This　research　aims　to　explore　the　influence　of　near-fault　velocity　pulse　on　the　seismic　response　of　subway　station　under　the　condition　of　acceleration　response　spectra　being　consistent.　Two　suites　of　seismic　motions　are　utilized,　one　suite　is　twelve　as-recorded　seismic　motions　with　velocity　pulses,　and　the　other　one　suite　is　the　corresponding　artificial　seismic　motions　synthesized　with　the　response　spectra　of　seismic　motions　in　the　first　suite　as　target　spectra.　For　each　seismic　motion　with　velocity　pulse,　the　corresponding　synthetic　seismic　motion　without　velocity　pulse　is　generated　by　using　the　method　of　superimposing　narrow-band　time　histories.　Numerical　model　of　soil-subway　station　interaction　is　developed　by　using　the　commercial　software　ABAQUS　with　a　practical　3-span,　3-story　subway　station　as　the　prototype.　Numerical　results　indicate　that　with　the　engineering　sites　change　from　hard　to　soft　and　the　burial　depths　change　from　shallow　to　deep,　the　adverse　effect　of　velocity　pulse　is　more　significant,　and　the　maximum　inter-story　drift　ratio　of　subway　station　with　a　burial　depth　of　20　m　embedded　in　site　classes　I,　II　and　III　has　increased　by　16.5%,　20.1%　and　21.7%,　respectively.　However,　the　influence　of　velocity　pulse　on　the　concrete　compression　damage　of　subway　station　is　not　obvious.　©　2023　Institution　of　Structural　Engineers