Plazas around Line 10 subway's stations to be complete in May

Photo credit: Beijing Morning Post

(BEIJING, March 25) -- The construction of plazas at the entrances of the phase one stations on Beijing Subway Line 10 will complete in early May, the Beijing Morning Post has reported based on the phase one plan for the subway line.

As a result of the plaza construction, eight bus stations will be relocated.

The 21 station plazas will center on one of four functions: transit, shopping and commerce, travel and leisure services, and residential.

The subway line's phase one plan also includes the construction of parking lots at four stations that will accommodate a total of 377 cars. The Bagou Station parking lot will have room for 150 cars, Anzhenmen Station's 100 cars, Shaoyaoju Station's 50 cars and Shuangjing Station's 77 cars.

In addition, all of the line's stations, excluding Chuhujialou Station and Guomao Station, will have a bicycle parking area.