Line 2, Beijing Subway

Line 2, Beijing Subway
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Operational
Stations	18
Daily ridership	1,168,400 (2014 Avg.)[1] 1,529,800 (2014 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened	1971
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Character	underground
Depot(s)	Taipinghu Depot[3]
Technical
Line length	23.1 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
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Line 2 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁2号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě èrhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in central Beijing that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. The line traces the Ming dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue. Line 2, opened in 1984, is the second oldest and one of the busiest of Beijing's subway lines and the only one to serve the Beijing Railway Station. All 18 stations on the 23.1 km line are under ground. Ten of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines. Line 2's color is      blue.

Hours of Operation

Platform sign indicating inner loop Line 2 train (going in the clockwise direction) at the Xizhimen Subway Station (Station No. 201)

Because Line 2 is a loop line with no true terminus, Line 2 trains are identified as either running on the inner loop (内环, nèihuán), going in the clockwise direction, or on the outer loop (外环, wàihuán), going in the counter clockwise direction. However, trains returning to the Taipinghu Depot either terminate at Xizhimen or Jishuitan; passengers are asked wait for a full loop line train at these stations.

The first inner loop train departs Jishuitan at 5:03am. The first outer loop train departs Xizhimen at 5:09am. The last inner loop train leaves Jishuitan at 10:55pm. The last outer loop train leaves Xizhimen at 11:14pm. For the official timetable, see.^[4]

Route

Line 2 encircles the old city center districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng and skirts the western edge of Chaoyang. The entire line runs underground and connects with Line 1 at Fuxingmen and Jianguomen, Line 4 at Xizhimen and Xuanwumen, Line 5 at Yonghegong Lama Temple and Chongwenmen, Line 6 at Chegongzhuang and Chaoyangmen, Line 8 at Guloudajie, Line 13 at Xizhimen and Dongzhimen, and the Airport Express at Dongzhimen.

List of Stations

Twelve of Line 2's eighteen stations are named after city gates. These stations end in men, meaning gate. The following table lists Line 2 stations in the outer loop or counter clockwise order.

No.	Station Name	Chinese pinyin	Travel Time (hrs)	Distance (km)	Transfers	Nearby Bus Stops* and other transport options	Location (District)
— ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ —
201	Xizhimen	西直门 xīzhímén	0:00	0.0	4   13	S2 ; Beijing North (北京北站); 7 16 21 26 27 44 80 84 87 105 111 332 347 360 362 375 387 392 438 534 563 606 618 632 651 691 693 694 特12 特15 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 运通104 运通105 运通106 专6	Xicheng
202	Chegongzhuang	车公庄 chēgōngzhuāng	0:02	0.9	6	19 21 44 80 84 107 118 332 375 387 392 606 618 632 691 693 694 701 特4 特12 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21 运通106
203	Fuchengmen	阜成门 fǔchéngmén	0:04	1.9	—	3 13 19 21 42 44 56 61 73 80 84 101 102 103 121 387 409 423 456 606 612 618 691 694 BRT4(快速公交4) 特4 特12 夜8 夜13 夜20 运通106 专6
204	Fuxingmen	复兴门 fùxīngmén	0:07	3.7	1	1 10 15 44 49 52 84 99 387 395 423 456 662 691 特4 特12 夜1 夜20
205	Changchunjie	长椿街 chángchūnjiē	0:09	4.9	—	7 9 10 15 38 44 47 67 88 395 662 673 676 901快 特2 特4 特7 特13 特14 夜5 夜23 夜36
206	Xuanwumen	宣武门 xuānwǔmén	0:11	5.9	4	7 9 15 22 44 67 70 83 102 105 109 332 673 特2 特4 特7 特13 特14 夜4 夜5 夜10
207	Hepingmen	和平门 hépíngmén	0:13	6.7	—	7 9 14 15 22 44 66 67 70 332 673 特2 特4 特7 夜5
208	Qianmen	前门 qiánmén	0:15	7.9	—	2 5 8 9 17 20 22 44 48 59 66 67 82 93 120 332 622 623 673 901快 BRT1(快速公交1) 观光1 观光2 特2 特4 特7 特11 夜2 夜5 夜17 夜18	Dongcheng
209	Chongwenmen	崇文门 chóngwénmén	0:17	9.5	5	8 9 12 20 29 39 41 43 44 59 60 103 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 525 622 623 673 674 684 957 特2 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28
210	Beijing	北京站 běijīng zhàn	0:21	10.5	—	Beijing (北京站) 9 20 24 29 39 52 59 103 104 122 126 140 403 619 622 637 638 639 668 673 674 804 805 805快 938 938快 957 特2 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28
211	Jianguomen	建国门 jiàn'guómén	0:23	11.5	1	1 39 43 44 52 58 99 120 122 126 140 403 637 638 639 650 673 804 特2 特12 夜1 夜10 夜19 夜20 夜24 夜28	Dongcheng / Chaoyang [note 1]
212	Chaoyangmen	朝阳门 cháoyángmén	0:26	13.2	6	44 58 75 101 109 110 112 140 650 BRT2(快速公交2) 特2 特12 夜13 夜20
213	Dongsi Shitiao	东四十条 dōngsì shítiáo	0:28	14.3	—	3 42 44 75 113 115 118 431 701 特2 特12 特16 夜3 夜20 夜34	Dongcheng
214	Dongzhimen	东直门 dōngzhímén	0:30	15.1	13   Airport	3 18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 131 132 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 635 850 850快 852 855 866 867 909 915 915快 916 916快 918 935 935快 936 942 942快 966 980 980快 特2 特12 夜6 夜10 夜20 夜32
215	Yonghegong Lama Temple	雍和宫 yōnghégōng	0:34	17.3	5	13 18 44 75 116 117 125 130 684 909 特2 特12 夜6 夜20
216	Andingmen	安定门 āndìngmén	0:36	18.1	—	18 27 44 75 104 108 113 119 124 125 301 426 430 909 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 特2 特11 特12 夜18 夜20 夜34 专7
217	Guloudajie	鼓楼大街 gǔlóudàjiē	0:38	19.3	8	27 44 60 82 380 409 909 特12 夜20 夜36	Dongcheng / Xicheng [note 2]
218	Jishuitan	积水潭 jīshuǐtán	0:41	21.1	—	5 22 27 44 47 55 88 305 331 344快 345 345快 347 380 409 498 508 618 620 625 635 670 872 877 883 885 886 889 909 919 919快 观光3 特12 特13 夜2 夜4 夜20 夜36 夜38 运通104	Xicheng
— ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ —

Other Facts

The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Taipinghu, near Jishuitan station.

Rolling Stock

Newly upgraded rolling stock produced by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. features air conditioning, LCD and LED passenger information display and dot matrix destination display.

Current

• DKZ16 trainsets #T401-T448

Former

• DK6 trainsets #5011-5012, #T1193-T1194
• DK8 trainsets #401-413
• DK9 trainsets #T1191-T1192, #T1195-T1196
• DK16 trainsets #T101-T104, #T106-T122, #T124-T127, #T1281-T1285
• DK19 trainsets #T1286
• GTO300 trainsets #T302-T304
• DKZ1 trainset
• BD1 trainsets #T129-T132
• BD11 trainsets #T305-T306
• M trainset

Notes

1. At Jianguomen and Chaoyangmen, Line 2 straddles the border between Dongcheng and Chaoyang Districts.
2. At Guloudajie, the Line 2 station straddles the border between Dongcheng and Xicheng Districts.

References

1. "客流信息". Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
2. "2014年4月30日综合交通总体运行情况". 北京市交通信息中心 北京市交通运行监测调度中心. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
3. 北京市地方志编纂委员会 (2002). 北京志·市政卷·公共交通志. 北京出版社. pp. 491－492. ISBN 9787200044546.
4. Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Media related to Line 2, Beijing Subway at Wikimedia Commons