Beijing Subway

The metro in Beijing (Chinese pinyin: Běijīng dìtiě) is a rapid train services in urban and suburban areas of Beijing Municipality. With 8 lines, over 200 km of tracks and 123 stations currently in service and provide 3.4 million per day on average, the Beijing Subway is the busiest in China mainland, and the second longest after the Shanghai Metro. The number of users a new daily record of 4.92 million 22nd August 2008. The existing network does not adequately meet the transportation needs of the Beijing city and is expanding rapidly. Three new routes opened in 19th July 2008, in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. Existing plans call for 19 lines and 561 kilometers in operation until 2015. The Chinese government ¥ 4 trillion economic recovery has accelerated the construction schedule of the Metro. In more than 7 lines already under construction, work on the 6th should new lines in 2009 begin, and the entire network will double in size and 420 km to the year 2012.

Beijing subway Fares

A single-price run-flat fare card RMB (¥) 2.00 with unlimited transfers applies to all lines except the Airport Express, which cost ¥ 25.00. Children under 1.2 m height on the train for free if they are accompanied by a paying adult.

All lines now collect fares through ticketing system (AFC) machines, which accept a one-way tickets and Yikatong, an Integrated Circuit Card (ICC) card that can store credit for multiple rides, too. Passengers can purchase tickets and add credit to Yikatong counters and vending machines in each station. Yikatong permitted in many city buses.

The use of Subway tickets controlled by Subway clerks was removed, 9 June 2008. Before the implementation of a single subway fare, 7 October 2007, rates range from ¥ 3 from ¥ 5, depending on the route and the number of passengers.

Beijing Subway Open and close time:

The subway is usually closed after midnight, unless a special occasion invitations extended operating hours. The first trains leave at 5am and the last leaves at approximately 11pm. For specific times and frequency of service, see the subway official schedule.

Beijing Subway Map

Subway lines:

Subway lines in Beijing is usually followed by the grid of the Beijing city. Most lines are parallel or perpendicular to one another and intersect at right angles.

Subway Line 1:

Beijing subway Line 1: a straight line east-west under the Chang’an Avenue, which links the city through Tiananmen Square. Line 1 connects the major shopping centers, Xidan, Wangfujing, Beijing and Dongdan CBD.

Beijing subway Line 2

Beijing subway Line 2: to a rectangular loop line traces of the Wall of the Ming-era city(Today, the Second Ring Road in Beijing), which once surrounded the city and stopped in 11 of the ancient gates of the wall, today is the Beijing Railway Station.

Beijing subway Line 5

Beijing subway Line 5, a north-south line east of downtown. It happens to the Earth Temple, Lama Temple and the Temple of Heaven.

Beijing subway Line 10

Beijing subway Line 10, a “┐shaped route ” street form the north and east of Line 2 It follows the wall of the Yuan-era town in the north, passing south of Olympic Park in Sanyuanqiao, in the north of the city, turning line 10 to the south and east following the 3rd Ring in the embassy district and Beijing CBD.

Beijing subway line 8

Beijing Olympic Branch subway line (line 8 Phase I) extends north of the line 10 with three stations in the Olympic Park.

Beijing subway Line 13

Beijing subway Line 13 arches in the northern suburbs of the city and commuter channels Xizhimen and Dongzhimen in the northwest and northeast corners of the Line 2

Beijing subway Batong Line 1:

Batong Line 1  extends to eastern Sihui in a suburb of Tongzhou District.

Beijing Airport Line

The Airport Line: The line connects the airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, 27 km north of the city, with the line 10 to Sanyuanqiao and lines 2 and 13 at Dongzhimen.

The subway is under construction in Beijing

The Beijing metro lines currently under construction or share with the construction start
Are in addition to 8 lines in service, there are at least 7 lines with 164 km length of the runway under construction (lines 4, 6, 8 stage II, 9, 10 Phase II and S-lines in Daxing and Yizhuang) . work on six other lines 7, 14, 15 and Fangshan, Changping and West are due to start commuter lines in 2009. The overall use in Beijing suburban train network to reach the 561 km long in 2015.

The new Beijing metro lines will significantly increase the coverage of the subway, especially south and west of the city. In parallel to the line 5, but further west, the line 4 and line 9 Cover both sides of Line 1 is the line 6 and line 7 Line 10, as it is fully completed, will form a complete loop around the line 2. Line 8 will extend the Olympic branch line 13 into the north and south to 2 lines. Line 14 runs from southwest to northeast. The Daxing, Yizhuang, Fangshan, Changping and west commuter lines linking the suburbs of Beijing Subway.

The new metro lines will significantly increase the coverage of the subway, especially south and west of the city. In parallel to the line 5, but further west, the line 4 and line 9 Cover both sides of Line 1 is the line 6 and line 7 Line 10, as it is fully completed, will form a complete loop around the line 2. Line 8 will extend the Olympic branch line 13 into the north and south to 2 lines. Line 14 runs from southwest to northeast. The Daxing, Yizhuang, Fangshan, Changping and west commuter lines linking the suburbs of Beijing Subway.

Beijing Subway Lines plans for the future

A draft plan of the metro line 3 from Xiaomeichang had Cuigezhuang, line 11 from station Songjiazhuang Yizhuang railroad and the line 12 from the South Station in Beijing Huangcun. Half of this Line 3 route is folded in line 6. Line 11 route is currently under construction as the Yizhuang Line. Recently built, Beijing South Railway Station has only platforms for the subway lines 4 and 14 The planning of the Metro authorities have since indicated that the lines are provided for 3, 11, 12 and 16 for the distant future but not yet completed on the highways for these routes.

Beijing S-Bahn

The S-Bahn in Beijing is a network of rail transit, that the U-Bahn and S-job train suburbs and outlying districts are to be supplemented. Six “S” numbered lines were provided. It is usually the existing lines and will operate under separate management and fee structure. The line S2, opened 6th August 2008, extends from the railway station of Beijing North Xizhimen to Yanqing and offers direct access to train on the Great Wall at Badaling. The line is S1 racers channel Mentougou west of the city and Pingguoyuan Wulu, the western terminus of Line 1 and line 6