Blog Tag - Beijing Subway
2024 is bringing with it a few more numbers tacked on to Beijing, and all three pertain to subway lines or extensions of existing lines – 11, 16, and...
Completed and opened to the public in 1984, Beijing Subway Line 2 is the city’s first loop line, tracing a path underneath where the city wall once...
515 people were sent to hospital due to injuries last night (Dec 14) following the accidental separation of subway carriages on a moving train on...
As Beijing’s subway network continues to spread its subterranean tentacles ever outward, construction on yet another new line – more of a branch line...
Beijing Subway Line 22, the city's first "interprovincial" subway line as it were – connecting Beijing to Hebei province, will have regular and...
The Beijing Subway will continue to recommend passengers to wear masks but will not compel them to do so -- nor will they prevent any maskless riders...
I am always fascinated with the omnipresence of Beijing subway adverts. On our commute from Station A to Station B, a friend of mine and I tried to...
The southern section of Beijing's newest subway line is now open as of Dec 31.
Line 16 is expected to carry 350,000 passengers daily, with a minimum...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 14-year-strong blog archives to glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear...
First opened in 2008, Line 8 is a north-south running line with key stops at Olympic Park, Olympic Sports Center and the National Art Museum. A...
Nowadays, thanks to technology, riding the subway or bus is as easy as swiping your phone or watch on the turnstile when entering and exiting –...
If you’ve ridden along Line 1 or the Batong Line, which cut east to west across the city, you might have noticed a recent change in times for the...
It looks like another round of crazy traffic is set to hit the capital thanks to the Paralympics coming to a close on Sunday.
On Mar 13 there’s not...
Beijing’s epic subway system added 53 kilometers of new track in 2021, raising the total track length to 780 km, meaning the capital retains its...
Beijing’s transit authority just announced an easier way to take the subway if you’re a frequent commuter – the Beijing Metro Fast Pass. The good...