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Line 2, Beijing Subway
Line 2 Hours of Operation
二号线
Platform sign indicating inner loop Line 2 train (going in the
clockwise direction) at the Xizhimen Subway Station (Station
No. 201)
Because Line 2 is a loop line with no true terminus, Line
2 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 clock-
wise direction. However, trains returning to the Taipin-
ghu Depot either terminate at Xizhimen or Jishuitan; pas-
Statistics sengers will be asked wait for a full loop line train at
these stations.
Type Rapid transit The first inner loop train departs Jishuitan at 5:03am.
System Beijing Subway The first outer loop train departs Xizhimen at 5:09am.
The last inner loop train leaves Jishuitan at 10:55pm. The
Status Operational
last outer loop train leaves Xizhimen at 11:14pm. For the
No. of stations 18 official timetable, see[1].
Operation
Opened 1971
Route
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit
Railway Operation Corp.,
Ltd
Technical
Line length 23.1 km
Line 2 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁2号线;
pinyin: běijīng dìtiě èrhàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail line
that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. It
traces the Ming Dynasty inner city wall, which was de-
molished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qian-
men Avenue. It is second oldest and busiest of Beijing’s
subway lines and the only one to serve the Beijing Rail-
Line 2 station in 2003.
way Station. All 18 stations on the 23.1km line are under
ground. Line 2’s color is blue.
Line 2 encircles the old city center districts of Dongcheng
and Xicheng and skirts the northern of edges of Chong-
Fare wen and Xuanwu. The entire line runs underground and
connects with Line 1 at Fuxingmen and Jianguomen, Line
Flat fare of RMB(¥) 2.00 with unlimited transfers.
5 at the Yonghegong Lama Temple Station and Chong-
wenmen, Line 13 at Xizhimen and Dongzhimen, Line 4
at Xizhimen and Xuanwumen,and the Airport Express at
Dongzhimen.
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List of Stations
Twelve of Line 2’s eighteen stations are named after city
gates. These stations end in men, meaning gate. The fol-
lowing table lists Line 2 stations in the outer loop or
counter clockwise order.
Bolded bus line numbers denotes bus terminal at or near
the subway station.
Other Facts
Rolling Stock
Newly upgraded rolling stock produced by CNR
Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. features air condi-
tioning, LCD and LED passenger information display and
dot matrix destination display.
• DKZ16 trainsets #T401-T448
Other Facilities
The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Taip-
inghu, near Jishuitan station.
Notes
[1] At Changchunjie, Xuanwumen and Hepingmen,
Line 2 straddles the border between Xicheng and
Xuanwu Districts.
[2] At Qianmen and Chongwenmen, Line 2 straddles
the border between Dongcheng and Chongwen
Districts.
[3] At Jianguomen and Chaoyangmen, Line 2 straddles
the border between Dongcheng and Chaoyang
Districts.
[4] At Gulou Dajie, the Line 2 station straddles the
border between Dongcheng and Xicheng Districts.
External links
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No. Station Chinese Travel Distance Transfers Nearby Bus Stops* Location
Name pinyin Time (km) District)
(District)
(hrs)
201 Xizhimen 西直门 0:00 0.0 Line 4 7 16 16支 21 26 27 44 105 334 360 Xicheng
xīzhímén Line 13 375 375支 387 392 603支 618 702
719 722 732支 748 749 816 820 845
800 902 904 932 933 939 962
202 Chegongzhuang 车公庄 0:02 0.9 — 19 21 26 107 118 320 375 392 603支
chēgōngzhuāng 701 722 732 支 743 748 749 812 816
827 902 932 962 特4
203 Fuchengmen 阜成门 0:04 1.9 — 13 19 21 42 44 56 101 102 103 121
fǔchéngmén 335 336 387 409 423 603 603支 618
702 709 714 719 722 732支 743 746
800 812 814 816 820 845 846 850 850
支 921 932 939 962 特4
204 Fuxingmen 复兴门 0:07 3.7 Line 1 1 4 15 25 37 44 52 387 395 423 702
fùxīngmén 719 728 743 800 802 845 939 962 964
964支 特1 特4
205 Changchunjie 长椿街 0:09 4.9 — 7 9 10 25 38 44 47 48 309支 337 395 Xicheng /
chángchūnjiē 616 626 703 820 821 848 922 964 964 Xuanwu
支 特2 特4 特7 [note 1]
206 Xuanwumen 宣武门 0:11 5.9 Line 4 7 9 15 25 44 47 48 102 105 109 603
xuānwǔmén 603支 703 806 808 820 821 826 848
922 特2 特4 特7
207 Hepingmen 和平门 0:13 6.7 — 7 9 14 15 25 44 48 309支 337 703 726
hépíngmén 808 820 821 826 848 922 特2 特4 特7
208 Qianmen 前门 0:15 7.9 — 2 5 7 9 17 20 44 48 53 54 59 110 120 Dongcheng
qiánmén 120支 309支 337 703 726 729 742 /
744 744支 803 808 819 820 821 826 Chongwen
848 859 922 特2特4特7 [note 2]
209 Chongwenmen 崇文门 0:17 9.5 Line 5 3 7 8 9 12 39 41 43 44 48 54 59 103
chóngwénmén 103快 104 104快 106 108 110 111
116 610 703 723 729 744 744支 807
808 812 813 814 820 821 848 859 957
特2
210 Beijing Railway 北京站 0:21 10.5 — 1 4 7 9 10 20 24 37 39 52 54 59 103 Dongcheng
Station běijīng zhàn 103快 104 104快 120 120支 122 403
420 703 713 721 728 729 744 744支
802 808 821 848 859 907 907支 908
908支 938 938支938支1 938支4 957
特1 特2
211 Jianguomen 建国门 0:23 11.5 Line 1 43 44 48 122 721 750 800 820 821 907 Dongcheng
jiàn’guómén 907支 /
212 Chaoyangmen 朝阳门 0:26 13.2 — 44 101 109 110 112 420 800 810 813 Chaoyang
[note 3]
cháoyángmén 820 846 特2
213 Dongsi Shitiao 东四十条 0:28 14.3 — 42 44 113 115 118 406 416 431 701 Dongcheng
dōngsì shítiáo 758 800 820 823 特2
214 Dongzhimen 东直门 0:30 15.1 Line 13 18 24 44 106 107 117 123 359 401 404
dōngzhímén Airport 406 413 418 614 623 635 800 815 820
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823 909 915 915支(1,2,3,4) 916 918
923 934 935 936 936支 942 955 961
966 970 974 975 980 987 特2
215 Yonghegong 雍和宫 0:34 17.3 Line 5 13 18 44 116 606 800 807 820 909 特2
Lama Temple yōnghégōng
216 Andingmen 安定门 0:36 18.1 — 27 44 104 104快 108 113 124 328 358
āndìngmén 358支 407 417支 758 800 803 820
850 850支 858 909 912 912支 特2
217 Gulou Dajie 鼓楼大街 0:38 19.3 — 27, 44, 60, 380, 406, 409, 909, 925 Dongcheng
gǔlóu dàjiē /
Xicheng
[note 4]
218 Jishuitan 积水潭 0:41 21.1 — 5, 22, 27, 38, 44, 47, 55, 315, 380, 331, Xicheng
jīshuǐtán 344快, 345, 398, 409, 626, 618, 800,
810, 826, 919快, 939, 运通104
201 Xizhimen 西直门 0:00 0.0 Line 4 7 16 16支 21 26 27 44 105 334 360
xīzhímén Line 13 375 375支 387 392 603支 618 702
719 722 732支 748 749 816 820 845
800 902 904 932 933 939 962
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