Abstract:With the development and utilization of underground space, the rectangular pipe jacking method has been widely used in underground engineering construction. There are many different types of rectangular pipe jacking constructions, especially in the construction of metro entrance and exit. By introducing the existing construction examples in China, the characteristics of starting and receiving modes in the rectangular pipe jacking construction adopted for the metro entrance and exit are studied and analyzed. Combined with the influential factors of construction conditions, the starting mode, receiving mode and design principles of rectangular pipe jacking in the construction of metro entrance and exit are summarized. When the design and construction of underground street passage, metro entrance and exit, and market entrance and exit, the design principles and construction technologies of the starting and receiving modes can be referred for the engineering technicians to design and construct the similar projects in the future.