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
Line 2 train
Overview
Other name(s)M2 (planned name)
Loop line (Chinese: 环线)
StatusOperational
LocaleXicheng and Dongcheng districts
Beijing
Stations18
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)Taipinghu depot[1]
Rolling stock6-car Type B (DKZ16)
Daily ridership1,168,400 (2014 Avg.)[2]
1,529,800 (2014 Peak)[3]
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)
Technical
Line length23.1 km
Characterunderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map
201 Xizhi Men
Line 4
( Tiangong Yuan – Anheqiao Bei (N) )
Line 13
Dongzhi Men
Beijing North railway station
Jingzhang ICR etc.
Taipinghu depot
 218 Jishuitan
Line 19 (to be opened 2021)
Xin Gong – Mudan Yuan
217 Gulou Dajie
Line 8
National Art Museum – Zhuxinzhuang
216 Anding Men
 215 Yonghegong Lama Temple
Line 5
Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuan Bei (N)
214 Dongzhi Men
Line 13
Xizhi Men
Capital Airport Express
Beixinqiao (to be opened 2021) – Terminal 3
213 Dongsi Shitiao
Line 3 (to be opened 2023)
Tiancun (Planned Phase 2) – Caogezhuang North
212 Chaoyang Men
Line 6
( Jin'an Qiao – Lucheng )
connects Line 1
 211 Jianguo Men
Line 1
( Pingguo Yuan – Sihui Dong (E) )
Jingha railway
Jinghu railway
 210 Beijing (Subway left, China Railway right)
start of Beijing underground cross-city railway
209 Chongwen Men
Line 5
( Tiantongyuan Bei (N) – Songjiazhuang )
 208 Qian Men
Line 8 (to be opened 2021)
( Zhuxinzhuang – Yinghai )
 207 Heping Men
 206 Xuanwu Men
Line 4
( Anheqiao Bei (N) – Tiangong Yuan )
Line 19 crossing
 205 Changchun Jie
Beijing underground cross-city railway
to Beijing West
connects Line 1
 204 Fuxing Men
Line 1
( Sihui Dong (E) – Pingguo Yuan )
 203 Fucheng Men
 202 Chegongzhuang
Line 6
( Lucheng – Jin'an Qiao )

Hours of Operation
Platform sign indicating inner loop Line 2 train (going in the clockwise direction) at the Xizhi Men (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 5:03 am. The first outer loop train departs Xizhi Men at 5:09 am. The last inner loop train leaves Jishuitan at 10:55 pm. The last outer loop train leaves Xizhimen at 11:14 pm. 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 gates in the old city wall. These stations end in men, meaning gate. The twelfth gate, 德胜门, is near Jishuitan station. 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 Xizhi Men 西直门  4   13  VAP 7 16 21 26 27 44 69 80 87 105 111 145 200 305 332 347 360 362 375 387 438 534 563 604 618 632 651 686 693 694 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专6 0:00 0.000 0.000 Xicheng
202 Chegongzhuang 车公庄  6  4 19 21 44 69 80 107 118 200 332 387 618 632 686 693 694 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21 0:02 0.909 0.909
203 Fucheng Men 阜成门 3 13 19 21 42 44 45 56 61 69 73 80 101 102 103 121 200 332 387 409 423 612 618 686 694 BRT4(快速公交4) 夜8 夜13 夜20 专6 0:04 0.960 1.869
204 Fuxing Men 复兴门  1  1 10 15 44 49 52 69 200 332 387 395 423 694 夜1 夜20 专191 0:07 1.832 3.701
205 Changchun Jie 长椿街 7 9 10 38 44 47 67 88 137 142 143 144 332 395 676 901快 夜5 夜23 夜36 专191 0:09 1.234 4.935
206 Xuanwu Men 宣武门  4  7 9 15 22 44 67 70 83 102 105 109 137 142 143 144 332 夜4 夜5 夜10 0:11 0.929 5.864
207 Heping Men 和平门 7 9 14 15 22 44 66 67 70 137 142 332 夜5 0:13 0.851 6.715
208 Qian Men 前门 2 5 8 9 20 22 44 48 59 66 67 82 93 120 137 141 142 332 599 622 901快 BRT1(快速公交1) 观光1 观光2 夜2 夜5 夜17 夜18 0:15 1.171 7.886 Dongcheng
209 Chongwen Men 崇文门  5  8 9 12 17 20 29 39 41 43 44 60 63 84 103 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 137 142 599 622 957 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 63 103 104 122 126 140 142 403 619 622 637 638 639 668 804 805快 938快 957 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 Jianguo Men 建国门  1  1 20 39 43 44 52 58 63 120 122 126 139 140 142 200 403 637 638 639 804 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 Chaoyang Men 朝阳门  6  44 58 75 101 109 110 112 139 142 200 BRT2(快速公交2) 夜13 夜20 0:26 1.763 13.251
213 Dongsi Shitiao 东四十条 3 4 42 44 75 113 115 118 142 200 406 431 夜3 夜20 夜34 0:28 1.027 14.278 Dongcheng
214 Dongzhi Men 东直门  13   Capital Airport  3 18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 132 135 142 200 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 850 850快 852 915 915快 916 916快 918 935 935快 942快 966 980 980快 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 84 116 117 125 130 142 200 夜6 夜20 0:34 2.228 17.330
216 Anding Men 安定门 18 27 44 75 104 108 113 119 124 125 141 142 200 301 430 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 夜18 夜20 夜34 专7 0:36 0.794 18.124
217 Gulou Dajie 鼓楼大街  8  27 44 60 82 200 380 409 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 88 135 143 200 331 344 345 345快 347 380 409 508 604 618 620 625 670 872 877 883 885 886 889 919 919快 观光3 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 Fuxing Men and Jianguo Men. 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 Changchun Jie 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

    References
    1. 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.
    2. 客流信息. Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
    3. "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)
    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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