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a. {{note|notes1}} As of January 9, 2013, the total number of stations in operation is 221 if stations linked by transfers are counted as a single station and 262 if stations linked with transfers are counted separately. The station tallies in this article do not include [[Andelibeijie Station]] on Line 8, [[Military Museum Station]] on Line 9, [[Jiaomen East Station]] on Line 10, [[Yizhuang Railway Station]], [[Wangjing East Station]] on Line 15 and the [[Yizhuang Railway Station]] on the Yizhuang Line, which were not in use for their respective lines as of January 9, 2013. The tallies do count the [[Gongyixiqiao Station]] as a terminus for both Line 4 and the Daxing Line, even though thru-train service do not use this station as a terminus.
a. {{note|notes1}} As of January 9, 2013, the total number of stations in operation is 221 if stations linked by transfers are counted as a single station and 262 if stations linked with transfers are counted separately. The station tallies in this article do not include [[Andelibeijie Station]] on Line 8, [[Military Museum Station]] on Line 9, [[Jiaomen East Station]] on Line 10, [[Wangjing East Station]] on Line 15 and the [[Yizhuang Railway Station]] on the Yizhuang Line, which were not in use for their respective lines as of January 9, 2013. The tallies do count the [[Gongyixiqiao Station]] as a terminus for both Line 4 and the Daxing Line, even though thru-train service do not use this station as a terminus.


b. {{note|notes2}} The Beijing MTR Corp. operates through-train service on Lines 4 and Daxing, making the two lines effectively one line for travelers. ''See'' {{cite web|url=http://www.mtr.bj.cn/news/detail314.htm |title=北京京港地铁有限公司 |publisher=Mtr.bj.cn |date=2010-12-29 |accessdate=2011-01-05}} (Chinese) & {{cite web|url=http://www.mtr.bj.cn/en/news/detail41.htm |title=Beijing MTR Corporation Limited |publisher=Mtr.bj.cn |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2011-01-05}} (English). With the opening of the Daxing Line on December 30, 2010, the Beijing MTR Corp. now runs two types of train service on the combined Line 4-Daxing Line route:
b. {{note|notes2}} The Beijing MTR Corp. operates through-train service on Lines 4 and Daxing, making the two lines effectively one line for travelers. ''See'' {{cite web|url=http://www.mtr.bj.cn/news/detail314.htm |title=北京京港地铁有限公司 |publisher=Mtr.bj.cn |date=2010-12-29 |accessdate=2011-01-05}} (Chinese) & {{cite web|url=http://www.mtr.bj.cn/en/news/detail41.htm |title=Beijing MTR Corporation Limited |publisher=Mtr.bj.cn |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2011-01-05}} (English). With the opening of the Daxing Line on December 30, 2010, the Beijing MTR Corp. now runs two types of train service on the combined Line 4-Daxing Line route:

Revision as of 10:59, 24 January 2013

Beijing Subway
File:Beijing Subway logo.svg
Overview
LocaleBeijing
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines16
Number of stations221 if stations connected by transfers are counted once
262 if stations connected by transfers are counted separately[a]
Daily ridership7.56 million (July Daily Avg.) [1]
8.69 million (peak) [2]
Annual ridership2.18 billion (2011)[3]
Operation
Began operation1 October 1969
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd.
Technical
System length442 km (275 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Beijing Subway
Simplified Chinese北京地铁
Traditional Chinese北京地鐵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinběijīng dìtiě

The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. The subway is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state-owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 13 lines, and the Beijing MTR Corp., a public-private joint venture with the Hong Kong MTR, which manages the other two lines.

The Beijing Subway's first line opened in 1969, and the metro network has now grown to 16 lines, 221 stations[a] and 442 km (275 mi) of track in operation,[4][5] making it the second longest subway system in the world. The subway is the oldest in mainland China and, with a flat fare of RMB(¥) 2.00 per ride on all lines except for the Airport Express, also the least expensive rapid transit system in the country.[6] The Beijing Subway delivered over 2.18 billion rides in 2011 and on Januanry 12, 2013 set a single-day ridership record of 8.69 million,[2] ranking fourth in annual ridership after those of Tokyo, Seoul, and Moscow.

All but four of the subway's 16 lines were built in the 2000s as the system has undergone rapid expansion. A major expansion of the network came into effect on December 30, 2012 with the opening of Line 6 and extensions to Line 8 (Phase 2 southern section), Line 9 (northern section) and Line 10 (Phase 2).[7] The existing network still cannot adequately meet the city's mass transit needs and extensive expansion plans call for 19 lines and over 708 km (440 mi) of track in operation by 2015[8][9] and 1,050 km (650 mi) of track by 2020.[10][11]

The Beijing municipal government spends approximately ¥10 billion annually on subway construction and another ¥2 billion to subsidize operations.[11] By 2015, Beijing Subway's annual operating losses are expected to grow to ¥4.3 billion (¥17 billion if depreciation and other accounting costs are included).[11]

Fares

Beijing Subway fare media
File:Yikatong.jpg
The Yikatong card
A single-ride farecard

A flat fare of RMB(¥) 2.00 with unlimited transfers applies to all lines except the Airport Express, which costs ¥25.[12] Children below 1.2 metres (47 in) in height ride for free when accompanied by a paying adult.[13]

Before the flat fare was introduced on October 7, 2007, fares ranged from ¥3 to ¥7, depending on the line and number of transfers. The single-rate flat fare is the lowest among metro systems in China.[6] Other major Chinese subway systems set fares based on distance traveled.

All Beijing Subway lines collect fares through automatic fare collection (AFC) machines that accept single-ride tickets and the One Card Through Card or Yikatong, an integrated circuit card (ICC card) that can store credit for multiple rides.[14] Riders can purchase tickets and add credit to Yikatong at ticket counters and vending machines in every station. Yikatong is also accepted on nearly all urban and suburban buses, and can be used as e-money for other purchases. The use of tickets hand checked by clerks was phased out, ending on June 9, 2008.[15]

Hours of operation

The subway is generally closed after midnight, unless a special occasion prompts extended operating hours.[16] The first trains depart terminals at around 5 am and the last leave at around 11 pm. The Airport Express train starts at around 6 am.

Lines in operation

Line & Colour Terminals
(District) 		Opened
[17] 		Newest
Extension 		Length
km 		Stations
(surface) 		Transfers
01Template:BJS line links Pingguoyuan
(Shijingshan) 		Sihui East
(Chaoyang) 		1969 1999 30.4 23 (2) 2, 4, 5, 10, Batong
02Template:BJS line links
loop 		Xizhimen
(Xicheng) 		Beijing Railway Station (Dongcheng) 1971 1987 23.1 18 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, Airport
04Template:BJS line links
[b] 		Anheqiao North
(Haidian) 		Gongyixiqiao
(Fengtai) 		2009 2010[b] 28.2 24 (1) 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, Daxing[b]
05Template:BJS line links Tiantongyuan North
(Changping) 		Songjiazhuang
(Fengtai) 		2007 — 27.6 23 (7) 1, 2, 6, 10, 13, Yizhuang
06Template:BJS line links Haidian Wuluju
(Haidian) 		Caofang
(Chaoyang) 		2012 — 30.4 20 2, 4, 5, 9, 10
08Template:BJS line links Huilongguan Dongdajie
(Changping) 		Gulou Dajie
(Dongcheng/Xicheng) 		2008 2012 22.0 12[a] 2, 10, 13
09Template:BJS line links National Library
(Haidian) 		Guogongzhuang
(Fengtai) 		2011 2012 16.5 12[a] 4, 6, 10, Fangshan
10Template:BJS line links Xiju
(Fengtai) 		Shoujingmao
(Fengtai) 		2008 2012 54.8 42[a] 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, Yizhuang, Airport
13Template:BJS line links Xizhimen
(Xicheng) 		Dongzhimen
(Dongcheng) 		2002 2003 40.9 16 (15) 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, Changping, Airport
15Template:BJS line links Wangjing West
(Chaoyang) 		Fengbo
(Shunyi) 		2010 2011 30.2 12 (4)[a] 13
BTTemplate:BJS line links Sihui
(Chaoyang) 		Tuqiao
(Tongzhou) 		2003 — 18.9 13 (13) 1
CPTemplate:BJS line links Nanshao
(Changping) 		Xi'erqi
(Haidian) 		2010 — 21.24 077 (6) 13
DXTemplate:BJS line links
[b] 		Gongyixiqiao
(Fengtai) 		Tiangongyuan
(Daxing) 		2010 — 21.7 12 (1) 4[b]
FSTemplate:BJS line links Guogongzhuang
(Fengtai) 		Suzhuang
(Fangshan) 		2010 2011 24.79 11 (9) 9
YZTemplate:BJS line links Songjiazhuang
(Fengtai) 		Ciqu
(Tongzhou) 		2010 — 23.3 13 (8)[a] 5, 10
AETemplate:BJS line links Dongzhimen
(Dongcheng) 		Terminal 2 (Chaoyang)
Terminal 3 (Shunyi) 		2008 — 28.1 04 (1) 2, 10, 13
Total 442 262[a]
Map of Beijing Subway lines in operation. This map is not drawn to scale.
A Line 2 train
Line 2 platform at Xizhimen
Ticket entry gates at Yuanmingyuan Station
Airport Express train

Beijing's subway lines generally follow the checkerboard layout of the city. Most lines run parallel or perpendicular to each other and intersect at right angles.

Lines serving the urban core:

Lines to outlying suburbs:

History

Schema showing the development of the Beijing Subway from 1971 to 2012

1953–1965: origins

The Beijing Subway was proposed in September 1953 by the city's planning committee and experts from the Soviet Union.[19] After the end of the Korean War, Chinese leaders turned their attention to domestic reconstruction. They were keen to expand Beijing's mass transit capacity but also valued the subway as an asset for civil defense. They studied the use of the Moscow Metro to protect civilians, move troops and headquarter military command posts during the Battle of Moscow, and planned the Beijing Subway for both civilian and military use.[19]

The Chinese lacked expertise in building subways and drew heavily on Soviet and East German technical assistance. In 1954, a delegation of Soviet engineers, including some who had built the Moscow Metro, was invited to plan the subway in Beijing.[19] From 1953 to 1960, several thousand Chinese students were sent to the Soviet Union to study subway construction.[19] An early plan unveiled in 1957 called for one ring route and six other lines with a total of 114 stations and 172 km (107 mi) of tracks.[19] Two routes vied for the first to be built. One ran east-west from Wukesong to Hongmiao, underneath Changan Avenue. The other ran north-south from the Summer Palace to Zhongshan Park, via Xizhimen and Xisi. The former was chosen due to more favorable geological foundation and greater number of government bureaus served. The second route would not be built until construction on Line 4 began forty years later.

The deterioration of relations between China and Soviet Union disrupted subway planning. Soviet experts began to leave in 1960, and were completely withdrawn by 1963.[20] In 1961, the entire project was halted temporarily due to severe hardships caused by the Great Leap Forward. Eventually, planning work resumed. The route of the initial line was shifted westward to create an underground conduit to move personnel from the heart of the capital to the Western Hills. On February 4, 1965, Chairman Mao Zedong personally approved the project.[21]

1965–1981: the slow beginning

Many areas of Beijing's city walls were torn down during the construction of the subway. The route of the initial subway line was slightly altered to save Qianmen gate (above) and its archery tower (visible at far right).
Left: Entrance to the Fushouling Station once designated terminus of Line 1 but was not open to the public. Right: Entrance to the Wukesong Station on Line 1

Construction began on July 1, 1965, at a ceremony attended by national leaders including Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, and mayor Peng Zhen.[22] The most controversial outcome of the initial subway line was the demolition of the Beijing's historic inner city wall to make way for the subway. Construction plans for the subway from Fuxingmen to the Beijing Railway Station called for the removal of the wall, as well as the gates and archery towers at Hepingmen, Qianmen, and Chongwenmen. Leading architect Liang Sicheng argued for protecting the wall as a landmark of the ancient capital. Chairman Mao favored demolishing the wall over demolishing homes. In the end, Premier Zhou Enlai managed to preserve several walls and gates, such as the Qianmen gate and its arrow tower by slightly altering the course of the subway.[23]

The initial line was completed in time to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic on October 1, 1969.[24] It ran 21 km from the army barracks at Fushouling to the Beijing Railway Station and had 16 stations. This line forms parts of present-day Lines 1 and 2. It was the first subway to be built in China, and predates the metros of Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., but technical problems would plague the project for the next decade.

On November 11, 1969, an electrical fire killed three people, injured over 100 and destroyed two cars.[25] Premier Zhou Enlai placed the subway under the control of the People's Liberation Army in 1970, but reliability problems persisted.[26] On January 15, 1971, the initial line began operation on a trial basis between the Beijing Railway Station and Gongzhufen.[27] Single ride fare was set at ¥0.10 and only members of the public with credential letters from their work units were permitted entry into the subway. The line delivered 8.28 million rides in 1971 but remained under trial operation throughout the Cultural Revolution. From 1971 to 1975, the subway was shut down for 398 days for political reasons.[28] Despite its return to civilian control in 1976, the subway remained prone to closures due to fires, flooding, and accidents.

1981–2000: two lines for two decades

On September 15, 1981, after a decade of trial operation, the initial line was finally opened to full public use.[29] It had 19 stations and ran 27.6 km (17.1 mi) from Fushouling in the Western Hills to the Beijing Railway Station. Investment in the project totaled ¥706 million. The subway was placed under the management of the Beijing Subway Company, then a subsidiary of the Beijing Public Transportation Company. Annual ridership reached 72.5 million in 1982.

Entrance to the Wangfujing Station on Line 1. The Wangfujing station opened in 1999 as part of Line 1's eastward extension from Fuxingmen.

On September 20, 1984, a second line was opened to the public. This horseshoe-shaped line was created from the eastern half of the initial line and corresponds to the southern half of the present-day Line 2. It ran 16.1 km (10.0 mi) from Fuxingmen to Jianguomen with 16 stations. Ridership reached 105 million in 1985. On December 28, 1987, the two existing lines were reconfigured into Lines 1, which ran from Pingguoyuan to Fuxingmen and Line 2, in its current loop, tracing the Ming city wall. Fares doubled to ¥0.20 for single-line rides and ¥0.30 for rides with transfers. Ridership reached 307 million in 1988. The subway was closed from June 3–4, 1989 during the suppression of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations. In 1990, the subway carried more than one million riders per day for the first time, as total ridership reached 381 million. After a fare hike to ¥0.50 in 1991, annual ridership declined slightly to 371 million.

On January 26, 1991, planning began on the eastward extension of Line 1 under Chang'an Avenue from Fuxingmen.[30] The project was funded by a 19.2 billion yen low-interest development assistance loan from Japan.[30] Construction began on the eastern extension on June 24, 1992, and the Xidan station opened on December 12, 1992.[30] The remaining extension to Sihui East was completed on September 28, 1999.[31] National leaders Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Yu Zhengsheng and mayor Liu Qi were on hand to mark the occasion.[31] The full-length of Line 1 became operational on June 28, 2000.[32]

Despite little track expansion in the early 1990s, ridership grew rapidly to reach an record high of 558 million in 1995, but fell to 444 million the next year when fares rose from ¥0.50 to ¥2.00. After fares rose again to ¥3.00 in 2000, annual ridership fell to 434 million from 481 million in 1999.[32]

2001–2008: planning for the Olympics

In the summer of 2001, the city won the bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics and accelerated plans to expand the subway. From 2002 and 2008, the city planned to invest ¥63.8 billion (US$7.69 billion) in subway projects. Work on Line 5 had already begun on September 25, 2000.[33] Land clearing for Lines 4 and 10 began in November 2003 and construction commenced by the end of the year.[34] Most new subway construction projects were funded by loans from the Big Four state banks. Line 4 was funded by the Beijing MTR Corporation, a joint-venture with the Hong Kong MTR.[35] To achieve plans for 19 lines and 561 km (349 mi) by 2015, the city planned to invest a total of ¥200 billion ($29.2 billion).[36]

Line 13 train at Xizhimen.
Line 13 station at Longze. Line 13 opened in two parts in 2002 and 2003.
A model SFX01 Batong Line train at Shuangqiao. The Batong Line opened in Dec. 2003

The next additions to the subway were surface commuter lines that linked to the north and east of the city. Line 13, a half loop that links the northern suburbs, first opened on the western half from Huilongguan to Xizhimen on September 28, 2002 and the entire line became operational on January 28, 2003.[37] Batong Line, built as an extension to Line 1 to Tongzhou district, was opened as a separate line on December 27, 2003.[38] Work on these two lines had begun respectively in December 1999 and 2000.[39] Ridership hit 607 million in 2004.

Line 5 came into operation on October 7, 2007. It was the city's first north-south line, extending from the Songjiazhuang in the south to Tiantongyuan in the north. On the same day, subway fares were reduced from between ¥3 and ¥7 per trip, depending on the line and number of transfers, to a single flat fare of ¥2 with unlimited transfers. The lower fare policy caused the Beijing Subway to run a deficit of ¥600 million in 2007, which was expected to widen to ¥1 billion in 2008.[36] The Beijing municipal government covered these deficits to encourage mass transit use, and reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. On a total of 655 million rides delivered in 2007, the government's subsidy averaged ¥0.92 per ride.[40]

Elevated Line 5 station (red) and platform at Tiantongyuan. Line 5 opened on Oct. 7, 2007.
Beitucheng Station for Lines 8 and 10, which along with the Airport Express, opened on July 19, 2008.
Each of the four original stations on the Olympic Branch Line (Line 8) has a unique interior decor style. (Pictured: South Gate of Forest Park)

In the summer of 2008, in anticipation of the Summer Olympic Games, three new lines—Line 10, the Olympic Branch Line and the Airport Express—were opened on July 19 for trial operation.[41] The use of paper tickets, hand checked by clerks for 38 years, was discontinued and replaced by electronic tickets that are scanned by automatic fare collection machines upon entry and exit of the subway. Stations are outfitted with touch screen vending machines that sell single-ride tickets and multiple-ride Yikatong fare cards. The subway set a daily ridership record of 4.92 million on August 22, 2008, the day of the Games' closing ceremony[42] In 2008, total ridership rose by 75% to 1.2 billion.[43]

2008–2012: rapid expansion

After the Chinese government announced a ¥4 trillion economic stimulus package in November 2008, Beijing urban planning commission further expedited subway building plans, especially for surface light rails to suburban districts that are cheaper to build. In December 2008, the commission moved up completion dates of the Yizhuang and Daxing Lines to 2010 from 2012, finalized the route of the Fangshan Line, and unveiled the Changping and Western Suburban Lines.[44]

All stations built since 2007, including the Weigongcun Station on Line 4, which opened September 28, 2009, have platform doors.
Entrance D to Xisi Station on Line 4. Each station entrance of the Beijing Subway has an entrance label
Construction site of Line 15 near the Wangjing Station in Sept. 2009
Elevated viaduct on the Fangshan Line

Line 4 entered into operation on September 28, 2009, bringing subway service to much of western Beijing.[45] It is managed by the Hong Kong MTR through a joint venture with the city. In 2009, the subway delivered 1.457 billion rides,[46] which accounted for 19.24% of mass transit trips in Beijing.[47]

The new Xierqi interchange for Lines 13 and Changping
Shahe Station on the Changping Line
The Changyang Station on the Fangshan Line
Yizhuang Culture Park Station on the Yizhuang Line
On December 30, 2010, Lines 15, Changping, Fangshan, Yizhuang and Daxing, all suburban lines, commenced operations.

On December 30, 2010, four suburban lines: Lines 15 (Phase I from Wangjing West to Houshayu except the Wangjing East Station, Changping, Fangshan (with the exception of the Guogongzhuang Station, Yizhuang (with the exception of the Yizhuang Railway Station) and Daxing, commenced operations.[48] The addition of 108 km (67 mi) of tracks, a nearly 50% increase, has made the Beijing Subway the fourth longest metro of the world. One year later, on December 31, 2011, the Beijing Subway surpassed the New York City Subway to become the third longest metro in revenue track length with the extension of Line 8 north from the Olympic Green to Huilongguan, the opening of Line 9 in southwest Beijing from Beijing West Railway Station to Guogongzhuang (with the exception of the Fengtai Dongdajie Station, which opened on October 12, 2012), the extension of the Fangshan Line to Guogongzhuang, and the extension of Line 15 from Houshayu to Fengbo in central Shunyi.[49]

Nanluoguxiang Station on Line 6 blends into the traditional courtyard neighborhood of central Beijing.
Line 8’s concourse in the Guloudajie Station with drum-shaped lights inspired by nearby Drum Tower.
Interior décor of the Beihai North Station evokes the white stupa of Beihai Park.
File:北京地铁6号线朝阳门站站厅壁画.JPG
Mural in the Chaoyangmen Station depicting the shipment of grain from the Grand Canal to the graineries inside Chaoyangmen during imperial times.
Beijing Television interviews subway officials on December 30, 2012, when over 40 new stations were open, and the subway became the second longest in the world. The interview takes place on Guloudajie Station, Line 8, one of the new stations open on that day

On December 30, 2012, Line 6 (Phase I from Haidian Wuluju to Caofang), along with the extension of Line 8 from Beitucheng south to Gulou Dajie (with the exception of the Andelibeijie Station), the remainder of Line 9 (with the exception of the Military Museum Station) and the remainder of the Line 10 loop (with the exceptions of the Xiju-Shoujingmao section and the Jiaomen East Station) entered service. The addition of 69.8 km (43 mi) of track increased the total network length to 442 km (275 mi) and allowed the Beijing Subway to overtake the Shanghai Metro as the world’s longest metro system.[50]

Future lines

In addition to 15 lines in operation, there are at least seven lines now under construction with work on several more lines set to begin in 2013. The network is set to reach almost 500 km (310 mi) by the end of 2013.[51] According to expansion plans announced in January 2011, the subway network in 2015 is expected to reach track density of 0.51 km per square kilometer inside the Fifth Ring Road where residents would on average have to walk 1 km to the nearest subway station.[52]

A map showing Beijing subway lines currently in operation (solid lines) and lines projected for completion before 2015 (dashed lines) This map is not drawn to scale

The new lines will significantly expand the subway's coverage, especially south and west of the city. Line 7 will run parallel and to the south of Line 1. Line 10, when fully completed, will form a second ring outside the Line 2 loop. Line 8 will be extended south to Line 6. Line 16 will run parallel and to the west of Line 4. Line 14 will run from the southwest to the northeast. The Western Suburban and Yanfang Lines will connect outlying districts to the Beijing Subway.

To address the city's worsening traffic congestion problem, in December 2010 city planners moved the construction of several lines from the 13th Five Year Plan to the 12th Five Year Plan. This means Lines 8 (Phase III), 3, 12, 16, the Yanfang Line, as well as additional lines to Changping, Tiantongyuan, and Haidian will begin construction before 2015.[53] Subway planning authorities had indicated that Lines 3, 11, 12 and 16 were being planned for the more distant future.[54][55]

In January 2010, the government of Shijingshan District disclosed plans for a Line 11 in western Beijing that would traverse the Beijing Capital Steel complex and intersect with Lines 1 and 4.[56] Construction is set to begin in 2020. Line 17 is planned to run underneath Guanghua Road in the Central Business District with transfers to Lines 4 and 5.[57] In February 2012, the city government confirmed that six new lines, including Lines 3, 12, R1, R2 and R3, were under planning.[58]

Details of future subway lines
Sched.
opening 		Line Phase & Section Terminals
(District) 		Route Description Construction
since 		Length
(km) 		Stations Refs
May 2013 Line 10 Phase II Shoujingmao Xiju completing the missing portion of the Line 10 loop, though Fengtai Railway Station Apr. 2007 2.1 2 [59][60][61]
Line 14 Phase I Zhangguozhuang
(Fengtai) 		Xiju Connecting the south-west suburbs of Beijing Apr. 2010 12.0 6 [62][63]
Dec 2013 Line 8 Phase II North, Section 2 Zhuxinzhuang Huilongguan East
(Changping) 		Extends further north to Changping Line Dec. 2007 5.9 3 [64][65]
Line 8 Phase II
South 		Guloudajie
(Dongcheng) 		Museum of Art
(Dongcheng) 		Extends further south to National Art Museum inside Line 2 Dec. 2007 3.7.3 6 [60][66][67]
Western
Suburban
Line 		Bagou
(Haidian) 		Fragrant Hills
(Haidian) 		light rail or tram from the northwest corner of Line 10 to the Fragrant Hills. 9.1 7 [65][68]
Yanfang Line Main Line Cheliangduan
(Fangshan) 		Yanhua extends Fangshan Line west to Yanshan Sinopec Center. 2012 15.2 9 [65][69]
2014 Line 6 Phase II Cangfang Dongxiaoying
(Tongzhou) 		extends Line 6 further east into Tongzhou District. 2010 12.4 7 [65][70]
Line 7 Beijing West Railway Station Jiaohuachang
(Tongzhou) 		east-west line south of Line 1 Jan. 2010 23.9 21 [71]
Line 14 Phase II Xiju Shangezhuang
(Chaoyang) 		J-shaped line, from the southwest corner of the city to the southeast corner, through Beijing South Station and then turning north to Guangqu Lu. Apr. 2010 35.7 24 [62][72]
Line 15 Phase I
Section 3 		Tsinghua University East
(Haidian) 		Wangjing West Chaoyang section of Line 15 (western section) Apr. 2009 10.2 7 [65][73]
2015 Line 6 Phase I Pingguoyuan
(Shijingshan) 		Haidian Wuluju
(Haidian) 		8.9 5 [74]
Line 8 Phase III Museum of Art
(Dongcheng) 		Wufutang
(Daxing) 		extends Line 8 Phase II south thru Qianmen and Yongdingmen along central north-south axis to Daxing District. 17.3 14 [75]
Changping
Line 		Phase II Nanshao Ming Tombs Scenic Area
(Changping) 		extends Changping Line to Ming Tombs. 2011 10 4 [76]
Haidian Shanhou Line Suzhoujie
(Haidian) 		Baianhe Northern extension of line 16 23.4 13 [65]
New Airport Line Beijing South Railway Station Beijing New Airport Connecting to a proposed new Beijing Airport 37 4 [77][78]
2016 Line 16 Suzhoujie
(Haidian) 		Wanping
(Fengtai) 		north-south line west of Line 4. 16 17 [65][79][80]
Before 2020 Line 3 Tiancun Dongba East-west line parallel to line 6 37 29
Line 8 Phase III, South Extension Wufutang Yinghaizhen 5 2
Line 12 Tiancun Jiuxianqiao Following the North Third Ring Road 24 20
Line R1 Shang'ancun
(Mentougou) 		Songzhuang
(Tongzhou) 		An express line, running under Line 1 55 15
Line R2 Weilai kejicheng Yizhuang Railway Station 49 21
Pinggu Line Dongba Pinggu Extension of line 3 52 5

Rolling stock

Main article: Beijing Subway Rolling Stock

All Beijing subway trains run on 1,435mm standard gauge rail and all draw power from the 750V DC third rail except Line 6 trains which use overhead wires. All lines operate 6-car train sets with a maximum speed of 80 km/h, except Line 6 which uses 8-car train sets and the Airport Express which has 4-car train sets that can reach 100 km/h and 110 km/h respectively.[81][82]

From the subway's inception to 2003, nearly all Beijing Subway trains were manufactured by the Changchun Railway Vehicles Company Ltd., now a subsidiary of the China CNR Corporation.[83] Currently, all trains on Lines 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, Airport Express and older models on Line 1 are made by Changchun RVC, which is under contract to supply trains for Lines Yizhuang, 9 and 10 (Phase II).[82][84] The newest Line 1 trains as well as those on Lines 4, 8, Batong, Changping and Daxing are made by Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., a subsidiary of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corp..[85][86]

The Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp. Ltd., provides local assemblage, maintenance and repair services.

System upgrades

Queuing barriers outside the Beijing Railway Station are used to restrict the flow of passengers into the subway at peak times.
The articulated cars of Line 5 trains have greater carrying capacity.

Increasing Capacity

With new lines drawing more riders to the network and the fare reduction making rides more affordable, the subway has experienced severe overcrowding, especially during the rush hour.[87] In response, the subway upgraded signal equipment to increase the frequency of trains and added to the capacity of subway trains. The minimum wait-time has been reduced to 2 min. on Line 2; 2 min. 15 sec. on Line 1; 3 min. on Lines 4, 5, 13, and Batong; 3.5 min. on Line 10; and 15 min. on the Airport Express.[88] Lines 13 and Batong have converted 4-car to 6-car trains.[89][90] Lines 6[91] and 7 have longer platforms that can accommodate 8-car B size trains.[92] While line 14 will use high capacity wide-body A size trains in 6 car sets.[93][94] Also lines 3, 11, 12, and 16[95] under planning may adopt 8-car A size trains.[91]

Despite these efforts, during the morning rush hour, conductors at line terminals and other busy stations must routinely restrict the number of passengers who can board each train to prevent the train from becoming too crowded for passengers waiting at other stations down the line.[96] As of August 31, 2011, 25 stations mainly on Lines 13, Batong, 1 and 5, have imposed such restrictions.[97] Some of these stations have built queuing lines outside the stations to manage the flow of waiting passengers.[98] By January 7, 2013, 41 stations on Lines 1, 2, 5, 13 Batong and Changping had instituted passenger flow restrictions during the morning rush hour.[99]

Shortening Transfers

At the Wangjing West, an interchange station for Lines 13 and 15, passengers making the transfer must traverse a lengthy transfer corridor that includes a pedestrian footbridge.

Interchange stations that permit transfers across two or more subway lines receive heavy traffic passenger flow. The older interchange stations of the Beijing Subway are notorious for lengthy transfer corridors and slow transfers during peak hours. Average transfer distance an older interchange stations is 128 meters [100] The longest transfer, between Lines 2 and 13, at Xizhimen, was over 200 meters long and required 15 minutes to complete during rush hours.[101] In 2011, this station was rebuilt to reduce the transfer distance.[102] There are plans to rebuild other interchange stations such as Dongzhimen.[100]

In newer interchange stations, which are designed to permit more efficient transfers, the average transfer distance is 63 meters.[100] Many of the newer interchange stations including Guogongzhuang Station (Lines 9 and Fangshan), Nanluoguxiang (Lines 8 and 6), Zhuxinzhuang (Changping and Line 8), Beijing West Station (Lines 9 and 7), and National Library (Lines 9 and 4) feature cross platform transfers.[103] Nevertheless, longer transfer corridors must still be used when the alignment of the lines do not permit cross-platform transfer.[104]

Cellular Network Coverage

Mobile phones can currently be used throughout the system, except for in the tunnels between stations on Lines 1 and 2. There are plans for all lines and stations to have cellular coverage.[105]

Access for the Physically Disabled

Each subway station is equipped with ramps, lifts, or elevators to facilitate wheelchair access.[106][107] Newer model train cars now provide space to accommodate wheelchairs.[108] Automated audio announcements for incoming trains are available in all lines except for Line 1. On all lines, station names are announced in Mandarin Chinese and English.

Automatic Fare Collection System

Each station has two to fifteen ticket vending machines.[109] Ticket vending machines in Line 4, 5, 8, and 10 stations and several of the Line 1 and 2 stations can also add credit to Yikatong cards.[110]

Safety

Passenger searches

Since the 2008 Olympics, security checks of riders and bags have become mandatory on the Beijing Subway.

To ensure public safety during the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, the subway initiated a three-month heightened security program from June 29 to September 20, 2008. Riders were subject to searches of their persons and belongings at all stations by security inspectors using metal detectors, X-Ray machines and sniffer dogs. Items banned from public transportation such as "guns, ammunition, knives, explosives, flammable and radioactive materials, and toxic chemicals" were subject to confiscation.[111] The security program was reinstituted during the 2009 New Year Holiday[112] and has since been made permanent through regulations enacted in February 2009.[113] Only bags are generally X-rayed (as of 2012), riders are checked only occasionally .

Emergency planning

After witnessing several serious subway accidents in South Korea (e.g. Daegu subway fire in February 2003), the Beijing Subway removed all shops and vendors from the inside of subway stations and installed self-illuminating exit signs to facilitate emergency evacuations. The popular underground mall at the Xidan station was also closed.

Accidents

The Beijing Subway was plagued by numerous accidents in its early years, including a fire in 1969 that killed 6 people and injured over 200.[114] But its operations have improved dramatically and there have been few reported accidents in recent years. Most of the reported fatalities on the subway are the result of suicides.[115] Authorities have responded by installing doors on platforms of newer lines.

There have been several reported fatal incidents at subway construction sites in recent years. On October 8, 2003, the collapse of steel beams at the construction site of Line 5's Chongwenmen Station killed three workers and injured one.[116] On March 29, 2007, the construction site at the Suzhoujie Station on Line 10 collapsed, burying six workers. On June 6, 2008, prior to the opening of Line 10, a worker was crushed to death inside an escalator in Zhichunlu Station when an intern turned on the moving staircase.[117] On July 14, 2010, two workers were killed and eight were injured at the construction site of Line 15's Shunyi Station when the steel support structure collapsed on them.[118] On June 1, 2011, one worker was killed when a section of Line 6 under construction in Xicheng District near Pinganli collapsed.[119] A collapse of an escalator at the Beijing Zoo station on July 5, 2011, caused the death of one 13-year-old boy and injuries to 28 others.[120]

The logo of the Beijing Subway contains the abbreviation B.G.D.

The Beijing Subway's logo, a capital letter "G" encircling a capital letter "D" with the letter "B" silhouetted inside the letter D, was designed by Zhang Lide, a subway employee, and officially designated in April 1984.[121] The letters B, G, and D form the abbreviation for Běijīng gāosù diànchē or "Beijing high-speed electric carriage".

Beijing Suburban Railway

Main article: Beijing Suburban Railway

The Beijing Suburban Railway is a mass transit rail system that complements the Beijing Subway and provides commuter train service to outlying suburban districts and counties. Six "S"-numbered lines have been planned.[122] The Beijing Suburban Railway is managed separately from the subway and has a different fare structure. Line S2, opened August 6, 2008, runs from the Beijing North Railway Station to Yanqing County, and provides direct urban rail access to the Great Wall at Badaling.[123] The Beijing North Station is located near the subway stop at Xizhimen (Subway Lines 2, 4, 13).

See also

References

Notes

Diagram showing distinct line labels for the Daxing Line and Line 4 with continuous train service

a. ^ As of January 9, 2013, the total number of stations in operation is 221 if stations linked by transfers are counted as a single station and 262 if stations linked with transfers are counted separately. The station tallies in this article do not include Andelibeijie Station on Line 8, Military Museum Station on Line 9, Jiaomen East Station on Line 10, Wangjing East Station on Line 15 and the Yizhuang Railway Station on the Yizhuang Line, which were not in use for their respective lines as of January 9, 2013. The tallies do count the Gongyixiqiao Station as a terminus for both Line 4 and the Daxing Line, even though thru-train service do not use this station as a terminus.

b. ^ The Beijing MTR Corp. operates through-train service on Lines 4 and Daxing, making the two lines effectively one line for travelers. See "北京京港地铁有限公司". Mtr.bj.cn. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-05. (Chinese) & "Beijing MTR Corporation Limited". Mtr.bj.cn. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-05. (English). With the opening of the Daxing Line on December 30, 2010, the Beijing MTR Corp. now runs two types of train service on the combined Line 4-Daxing Line route:

  • A full-route loop that covers the entire Line 4 and Daxing Lines. This train service runs from Anheqiao North, the northern terminus of Line 4, to Tiangongyuan, the southern terminus of the Daxing Line.
  • A partial-route loop that covers the entire Line 4 route plus one stop on the Daxing Line. This service runs from Anheqiao North to Xingong, the northernmost stop on the newly opened Daxing Line. Travelers wishing to proceed further south on the Daxing Line would have to switch to a south-bound full-route service train.

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