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Beijing Subway Line 5

Subway Line 5

Departure: Tiantongyuanbei
Terminal: Songjiazhuang
Length: 27.665 km (17.19 miles)
Number of Stops: 23
One-way runtime: about 49 minutes
Map color: purple


As one of the lines under construction for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Subway Line 5 has been in operation since October 7, 2007. It runs between the northern and southern areas of Beijing City, and is the first subway line in Beijing to introduce the safety door throughout the whole line.


The trains of this line are quite different from that of the other existent subway lines of Beijing. All trains of this line are new and air-conditioned ones. Each train has 8 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) televisions which are different from the bus-televisions. Passengers can enjoy TV programs and will soon be able to watch the Olympic Games live in 2008. Eight urban public transport maps are displayed in the train, offering clear traffic lines. By using the intelligent information inquiry system in any station on this line, you can find exact information about transfers to public buses, and information about the weather, bulletins, and the timetable of this line.


Passengers can transfer to Subway Line 1 from this line at Dongdan Station, and transfer to Subway Line 2 in Chongwenmen Stations and Yonghegong Station. You can transfer to Subway Line 13 from Lishuiqiao Station in which is to the north of this line. Every station on this line has been installed a lift for the disabled.


Timetable

Stations
To Tiantongyuanbei
To Songjiazhuang
First Train
Last Train
First Train
Last Train
Tiantongyuanbei
-
-
04:59
22:47
Tiantongyuan
06:06
23:57
05:01
22:49
Tiantongyuannan
06:04
23:55
05:03
22:51
Lishui Bridge
06:02
23:53
05:05
22:53
Lishui Bridge South
05:59
23:50
05:08
22:56
Beiyuan Road Northe
05:57
23:48
05:10
22:58
Datun Road East
05:53
23:44
05:14
23:02
Huixinxijie Beikou
05:50
23:41
05:16
23:04
Huixin Xijie Nankou
05:48
23:39
05:18
23:06
Heping Xiqiao
05:46
23:37
05:20
23:08
Hepingli Beijie
05:44
23:35
05:22
23:10
Yonghegong
05:42
23:33
05:25
23:13
Beixinqiao
05:40
23:31
05:27
23:15
Zhangzizhong Road
05:38
23:29
05:29
23:17
Dongsi
05:36
23:27
05:31
23:19
Dengshikou
05:34
23:25
05:33
23:21
Dongdan
05:32
23:23
05:35
23:23
Chongwenmen
05:30
23:21
05:37
23:25
Ciqikou
05:28
23:19
05:39
23:27
Tiantan Dongmen
05:26
23:17
05:41
23:29
Puhuangyu
05:23
23:14
05:43
23:31
Liujiayao
05:21
23:12
05:45
23:33
Songjiazhuang
05:19
23:10
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Transfer Station

Stations
Subway Line
Bus Number
Tiantongyuanbei
 
464, 852
Tiantongyuan
 
432, 465, 487, 643, 751, 758, 803, 836, 850, 851, 852, 949
Tiantongyuannan
 
432, 751, 803, 836, 850, 851, 852, 966, 985
Lishuiqiao
Line 13
358, 643, 758, 803, 849, 850, 949, 966, Yuntong 117
Lishuiqiaonan
 
629, 751, 836, 849, 850, 852, 949, 966
Beiyuan Lubei
 
466, 484, 643, 653, 695, 751, 836, 849, 850, 949,
Datun Ludong
 
484, 653, 695, 751, 836, 849, 850, 913, 949, 963 
Huixin Xijie Beikou
 
18, 119, 361, 984, Yuntong 101, Yuntong 201
Huixin Xijie Nankou
 
119, 125
Heping Xiqiao
 
207, 361, 367, 422, 718, 801, 967
Hepingli Beijie
 
104 (Fast), 125, 201
Yonghegong
Line 2
13, 18, 62, 116, 117, 684, 858, 909
Beixinqiao
 
13, 106, 107, 116, 117, 204, 635, 684
Zhangzizhong Lu
 
13, 42, 113, 115, 118, 701, 758, 823
Dongsi
 
101, 109, 112, 202, 420, 810, 846
Dengshikou
 
103, 104, 106, 110, 201
Dongdan
Line 1
20, 25, 39, 108, 203, 204, 684, 685, 815
Chongwenmen
Line 2
25, 43, 104, 208, 209, 211, 610, 744, 957
Ciqikou
 
23, 41, 43, 57, 60, 106, 116, 204, 208, 715, 723, 814
Tiantan Dongmen
 
6, 35, 36, 41, 43, 60, 116, 685, 723, 814, 957, 958
Puhuangyu
 
39, 43, 53, 122, 685, 686, 723, 957
Liujiayao
 
7, 12, 17, 39, 43, 51, 434, 627, 723, 732, 741, 973, 988, Yuntong 107
Songjiazhuang
 
17, 39, 511, 684

Other Information

Bike parking facilities on all stations of this line have come into service since the opening of this line. The charge for parking an ordinary bike is CNY 0.2, and should be paid by cash.


In Tiantongyuanbei Station, private car drivers can park their cars in a large parking lot which has a capacity for 270 cars. The charge should be paid by the 'Yikatong' IC cards, whereby drivers are required to swipe the cards when going into and out of the parking lot. The equipment in the parking lot can automatically detect whether they have traveled by subway on the same day, and if they have, the machine will only charge CNY 2. The parking lot is open from 05:30 until 01:30 of the next day.


Similar parking lots with a capacity for 250 cars will be built in Huoying, Songjiazhuang, Beiyuan Lubei and other stations on this line.


Detailed information for the charge of parking:

Vehicles
Parking Time
06:00-22:00
Overnight
Ordinary bikes
CNY 0.2
CNY 0.4
Folding bikes, speed bike
CNY 0.3
CNY 0.6
Electric bikes, small three-wheeled vehicle
CNY 0.5
CNY 1
Motorcycle
CNY 1
CNY 2
Motorcycle for handicapped
CNY 0.5
CNY 1
Freight motor, passenger motor vehicles
CNY 3
CNY 6