Line 2 (Beijing Subway)

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 (14.4 mi) line are under ground. Ten of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines. Line 2's color is      blue.

Line 2
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Overview
Other name(s)M2 (planned name)
Loop line (Chinese: 环线)
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
StatusOperational
LocaleXicheng and Dongcheng districts
Beijing
Stations18
Daily ridership1,168,400 (2014 Avg.)[1]
1,529,800 (2014 Peak)[2]
Operation
OpenedSeptember 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Characterunderground
Depot(s)Taipinghu depot[3]
Rolling stock6-car Type B (DKZ16)
Technical
Line length23.1 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map
201 Xizhimen
Line 4
( Tiangongyuan – Anheqiao North )
Line 13
(Dongzhimen )
 Beijing North railway station
Jingzhang ICR etc.
Taipinghu depot
 218 Jishuitan
Line 19 (to be opened 2021)
( Xingong – Mudanyuan )
 217 Guloudajie
Line 8
( National Art Museum – Zhuxinzhuang )
 216 Andingmen
 215 Yonghegong Lama Temple
Line 5
( Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuan North )
 214 Dongzhimen
Line 13
(Xizhimen )
Capital Airport Express
Beixinqiao (to be opened December 28, 2020) - Terminal 3
213 Dongsi Shitiao
Line 3 (to be opened 2022)
Tian Cun (Planned Phase 2) - Caogezhuang North
212 Chaoyangmen
Line 6
( Jin'anqiao – Lucheng )
connects Line 1
 211 Jianguomen
Line 1
( Pingguoyuan – Sihui East )
 210 Beijing railway station (Subway)
 Beijing railway station (China Railway)
Jingha railway, Jinghu railway, etc.
 209 Chongwenmen
Line 5
( Tiantongyuan North – Songjiazhuang )
 208 Qianmen
Line 8 phase 3
(to be opened 2021)
( Zhuxinzhuang – Yinghai )
 207 Hepingmen
 206 Xuanwumen
Line 4
( Anheqiao North – Tiangongyuan )
Line 19 crossing
 205 Changchunjie
connects Line 1
 204 Fuxingmen
Line 1
( Sihui East – Pingguoyuan )
 203 Fuchengmen
 202 Chegongzhuang
Line 6
( Lucheng – Jin'anqiao )

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

Because Line 2 is a loop line with no true terminus, 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, please see the Beijing Subway website.[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.

List of Stations

Eleven 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.

Station
№		 Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Travel Time Distance
km[5]		 Location
English Chinese
— ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — -1.899 -1.899
201 Xizhimen 西直门  4   13  VAP 7 16 21 26 27 44 80 87 105 111 305 332 347 360 362 375 387 438 534 563 604 618 632 651 686 691 693 694 特12 特15 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专6 0:00 0.000 0.000 Xicheng
202 Chegongzhuang 车公庄  6  19 21 44 80 107 118 332 387 618 632 686 691 693 694 701 特4 特12 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21 0:02 0.909 0.909
203 Fuchengmen 阜成门 3 13 19 21 42 44 45 56 61 73 80 101 102 103 121 387 409 423 612 618 686 691 694 BRT4(快速公交4) 特4 特12 夜8 夜13 夜20 专6 0:04 0.960 1.869
204 Fuxingmen 复兴门  1  1 10 15 44 49 52 387 395 423 691 694 特4 特12 夜1 夜20 0:07 1.832 3.701
205 Changchunjie 长椿街 7 9 10 38 44 47 67 88 395 676 901快 特2 特4 特7 特13 特14 夜5 夜23 夜36 0:09 1.234 4.935
206 Xuanwumen 宣武门  4  7 9 15 22 44 67 70 83 102 105 109 332 特2 特4 特7 特13 特14 夜4 夜5 夜10 0:11 0.929 5.864
207 Hepingmen 和平门 7 9 14 15 22 44 66 67 70 332 特2 特4 特7 夜5 0:13 0.851 6.715
208 Qianmen 前门 2 5 8 9 20 22 44 48 59 66 67 82 93 120 332 599 622 901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 0:15 1.171 7.886 Dongcheng
209 Chongwenmen 崇文门  5  8 9 12 20 29 39 41 43 44 60 103 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 525 599 622 674 684 957 特2 特7 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 专2 0:17 1.634 9.520
210 Beijing railway station 北京站 Sub-Central BJP 9 20 24 29 39 52 103 104 122 126 140 403 619 622 637 638 639 668 674 804 805快 938快 957 特2 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 夜29 专2 0:21 1.023 10.543
211 Jianguomen 建国门  1  1 20 39 43 44 52 58 120 122 126 139 140 403 637 638 639 804 特2 特12 夜1 夜10 夜19 夜20 夜24 夜28 夜29 0:23 0.945 11.488 Dongcheng / Chaoyang[lower-alpha 1]
212 Chaoyangmen 朝阳门  6  44 58 75 101 109 110 112 139 BRT2(快速公交2) 特2 特12 夜13 夜20 0:26 1.763 13.251
213 Dongsi Shitiao 东四十条 3 42 44 75 113 115 118 431 701 特2 特12 特16 夜3 夜20 夜34 0:28 1.027 14.278 Dongcheng
214 Dongzhimen 东直门  13   Capital Airport  3 18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 132 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 635 850 850快 852 915 915快 916 916快 918 935 935快 942快 966 980 980快 特2 特12 夜6 夜10 夜20 夜32 0:30 0.824 15.102
215 Yonghegong Lama Temple 雍和宫  5  13 18 44 75 116 117 125 130 684 特2 特12 夜6 夜20 0:34 2.228 17.330
216 Andingmen 安定门 18 27 44 75 104 108 113 119 124 125 301 430 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 0:36 0.794 18.124
217 Guloudajie 鼓楼大街  8  27 44 60 82 380 409 特12 夜20 夜36 专51 0:38 1.237 19.361 Dongcheng / Xicheng[lower-alpha 2]
218 Jishuitan 积水潭 5 22 27 44 47 55 80 88 331 344 345 345快 347 380 409 498 508 604 618 620 625 635 670 872 877 883 885 886 889 919 919快 观光3 特12 特13 夜2 夜4 夜20 夜36 夜38 专31 专51 专168 0:41 1.766 21.127 Xicheng
— ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — 1.899 23.026
  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.

History

On September 20, 1984, the first section Line 2 opened between Fuxingmen and Jianguomen. The line was a 16.1 km (10.0 mi) long upside down "horseshoe" along the west, north and east 2nd Ring Road, with 12 stations.[6] On December 28, 1987, the line was extended from the terminals of Fuxingmen and Jianguomen, connecting the line with the original section of Line 1 between Changchunjie and Beijing railway station. The completed line was called the "Beijing Subway Loop" and is 23 km (14 mi) long with 18 stations. Since January 2002, the line was renamed as "Line 2".[7]

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Fuxingmen — Jianguomen 20 September 1984 16.1 km (10.00 mi) 12 Phase 2 (initial section)
Fuxingmen — Changchunjie 28 December 1987 1.2 km (0.75 mi) 1 Line 1 & 2 realignment project
Beijing railway station — Jianguomen 1.0 km (0.62 mi) 1
Changchunjie — Beijing railway station 6.1 km (3.79 mi) 6

    Other Facts

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

    Rolling Stock
    Main article: Beijing Subway 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
    ModelImageManufacturerYear BuiltAmount in ServiceFleet NumbersDepot
    DKZ16 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
    Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment    		 2006 50 T401–T450 Taiping Lake

    Former
    ModelImageManufacturerYear BuiltYear RetiredNumber MadeFleet NumbersDepot
    DK6 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1979 2008 1 501 Taiping Lake
    DK8 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1984 1986 (Refurbished to DK16) 15 T101–T104, T106–T108, T1093, T1094, T3023, T3024, T304 Taiping Lake
    DK9 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1984 2008 1 T1191–T1192, T1195–T1196 Taiping Lake
    DK16 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1986 2009 26 T101–T104, T106–T122, T124–T127, T1281–T1285 Taiping Lake
    DK19 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1986 2009 1 T1286 Taiping Lake
    GTO300 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1986 2009 3 T302–T304 Taiping Lake
    DKZ1 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1998 2002 1 H302 Huilongguan
    BD1 Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 1989 2008 4 T129–T132 Taiping Lake
    BD11 Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2000 2004 2 T305–T306 Taiping Lake
    M Tokyu Car Corporation 1984 2002 1 T301 Huilongguan

    Notes

      References
      1. 客流信息. Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
      2. "Archived copy" 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. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
      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
      5. "站间公里数 北京地铁官方网站".
      6. 地铁公司1981--1990年地铁大事记 北京市地铁运营有限公司官网. Beijing Subway.
      7. "环线"改称"2号线" 北京地铁"叫号"取名. Beijing Youth Daily. 2002-07-25. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
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