History
The construction work of the station was completed in 1910. The station was located near the east gate of Tsinghua University. In early 1950s, the old station moved to its new location, about 0.5 kilometers south to the former station. The new station located south to 4th Ring Road, just east to the later built elevated Beijing Subway line 13.
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