Based　on　the　Xinhua　street　station　of　the　phase　II　project　of　Beijing　metro　line　6,　the　seismic　response　behaviors　of　a　large,　shallow　metro　station　with　a　Y-column　under　different　seismic　actions　were　studied　by　a　shaking-table　test　of　a　station　model.　The　study　results　show　that:　1)　under　the　effect　of　seismic　waves　with　the　same　intensity,　the　peak　acceleration　at　the　top　of　the　Y-column　is　larger　than　that　at　the　bottom,　and　the　difference　increases　incrementally　with　seismic　wave　intensity;　2)　at　the　same　overburden　depth,　the　strain　of　the　Y-column　is　larger　than　that　of　the　side　wall,　and　the　maximum　strain　of　the　column　appears　in　the　middle　of　the　lower　Y-column,　with　the　strain　at　the　branching　point　of　the　column　also　being　high.　The　maximum　strain　of　the　side　wall　appears　at　the　top　and　the　minimum　strain　at　the　middle;　under　the　same　seismic　wave,　the　displacement　amplitude　decreases　with　an　increase　of　the　overburden　depth,　indicating　that　the　displacement　of　the　upper　part　is　larger　than　that　of　the　lower　part　of　the　model.　The　inconsistency　of　the　relative　displacement　variations　could　increase　the　internal　force　of　the　structure　and　cause　damage　to　the　structure　itself.　©　2015,　Editorial　Office　of　＇Modern　Tunnelling　Technology＇.　All　right　reserved.