Beijing Subway
beijing subway
The Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁; traditional Chinese: 北京地鐵; pinyin: Běijīng dìtiě) is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. With 8 lines, over 200 km of tracks and 123 stations currently in operation and ridership averaging 3.4 million per day, the Beijing Subway is the busiest in mainland China, and the second longest after the Shanghai Metro. Ridership set a daily record of 4.92 million on August 22, 2008. The existing network cannot adequately meet the city’s mass transit needs and is undergoing rapid expansion. Three new lines were opened on July 19, 2008 ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games. Existing plans call for 19 lines and 561 km of tracks in operation by 2015. The Chinese government’s ¥4 trillion economic stimulus package has further accelerated the timetable for subway construction. In addition to 7 lines already under construction, work is set to begin on 6 new lines in 2009, and the entire network will double in size to 420 km by 2012.
Beijing Subway Fares
A single-ride Beijing Subway fare is RMB(¥) 2.00 with unlimited transfers applies to all lines except the Airport Express, which costs ¥25.00. Children less than 1.2m in height ride for free when accompanied by a paying adult.
All Beijing Subway lines now collect fares through automatic fare collection (AFC) machines that accept single-ride tickets and Yikatong, an integrated circuit card (ICC card) that can store credit for multiple rides. Riders can purchase tickets and add credit to Yikatong at ticket counters and vending machines in every station. Yikatong is also accepted on many city buses.
The use of tickets hand checked by clerks was phased out on June 9, 2008. Before the flat fare was introduced on October 7, 2007, fares ranged from ¥3 to ¥5, depending on the line and the number of transfers.
Beijing Subway Hours of Operation
Beijing subway is generally closed after midnight, unless a special occasion prompts extended operating hours. The first trains depart terminals at around 5 am and the last leaves at around 11 pm. For precise hours and frequency of service, check the official schedule
Beijing Subway Map
Beijing Subway Line:
Subway lines in Beijing generally follow the checkerboard layout of the city. Most of the lines parallel or perpendicular to each other and intersect at right angles.
Beijing Subway Line 1, a straight line from east to west, the Chang’an Avenue, which bisects the city from Tiananmen Square. Line 1 connects the major shopping centers, Xidan, Wangfujing, Dongdan and Beijing CBD.
Beijing Subway Line 2 is a rectangular loop line traces Ming-era city wall, which is used to surround the center and remained at 11 gates of the former wall (ending in men) are currently busy intersections and the Beijing Railway Station.
Beijing Subway Line 5, just north-south line, east of the city center. It passes the Temple of Earth, the Lama Temple and the Temple of Heaven.
Beijing Subway Line 10, “┐” form way north and east of a line 2 Therefore, the Yuan era city wall in the north, passing south of the Olympic Green. In Sanyuanqiao, northeast of the city, follows the line 10 goes directly to the south and the eastern third ring road through the embassy district and Beijing CBD.
Beijing Olympic Subway Branch Line ( Beijing Subway Line 8 ) extends north of the line 10 with three stations in the Olympic Green.
Beijing Subway Line 13 of the sheet through the territories north of the city and suburbs, the channels Xizhimen and Dongzhimen in the northwest and northeast corners of the Line 2
Beijing Subway Line Batong Line 1 runs east of the Sihui District in a suburb of Tongzhou.
Beijing Subway Airport Line links the Beijing Capital International Airport, 27 km northeast of the city, with the line 10 in Sanyuanqiao and lines 2 and 13 at Dongzhimen.
In addition to the Beijing Subway 8 lines in operation, there are at least 7 lines with 164 kilometers in length are currently under construction (4 lines, 6, 8, Phase II, 9, 10 Phase II and S-Bahn lines and Daxing Yizhuang). work on six other lines 7, 14, 15 and Fangshan, Changping and Western rail lines will begin in 2009. In general, a rapid rail transit network in Beijing is expected to 561 km in length and reach 2015th
Beijing Subway New lines will significantly expand the scope of the underground, especially in the south and west of the city. In parallel with the line 5, but further west it is 4 lines, and line 9 Onboard each side of line 1, line 6 and line 7 Line 10, when it is completed, is a complete loop around the line 2 Line 8 extending to the north, the Olympic branch line 13 and line 2 to the south. Line 14 will run from southwest to northeast. Connect Daxing Yizhuang, Fangshan, Changping and Western rail lines is on the outskirts of Beijing metro.
New lines will significantly expand the scope of the underground, especially in the south and west of the city. In parallel with the line 5, but further west it is 4 lines, and line 9 Onboard each side of line 1, line 6 and line 7 Line 10, when it is completed, is a complete loop around the line 2 Line 8 extending to the north, the Olympic branch line 13 and line 2 to the south. Line 14 will run from southwest to northeast. Connect Daxing Yizhuang, Fangshan, Changping and Western rail lines is on the outskirts of Beijing metro.
An earlier draft of the plan was 3 metro line runs from Xiaomeichang to Cuigezhuang, line 11 from Songjiazhuang Yizhuang to the station and line 12 to Huangcun from Beijing South Railway Station. Half of this route of line 3 has been folded into the line 6. Line 11 routes are currently being built as Yizhuang line. The newly built Beijing South Railway Station is just a subway platforms for lines 4 and 14 Metro Building Authority has declared that the 3 rows, 11, 12 and 16 are still planned for the distant future, but not all routes for these lines.
Beijing Suburban Metro
Beijing S-Bahn is the public transport network, integration of the subway and commuter trains provide service to remote suburban districts and counties. Six “S”-odd lines are planned. They are usually existing railway, and will operate under separate management and tariff structures. S2 line on 6 Opened in September 2008, runs from Beijing North Railway Station in Yanqing County to Xizhimen, and also provides direct access to the train on the Great Wall at Badaling. S1 will be riders from Mentougou district in the west of the city and Pingguoyuan Wulu, the western terminus of Line 1 and Line 6 Channel.
