保安嚴密" (in Chinese). Now新闻. 2020-06-03.


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