Muxidi Station

Muxidi 木樨地
Location	Beijing China
Operated by	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Line(s)	Line 1      Line 16
History
Opened	Line 1:October 1, 1969(Not for public) January 15, 1971      Line 16:expected 2017
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station Military Museum towards Pingguoyuan Line 1 Nanlishilu towards Sihui East East Gate of Yuyuantan Park towards Xiyuan Line 16 Daguanying towards Beianhe

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 in the future.^[1]

Suspended

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.^[2]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

Chinese activist Hu Jia believes that meanings of these measures are to prevent Tiananmen Mothers members from eulogizing the dead during the protest.^[2]

References

1. ↑ (Chinese)"北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示" 2013.4.25
2. 1 2 3 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". 世界之声. (simplified Chinese)
3. ↑ "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". 明报新闻网. 2015-06-04. (traditional Chinese (HK))

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Coordinates: 39°54′22″N 116°19′55″E / 39.90611°N 116.33194°E / 39.90611; 116.33194