Line 2 (Beijing Subway)

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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; 39 years ago (1984-09-20)
Technical
Line length23.1 km (14.4 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map

Legend
201 Xizhimen
Line 4
(Left arrow Tiangongyuan – Anheqiaobei Right arrow)
Line 13
Dongzhimen Right arrow
 Beijing North railway station
Jingzhang ICR etc.
Taipinghu depot
 218 Jishuitan
Line 19
Left arrow Xingong – Mudanyuan Right arrow
 217 Gulou Dajie
Line 8
Left arrow Yinghai – Zhuxinzhuang Right arrow
 216 Andingmen
215 Yonghegong Lama Temple
Line 5
Left arrow Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuanbei Right arrow
 214 Dongzhimen
Line 13
Xizhimen Right arrow
Capital Airport Express
Left arrow Beixinqiao – Terminal 3 Right arrow
 213 Dongsi Shitiao
Line 3 (to be opened 2024)
Left arrow Tiancun (Planned Phase 2) – Dongbabei Right arrow
 212 Chaoyangmen
Line 6
(Left arrow Jin'anqiao – Lucheng Right arrow)
connects Line 1
 211 Jianguomen
Line 1
(Left arrow Fushouling – Universal Resort Right arrow)
Jingha railway
Jinghu railway
 210 Beijing (Subway left, China Railway right)
start of Beijing underground cross-city railway
209 Chongwenmen
Line 5
(Left arrow Tiantongyuanbei – Songjiazhuang Right arrow)
 208 Qianmen
Line 8
(Left arrow Zhuxinzhuang – Yinghai Right arrow)
 207 Hepingmen
206 Xuanwumen
Line 4
(Left arrow Anheqiaobei – Tiangongyuan Right arrow)
Line 19 crossing
 205 Changchun Jie
Beijing underground cross-city railway
to Beijing West
connects Line 1
 204 Fuxingmen
Line 1
(Left arrow Universal Resort – Fushouling Right arrow)
 203 Fuchengmen
202 Chegongzhuang
Line 6
(Left arrow Lucheng – Jin'anqiao Right arrow)

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 to make room. [citation needed] Line 2, opened in 1984, is the second oldest and one of the busiest of Beijing's subway lines, and to date only one to serve Beijing railway station. All 18 stations on the 23.1 km (14.4 mi) line are underground. 12 of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines, with the number growing to 13 with the opening of Line 3 in late 2024. Line 2's color is dark blue.

Hours of Operation[edit]

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 to wait for a full loop line train at these stations.[citation needed]

The first inner loop train departs Jishuitan at 5:03 am. The first outer loop train departs Xizhimen 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[edit]

Line 2 encircles the old city center districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng and skirts the western edge of Chaoyang.[citation needed] The entire line runs underground.[citation needed]

List of Stations[edit]

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, Deshengmen (德胜门), is near Jishuitan station.[citation needed] The following table lists Line 2 stations in the outer loop or counter-clockwise order, starting from the station with the lowest numbered code.

Station
№ 		Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Travel Time Distance
km[5] 		Location
English Chinese
— ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — -1.899
201 Xizhimen 西直门  4   13  Huairou–Miyun China Railway Beijing North railway station 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 快速直达专线201 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专216 0:00 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 快速直达专线201 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21 专216 0:02 0.909
203 Fuchengmen 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) 快速直达专线168 快速直达专线201 夜8 夜13 夜20 0:04 0.960 1.869
204 Fuxingmen 复兴门  1 
 19  (Out-of-system interchange via Taipingqiao)[6] 		1 10 15 44 49 52 69 200 332 387 395 423 694 快速直达专线17 快速直达专线201 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 Xuanwumen 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 Hepingmen 和平门 7 9 14 15 22 44 66 67 70 137 142 332 夜5 0:13 0.851 6.715
208 Qianmen 前门  8  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 Chongwenmen 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 Beijing railway station BJP 9 20 24 29 39 52 63 103 104 122 126 140 142 403 622 637 638 639 668 957 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 Jianguomen 建国门  1  1 20 39 43 44 52 58 63 120 122 126 139 140 142 200 403 637 638 639 夜1 夜10 夜19 夜20 夜24 夜28 夜29 0:23 0.945 11.488 Dongcheng / Chaoyang[a]
212 Chaoyangmen 朝阳门  6  44 58 75 101 109 110 139 142 200 BRT2(快速公交2) 通医专线3 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 通医专线3 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 75 106 107 117 123 130 132 135 142 200 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 850 850快 852 915 915快 916 916快 918 935 935快 942快 966 980 980快 快速直达专线72 快速直达专线102 通医专线3 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 Andingmen 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 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[b]
218 Jishuitan 积水潭  19  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 快速直达专线12 快速直达专线66 快速直达专线124 快速直达专线125 快速直达专线128 快速直达专线134 快速直达专线148 快速直达专线214 通医专线2 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.
  • Chegongzhuang Station
    Chegongzhuang Station
  • Qianmen Station
    Qianmen Station
  • Dongsi Shitiao Station
    Dongsi Shitiao Station
  • Dongzhimen Station
    Dongzhimen Station
  • Fuxingmen Station
    Fuxingmen Station

History[edit]

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.[7] 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".[8]

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Fuxingmen — Jianguomen 20 September 1984 16.1 km (10.00 mi) 12 Phase 2 (initial section)
Fuxingmen — Changchun Jie 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
Changchun Jie — Beijing Railway Station 6.1 km (3.79 mi) 6

Other Facts[edit]

The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Taipinghu, near Jishuitan station.[citation needed]

Rolling Stock[edit]

Main article: Beijing Subway rolling stock

The line uses what retroactively were termed as type B rolling stock, although at the time they were simply the standard metro trains in China, early generation trains having dimensions closer to type C rolling stock.

Current[edit]

Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Amount in Service Fleet Numbers
DKZ16 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 		2006 50 T401–T450

Former[edit]

Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Years in service Number Made Fleet Numbers (Before 1996) Fleet Numbers (After 1996) Notes
DK6 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1979 1984–2008 4 501 T1193–T1194 Cars T1193–T1194 were linked with DK19 cars T1191–T1192 and T1195–T1196 in 1996.
DK8 1982 52 401–413 T101–T104, T106–T108, T1093–T1094, T3023, T3024, T304 Some cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls.
DK9 1983 4 502 T1191–T1192, T1195–T1196 Linked with DK6 cars T1193–T1194 in 1996.
DK16 1987–1989 1987–2009 115 430–441, 4421–4423 T1091–T1092, T1095–T1096, T110–T118, T120–T122, T124–T127, T1281–T1285, T3021–T3022, T3025–T3026, T303 Several cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls.
DK19 1989 1989–2008 1 4424 T1286 Linked with DK16 cars T1281–T1285.
DKZ1 1987 1987–1998 3 701 Un­known Transferred to line 13 in 2002.
BD1 Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 1990–1992 1994–2008 24 308–311 T129–T132
BD11 2000 2004 12 — T305–T306
M Tokyu Car Corporation 1984 1984–1995 3 — Transferred to line 13 in 2002.

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ [1] Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "站间公里数 北京地铁官方网站".
  6. ^ "地铁开通"虚拟换乘"之后，乘客的地面换乘体验如何？记者进行实地探访". 2022-08-01. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02.
  7. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  8. ^ "环线"改称"2号线" 北京地铁"叫号"取名. Beijing Youth Daily. 2002-07-25. Archived from the original on October 1, 2002. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
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