I don't know, but I can't really imagine that they would stop something that was obviously quite expensive.

I guess they just forgot to update the BJ Subway homepage ..!

well the problem with the airport express is that it is:
slower than the bus.
more expensive than the bus.
more hassle than the bus (security checks + longer walk)

really nice idea and all. the route is good but too slow and too expensive.

better than shanghai, where the fast train takes you to somewhere you dont want to go. It is only used by people who live near it or are first timers. When I went to Shanghai, I asked a guard where the station was to take the maglev train and he asked me where i wanted to go and then directed me to a bus that was much cheaper and more direct.

the bus is 16 kuai and your guaranteed a seat. next time your on the train look out the window and you can see the buses rocketing past you. What is worse, there is a bus from dongzhimen that stops in sanyuanqiao and then on to the airport. It follows the same route as the train.
In traffic I would imagine the train would have an edge.

took the bus last weekend it took about 1 hour to get to guomao. the bus is maybe sometimes faster on the expressway but on the ring road its a pain in the ass...

Sure during rush hour the train is faster, but I usually leave and come back at times that are not rush hour so I find the train rather pointless.

The Shanghai maglev was supposed to be extended into the center of the city but in a surprise move the city planners abandoned the plan after a huge out cry of opposition from peoples who houses are near the proposed line. They feared their property values would plummet. Amazing to hear that this stuff happens in China too, but it seems to have relegated the Maglev to tourist duty.

see this thread for more on airport express:

My take on the new airport express: Quick & convenient but already rickety & smelly
http://www.thebeijinger.com/forum/2008/09/01/My-take-on-the-new-airport-...