BEIJING | Public Transport

[hkth]

Metro Station in Line 10 in Chinese Style!

Xinhua News:
Beijing subway station shines with porcelain

[MarkO]

Originally Posted by MarkO

Some great photos here but can anyone post a close up photo of the subway map that is stuck up inside the cars?

Or one from the station wall perhaps?

I'm looking for a very high resolution, very clear and in-focus image of that official map - or if you have an electronic file of the official map please can you upload it here?

Many thanks,

Mark

This is really urgent now!! Has anyone got a decent hi res photo or a printed paper map they can scan for me of the OFFICIAL Beijing Subway diagram - the one that is used on trains and stations?

PLEASE HELP RIGHT NOW IF YOU CAN!!!!!

[yippee]

Here is the latest metro routemap of Peking stuck inside the rolling stock.

[MarkO]

That is an excellent photo Yippee! BRAVO!

Thank you so much for that!

[snow is red]

Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the platform of Chongwenmen station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing. Beijing's No. 5 subway line, which runs through the heart of the city from north to south, opened from last October after nearly five years' construction. The 27.6-km line is installed with 23 stations and runs from Tiantongyuan North Station in northern Beijing's Changping district to Songjiazhuang Station in southern Fengtai district. Equipped with a wireless communication network, live broadcasts will be provided on televisions installed in each subway car and passengers will never lose the signal on their mobile phones. The subway cars are wider and taller than the ones operating on the older lines and are designed to reach speeds of 80 km per hour. Elevators designed to aid disabled people have been installed.





A child plays at the chairs on the platform of Dongsi station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing



A passenger makes a call on the platform of Chongwenmen station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing



Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the automatic analyzer on the platform of Dongdan station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing



Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the platform of Dongdan station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing



Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the blind sidewalk on the platform of Dengshikou station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing




A child walks on the platform of Dongsi station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line with the pattern of Chinese chess in Beijing





Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the entrance and the exit of Zhangzizhong station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing





Photo taken on April 11, 2008 shows the icons of the 13th Paralympic Games at the Beixinqiao station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing.




Passengers get off at the Lama Temple station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing







Foreign tourists walk down the stairs at the Lama Temple station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing






A foreign tourist walks down the stairs at the Lama Temple station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing




Two subway trains run on the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing




A subway train runs on the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing





A subway train runs pass a pedestrian overbridge near the Lishuiqiao station of the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing





A subway train leaves the Beiyuanbeilu station of the Beijing's No. 5 subway line with the structure like "pod" in Beijing





A subway train arrives at the Datundonglu station of the Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing





Photo taken on April 12, 2008 shows the electric board at the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing





Photo taken on April 12, 2008 shows the circular lamps at the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing






A passenger passes by a directional sign at the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing





Photo taken on April 12, 2008 shows the brailles signs at the Puhuangyu station of Beijing's No. 5 subway line in Beijing.

[Codfish]

From China Daily:

Beijing Subway to bid farewell to paper tickets

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/9...2/6400543.html

Beijing conducted the last large-scale trial operation for the Subway Automatic Fare Collection System (AFC subway system) on April 27th, according to Beijing News.

The staff concerned revealed that the AFC subway system will be put into use on May 17. By then the 30-year-old paper tickets, to be replaced by AFC one-way e-tickets, will officially quit from the historical stage.

The Subway Automatic Fare Collection System were tested on Line 1, Line 2, Line 5, Line 10, Batong line, Line 10 (not yet opened), the Olympic Extension, and the capital airport line. More than 120 stations were involved.

During the test, each station measured about 3,000 electronic tickets and 200 IC cards on average.

[anonymous_filipino]

That's really good news for Beijing! Does that mean that Ticketing Machines similar to Hong Kong's MTR, Guangzhou's Metro, and Singapore's MRT will be put up in all of the stations?

[VikramRao]

When i was a kid in India I marveled at NYC's subway system. Now New Delhi has a cool system too. Im glad, China's metro's look so far ahead of NYC'S (and to a point Delhi's). One thing I noticed, the trains looked very small, like 3 or 4 cars, New Delhi's trains have almost 10 cars to one train. Still Very Very cool, Hopefully one day will travel to China and use these marvelous trains.

[Aurelien]

Line 10 of Beijing subway will open very soon.

Anybody has news or photos of the stations ?

[BarbaricManchurian]

It opens July 5.

Pics:

[zergcerebrates]

Originally Posted by VikramRao

When i was a kid in India I marveled at NYC's subway system. Now New Delhi has a cool system too. Im glad, China's metro's look so far ahead of NYC'S (and to a point Delhi's). One thing I noticed, the trains looked very small, like 3 or 4 cars, New Delhi's trains have almost 10 cars to one train. Still Very Very cool, Hopefully one day will travel to China and use these marvelous trains.

Well different lines have different trains and lengths.

[snow is red]

Olympics: Beijing to open three new subway lines by Sunday

2008-07-17


BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will open three new subway lines for trial operation by Sunday to ease traffic and cope with the passenger surge during the Olympic Games.

Beginning on Sunday vehicles with even and odd number plates will have to run on alternate days on Beijing's roads, and an additional 4 million people will resort to the public transport system.

"When some drivers are forced to stop driving on Monday morning, they might find it equally convenient to take one of the subway lines," said Zhou Zhengyu, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications deputy head, at a press conference here on Thursday.

The new links, built at a total cost of 22.3 billion yuan (3.2 billion U.S. dollars), will increase the number of subway lines in the Chinese capital to eight and the total length of track to 200 kilometers from the current 142 km.

The trains used for the new lines can carry 1,424 passengers each, or 344 more than those on other lines, said Zhou.

The Airport Line links the downtown areas with Terminal 3, a new terminal building at the Beijing Capital International Airport in the northeastern suburbs. Trains will be running at an average interval of 15 minutes, and the 28-km trip takes about 20 minutes, he added.

A public hearing early this month by the National Development and Reform Commission decided a reasonable fare for a subway ride to the airport should be around 25 yuan.

Beijing subway operators have estimated a daily maximum of 30,000 passenger trips on the Airport Line during the Aug. 8-24 Olympic Games, said Liu Jian, deputy head of Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp. Ltd.

Subway builders have set aside room in the Dongzhimen Railway Station, the downtown end of the Airport Line, where in the future, passengers will be able to check in for their flights and have their luggage delivered, said Zhou.

But no time-table is immediately available as to when the check-in counters will be set up at the downtown subway station.

In another development, a 4.5-km Olympic Branch Line will carry spectators to the main Games' venues in northern Beijing, and Line No. 10 will run 25 km northwest to southeast in the shape of a right angle.

But before and during the Games, this branch line will open exclusively to participants to the Games, including athletes, coaches, journalists and others, and spectators holding tickets of the day, said Zhou.

"The passengers all need to receive security checks on the ground before they take the Olympic subway to the Games' facilities," he said.

Subway operators estimate the Olympic line would be transporting a maximum of 220,000 passengers daily during the Games. Line No. 10, meanwhile, will probably handle 850,000 passenger trips a day in maximum.

In the meantime, Beijing has been upgrading its two old subway lines, Line No. 1 and 2, to make their facilities air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

Yet by the Olympics' opening, some trains on Line No. 1, the city's oldest that runs east to west through the city center, may still run without air-conditioner, said Liu Jian.

Beijing officials said last month that to facilitate public transport during the Olympics, city authorities would increase the number of buses and subway trains and extend their daily operating hours. In addition, 66,000 taxis would provide 24-hour service.

About 2 million domestic tourists and 450,000 overseas tourists will visit Beijing during the Olympics, the Beijing Games organizing committee and Beijing municipal tourism bureau has forecast.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_8562618.htm

[hkth]

Originally Posted by 02tonyl

Olympics: Beijing to open three new subway lines by Sunday

2008-07-17


BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will open three new subway lines for trial operation by Sunday to ease traffic and cope with the passenger surge during the Olympic Games.

Beginning on Sunday vehicles with even and odd number plates will have to run on alternate days on Beijing's roads, and an additional 4 million people will resort to the public transport system.

"When some drivers are forced to stop driving on Monday morning, they might find it equally convenient to take one of the subway lines," said Zhou Zhengyu, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications deputy head, at a press conference here on Thursday.

The new links, built at a total cost of 22.3 billion yuan (3.2 billion U.S. dollars), will increase the number of subway lines in the Chinese capital to eight and the total length of track to 200 kilometers from the current 142 km.

The trains used for the new lines can carry 1,424 passengers each, or 344 more than those on other lines, said Zhou.

The Airport Line links the downtown areas with Terminal 3, a new terminal building at the Beijing Capital International Airport in the northeastern suburbs. Trains will be running at an average interval of 15 minutes, and the 28-km trip takes about 20 minutes, he added.

A public hearing early this month by the National Development and Reform Commission decided a reasonable fare for a subway ride to the airport should be around 25 yuan.

Beijing subway operators have estimated a daily maximum of 30,000 passenger trips on the Airport Line during the Aug. 8-24 Olympic Games, said Liu Jian, deputy head of Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp. Ltd.

Subway builders have set aside room in the Dongzhimen Railway Station, the downtown end of the Airport Line, where in the future, passengers will be able to check in for their flights and have their luggage delivered, said Zhou.

But no time-table is immediately available as to when the check-in counters will be set up at the downtown subway station.

In another development, a 4.5-km Olympic Branch Line will carry spectators to the main Games' venues in northern Beijing, and Line No. 10 will run 25 km northwest to southeast in the shape of a right angle.

But before and during the Games, this branch line will open exclusively to participants to the Games, including athletes, coaches, journalists and others, and spectators holding tickets of the day, said Zhou.

"The passengers all need to receive security checks on the ground before they take the Olympic subway to the Games' facilities," he said.

Subway operators estimate the Olympic line would be transporting a maximum of 220,000 passengers daily during the Games. Line No. 10, meanwhile, will probably handle 850,000 passenger trips a day in maximum.

In the meantime, Beijing has been upgrading its two old subway lines, Line No. 1 and 2, to make their facilities air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

Yet by the Olympics' opening, some trains on Line No. 1, the city's oldest that runs east to west through the city center, may still run without air-conditioner, said Liu Jian.

Beijing officials said last month that to facilitate public transport during the Olympics, city authorities would increase the number of buses and subway trains and extend their daily operating hours. In addition, 66,000 taxis would provide 24-hour service.

About 2 million domestic tourists and 450,000 overseas tourists will visit Beijing during the Olympics, the Beijing Games organizing committee and Beijing municipal tourism bureau has forecast.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_8562618.htm

Open today!

Xinhua News:
Beijing opens 3 new subway lines ahead of Olympics

[snow is red]

BEIJING, July 19 -- People in Beijing can start enjoying three more subway lines starting this weekend. The new lines will greatly expand the capacity of the city's underground transport, easing street congestion and making travel a little easier for the upcoming Olympics.

After seven years of construction, three new subway lines in the capital will be put in to service this weekend.

Line 10 runs through Beijing's most prosperous eastern and northern parts. It's 24.6 kilometers long and includes 22 stations.

The Airport Express Line, with just four stops, is 28 kilometers long. The 20-minute ride will be a boon for passengers flying in and out of Beijing's Capital Airport.

And the Olympic Branch Line runs through the complex of stadiums, gymnasiums and Olympic parks. It will provide direct service for the Olympic Games, with one stop specifically for the opening ceremony venue.

Liu Jian, Vice General Manager, Beijing Subway Operation Co., said, "We expect Line 10 to transport up to 850 thousand people every day during the Olympic period. The Olympic Branch Line will transport 30,000 people, and the Airport Line will carry 300 thousand passengers every day. We've put the necessary services in place, including emergency, first aid, auto ticketing and security systems."

The three new lines have been designed in a Chinese style, with Olympic features. The trains are spacious and air-conditioned.

To encourage private car owners to take the subway, Beijing's traffic authorities have constructed big parking lots near four major subway stations, which can hold more than six million vehicles. And to improve efficiency, the frequency of subway trains will be adjusted according to passenger volumes. During rush hour, trains will run every two and a half minutes.



http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...GEZdnpyqGTklnA

[foxmulder]

nice to hear, parking space for 6 million cars..!

I like subways, more picture?

[quashlo]

Originally Posted by 02tonyl

To encourage private car owners to take the subway, Beijing's traffic authorities have constructed big parking lots near four major subway stations, which can hold more than six million vehicles.

I have severe doubts about this figure... It can't be right. That's 1.5 million per station. How would you fit that much parking next to a station? Seriously, you'd step out and see nothing but parking structures in all directions for quite some distance, even if you try and tandem/valet/stack the heck out of it.

Even if it were true, this is not a good direction to take for a city and system of this size. At that point, you're not decreasing car travel, you're simply shifting it elsewhere and allowing people to live further out while still forcing them to drive everywhere. This sounds like post-war American metro systems (San Francisco BART, Atlanta MARTA, DC METRO) on steriods...

[foxmulder]

of course it is not correct, man.

[UD2]

Originally Posted by quashlo

I have severe doubts about this figure... It can't be right. That's 1.5 million per station. How would you fit that much parking next to a station? Seriously, you'd step out and see nothing but parking structures in all directions for quite some distance, even if you try and tandem/valet/stack the heck out of it.

Even if it were true, this is not a good direction to take for a city and system of this size. At that point, you're not decreasing car travel, you're simply shifting it elsewhere and allowing people to live further out while still forcing them to drive everywhere. This sounds like post-war American metro systems (San Francisco BART, Atlanta MARTA, DC METRO) on steriods...

I'm thinking it might be 60 thousand. Beijing only have around 4 million motorized vehicles.

[quashlo]

Yes, I agree. Still pretty high, but much more reasonable.

[cristof]

more pics plz??