Beijing Subway Trials Self-Service Ticketing on Lines 7, 8, 15, and Fangshan Line
From today (15 November 2016), if you want to get places on Lines 7, 8, or 15, or the Fangshan Line, you’ll need to talk to — that’s right, a machine. To cut queues...
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Beijing Terminus of Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway to be in Tongzhou Sub-Centre
Beijing’s new sub-centre in the eastern district of Tongzhou is getting an HSR hub, as the Beijing terminus of the new Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway. It’s not too far from the current-day Beijing-Harbin Railway, being...
Beijing Subway Line 3 “Fast-Tracks” Station Work for Part Between 2nd and 5th Rings
In the newest environment review report published by the Chinese Academy of Railway Science, 8 of the 14 stations being planned for Subway Line 3 will be built starting from later this year. Rather...
Beijing South Railway Station Opens Express Entrances at Arrivals Hall
One of the beauties of the Beijing South (Beijingnan) Railway Station is that it was built for the future — future-proofed both in terms of dimensions, the direct subway link (two lines!), and a...
Tracking China FrontLines: Beijing Subway Yanfang Line, September 2016
If you imagine a subway station 50 km southwest of Tian’anmen Square, then you’ve imagined it: the westernmost terminus of the new Yanfang Line, stretching from the built-up part of Fangshan in the southwestern...
Touch In Early on the Beijing Subway on 03 & 04 December 2015 for Discounts!
The Beijing Subway is improving its automated ticketing system, especially for holders of the Beijing Yikatong transport smartcard. If you touch in on a reader with your Yikatong card at a station on 03...
Beijing Subway Lines 1 and 8 to Close Earlier on 14 November 2015
Last trains will run earlier on Beijing Subway Lines 1 and 8 on 14 November 2015 due to earlier closures to allow for signalling improvements. If you’ll be travelling late, use an alternative route....
More Frequent Trains on Beijing Subway Lines 6 and 10
Beijing’s Subway Lines 6 and 10 are amongst the busiest lines in the city’s subway network; Line 6 takes much of the load off Line 1, while Line 10 is a unique “outer loop”...
Beijing Subway Services Getting Back to Normal
The military parade marking 70 years of the Chinese and Allied victory in World War II in Asia is now over. All Beijing Subway stations are slowly resuming services back to normal. Qianmen, Tian’anmen...
Beijing Subway to Partially Shut Down on 02-03 September 2015
Update (20:20 on 30 August 2015): Content as provided below has been confirmed as correct. Due to the military parade to take place on 03 September 2015, marking 70 years since the end of...
