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The Beijing Subway (北京 地铁) is the subway network that connects Greater Beijing with its suburbs. The Beijing subway network measures 552 kilometers, making it the second longest in the world after the Shanghai Metro . The subway runs from 5:10 am to 11:40 pm, with a frequency of three to four minutes during rush hour, otherwise eight minutes. On July 12, 2013 there were 11.0469 million passengers in the entire network of the underground. This is a passenger record for the Beijing subway. The Beijing subway transports 3.2 billion people per year.

history

Beijing's subway system was the first in the People's Republic of China and construction began in 1965. The first line from the main train station to Pingguoyuan opened on October 1, 1969. Today, the route corresponds to the western part of Line 1 and the southern part of Line 2. At first, the subway was only allowed to be used by officials, but it was not until 1977 that other residents of Beijing were allowed to use it.

On September 20, 1984, the remaining part of the ring line was opened and operations were thus divided into two lines. On December 12, 1992, line 1 was extended eastward from Fuxingmen to Xidan. Another extension from Xidan to Sihuidong took place on September 28, 1999. Since June 24th, 2000 it has been possible for trains to pass directly from Pingguoyuan to Sihuidong, before there was no direct rail connection.

Another line was opened on September 28, 2002 (western part to Huoying) and January 28, 2003 (eastern part). The Batong Line, which was built as an extension of Line 1, went into operation on December 27, 2003 as a separate line. Line 5 was opened on October 7, 2007.

The opening of the underground lines 10 and Airport Express, which are important for the Olympic Games, took place on July 19, 2008. The "Olympic feeder" between the stations "Beitucheng" and "Senlin Gongyuan Nanmen", which is officially known as Line 8, was only allowed until the end of the Olympic Games with accreditation for the Olympic Games or with an entrance ticket for the corresponding day to be used.

The subway has been part of the Community of Metros benchmarking system since 2008 . The West Railway Station was also connected to the Beijing subway network on December 30, 2012.

Lines

line	colour	route		opening	Length (km)	Train stations
line 1	Dark red	Pingguoyuan	Sihui East	1969	30.4	23
Line 2	blue	Xizhimen	Beijing Railway Station	1969	23.1	18th
Line 4	turquoise	Anheqiao North	Gongyixiqiao	2009	28.2	24
Line 5	purple	Tiantongyuan North	Songjiazhuang	2007	27.6	23
Line 6	ocher	Jinanqiao	Lucheng	2012	53.1	32
Line 7	orange	Beijing West Railway Station	Jiaohuachang	2014	23.7	20th
Line 8 (north)	green	Zhuxinzhuang	Chinese Art Museum	2013	28.5	19th
Line 8 (south)	green	Zhushikou	Yinghai	2018	16.4	12
Line 9	Light green	Guogongzhuang	National Library	2012	16.5	13
Line 10	Light Blue	Xiju	Shoujingmao	2012	57.1	45
Line 13	yellow	Xizhimen	Dongzhimen	2002	40.9	16
Line 14 (west)	Light pink	Zhangguozhuang	Xiju	2013	12.4	7th
Line 14 (east)		Beijing South Railway Station	Shan'gezhuang	2014	28.6	21st
Line 15	brown	Qinghuadongluxikou	Fengbo	2010	41.4	20th
Line 16	Grief	Near	Xiyuan	2016	19.6	10
Batong line	Dark red	Sihui	Tuqiao	2003	18.9	13
Changping Line	pink	Xi'erqi	Changping Xishankou	2015	32.0	12
Daxing line	turquoise	Gongyixiqiao	Tiangongyuan	2010	21.7	11
Fangshan line	orange	Yancun East	Guogongzhuang	2010	26.8	12
Ystart line	orange	Yancun East	Yanshan	2017	14.4	9
Yizhuang line	pink	Songjiazhuang	Yizhuang Railway Station	2010	23.3	14th
Airport line	Gray	Dongzhimen	Beijing Airport	2008	28.1	4th
Line S1	ocher	Jin'anqiao	Shichang	2017	8.25	7th
Xijiao Line	orange	Bagou	Fragrant Hills	2017	8.8	6th

Train type DKZ4 (line 1)

Train type SFM05 (line 4)

Train type SFM40 (line 16)

The line 1 runs right under the city center of Beijing and connects including the Tian'anmen Square (Place the Gate of Heavenly Peace) and the Imperial Palace ( "Forbidden City") with the shopping arcades Wangfujing, Xidan, Dongdan and Xiushui Shichang ( "Seidengasse “) And leads in the west to the west mountains of Beijing and passes the west station of Beijing . Line 1 is an important east-west connection, with connections to lines 2, 4, 5, 10 and the Batong line.

The line 2 extends as a ring around the center of Beijing, for the most part below the present second ring road, the former walls. Line 2 is the most important transit line in the center, as it connects the center and the main train station with the outer districts of Beijing and the airport. a. via the intercity bus stations at Dongzhimen and Xizhimen, as well as connections to lines 1, 4, 5, 13 and the airport line.

The line 4 extends from the north-western North Station Anheqiao over the center of the southern station Gongyixiqiao. It connects the center with the Haidian University District and the Old and New Summer Palaces. At the same time, it connects the new south station, and thus the terminal station of the Beijing – Tianjin high-speed line, with the subway system.

The line 5 extends from the north to the south station Taipingzhuangbei station Songjiazhuang. It connects to lines 1, 2, 10 and 13. Line 5 is 16.9 kilometers underground.

The line 6 is also an east-west connection. It starts in Haidian Wuluju and ends at Caofang. It opened on December 30, 2012. Its length is currently 30.4 km and it has 20 stations. The second section of the line to Lucheng Station went into operation on December 28, 2014. It offers connections to lines 2, 4, 5, 9, 10. Trains with 8 cars run on the line, so that more passengers than usual can be carried in one train.

The Line 7 leads from the December 28, 2014 from the Beijing West Railway Station to Station Jiaohuachang.

The line 8 runs from Huilongguan Dongdajie in the north of Beijing to the city center of Beijing. It was opened on December 30, 2012, has 12 stations and is 22 km long. It connects to lines 2, 10 and 13.

The Line 9 connects the Fangshan line with lines 1, 10, 6 and 4. It begins at the station Guogongzhuang and runs along the Western Railway Station to station National Library. Its length is 16.5 km and has 12 stations. It opened on December 30, 2012.

The line 10 runs completely underground from the Western Station Bagou the south-western station Shoujingmao and thereby follows roughly the third Beijing beltway. Another section was completed on December 30, 2012. The remaining part from Shoujingmao Station to Xiju Station was completed in May 2013. The line is the second ring line of the subway network next to line 2. This line covers 57 km and 45 stations. It offers connections to lines 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14 and the airport line.

The line 13 runs predominantly above ground in rough horseshoe shape in the north of Beijing. It connects to line 2 at both end stations and connects the northern districts of Beijing with the center. It is noteworthy that used vehicles of the type DK4 from North Korea were used here between 1998 and 2002 .

The first construction phase of line 14 went into operation on May 5, 2013. The completed section will connect the site of the 9th China (Beijing) Flower Expo to the subway network. This first construction phase turned out to be shorter than originally planned; further construction phases will be completed by 2015. The first wagons of a new, wider type ( "Type A" ) are running on the line in order to cope with a higher number of passengers than with the wagons customary on the other lines. The second section of the line opened on December 28, 2014 between Shengezhuhang Station and Jintailu Station.

The western section of Line 15 from Wanjing Station to Tinghua East Road West Station went into operation on December 28, 2014.

The Batong Line runs above ground partly in the middle of the Jingtong Expressway from Sihui to Tuqiao. Air-conditioned trains run on it, which are more modern, but also shorter than the trains on lines 1 and 2. It connects the eastern part of the city, especially the Chaoyang district , where some universities are located, with the center.

The airport line runs from the “Donghzimen” station (connection to lines 2 and 13) via Sanyuanqiao (connection to line 10) to Terminal 3 of Beijing Airport , which opened in 2008, and returns via the “Terminal 2” station.

Planning and further expansion

The current underground network and other plans (as of 2015)

Four more underground lines were built because of the 2008 Summer Olympics . Line 10 was particularly important for this, as line 8 ensured the connection to the Olympic Park. The construction work for it began in March 2004. The Airport Line is an express line and runs northeast from Dongzhimen to Beijing Airport , with 27 kilometers and 4 stations. The opening for both lines was on July 19, 2008.

Another construction phase will expand line 6 by a further 12.4 km and 7 stations. With the completion of the third construction phase, which is planned for the end of 2015, the line will be 52 km long and have 32 stations.

Other planned lines:

The line 8 was as Olympic branch provided the subway and connects line 10 and the Olympic Park. The part up to Gulou Dajie is ready, extensions are planned for 2013 and 2015; namely to the south to Meishuguanhoujie via the city center.

The following lines are to be built or expanded and opened by 2015:

• The first section of Line 6 from Pingguoyuan to Haidian Wuluju (8.9 km and 5 stations)
• The third section of Line 8 from Museum of Art to Wufutang (17.3 km and 14 stations)
• The Haidian Shanhou Line from Suzhoujie to Baianhe (23.4 km and 13 stations)
• The new airport line from Beijing South Railway Station to the New Beijing Airport (37 km and 4 stations)

The following lines are to be built or expanded and opened by 2016:

• The line 16 (km 16 and 17 stations) of Suzhoujie to Wanping

The following lines are to be opened before 2020:

• The line 3 of Tiancun according Dongba (37 km and 29 stations)
• The third section of Line 8 from Wufutang to Yinghaizhen (5 km and 2 stations)
• The line 12 (km 24 and 20 stations) of Tiancun according Jiuxianqiao
• The R1 line from Shang'ancun to Songzhuang (55 km and 15 stations)
• The R2 line from Weilai kejicheng to Yizhuang Railway Station (49 km and 21 stations)
• The Pinggu Line from Dongba to Pinggu (52 km and 5 stations)

Upon completion of all lines planned by 2020, the Beijing subway network will have a length of around 1,000 km.

Tickets

Ticket machine for using the Beijing subway.

A ride on the underground costs 3  Renminbi (as of December 28, 2014), for a distance of 6 km and a price scale for longer distances. The airport route costs 25 Renminbi each way. There are single tickets and cards that can be topped up electronically; these give the user a 50% discount or 75% discount for students when using the city buses. Tickets can almost always be purchased from machines and at all stations at the counter. The single tickets can only be used at the station where they were purchased. A purchase in advance is not possible. Season tickets contain a top-up amount of money that is debited when entering the underground station. The tickets are held against a wireless reader at the entrance to the subway to open the barrier to the subway. There are also barriers at the exit and the ticket can be opened again. The single tickets will be withdrawn there. The season ticket is also valid for the bus and can be used to pay in taxis. The operation of the subway was subsidized with 20 billion renminbi in 2013.

Technical information

The underground trains have a maximum speed of 80 km / h with the exception of line 6, whose trains have a maximum speed of 100 km / h.

Line 6 subway trains can carry a maximum of 1960 passengers and are the largest on the Beijing subway.

The Line 6 stop at Dongsi Station is 34 meters below the surface, making it the deepest underground station in the network.

A security check is carried out before entering a subway station. Baggage must be placed in an X-ray scanner.

Carrying u. a. Stinging and cutting tools (i.e. knives and scissors) are not allowed.

In January 2013, an average of 1 million passengers a day were counted on subway line 10.

Web links

Commons : Beijing Subway  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official operator site
• Beijing subway at Urbanrail.net
• China's capital Beijing opens four more subway lines. on: china-observer.de December 30, 2012.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Beijing Embraces Four More Subway Lines Sunday China Radio International December 26, 2014, accessed December 26, 2014
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Beijing to Raise Fares on Public Transport from: China Radio International, December 28, 2014, accessed December 28, 2014
4. ↑ Color scheme follows the Chinese language Wikipedia. See the article discussions on English-language Wikipedia and Chinese-language Wikipedia .
5. ↑ ^{a b} Beijing Opens Four New Subway Lines China Radio International December 28, 2014, accessed December 28, 2014
6. ^ The Pyongyang Metro: Trains. In: www.pyongyang-metro.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Beijing’s Subway System branches out at China Radio International (CRI English) January 4, 2013, accessed January 4, 2013
8. ↑ Subway line 10 to become the busisiest line in Beijing China Daily Online January 8, 2013, accessed January 8, 2013