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Line 5 Flooded, Chongwenmen Still Reeling From Recent Deluge

Beijingologist - davidfeng, Jul 5, 2008

First, the big news: The Line 5 part of Chongwenmen station was flooded last night. Last night, services on the Mozart Line between Hepingxiqiao and Songjiazhuang were interrupted; as we speak, services are back to normal, but there are still quite a number of problems at Chongwenmen station.

All escalators at exit D are out of service. You have to walk. Sorry!

All Automatic Ticket Machines (which double as Add Value Machines) near exits C and D are out of service as well. (It's a good thing the station's still powered by humans!)

• This is probably the most dangerous thing of them all: Platform screen doors are wide open. This is a very real safety hazard!

• Finally, Exit ...

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