Line 5, Beijing Subway

Line 5, Beijing Subway
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Termini	Tiantongyuan North Songjiazhuang
Stations	23
Daily ridership	847,500 (2014 Avg.)[1] 1,163,000 (2016 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened	October 7, 2007
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Tiantongyuan North,[3] Songjiazhuang Depots[4]
Technical
Line length	27.6 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h maximum
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Line 5 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁5号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě wǔhào xiàn) was Beijing's first subway with a north-south route. It runs for 27.6 km, in a near straight line, just east of the city centre from Tiantongyuan North in Changping District to Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District.^[5] Metro Line 5 is planned to be Beijing's first true north-south line. Unlike Line 2 and Line 13 which north south travel must transfer between portions of the loop and half loop, line 5 is a straight line that more effectively relieves north south traffic pressure in Beijing. In addition, the Line will serve the booming communities of Tiantongyuan in the north which lack any subway connection.^[6] It entered into operation on October 2007. After the start of construction, house prices along the line began to rapidly grow. In a short period of 20 days after the opening, the surrounding housing prices along the subway line increased 23.3% , reaching nearly 20,000 yuan RMB / square meter.^[7] Line 5's color is      maroon.

Line 5 entrance at Beixinqiao.

Line 5 platform at Dongdan.

Fare

Starting fare of RMB(¥) 3.00 that increases according to the distance fare scheme introduced in December 2014.

Hours of Operation

The first south-bound trains departs from Tiantongyuan North at 4:59am. The first north-bound train departs from Songjiazhuang at 5:19am . The last south-bound train leaves Tiantongyuan North at 10:47pm. The last north-bound train leaves Songjiazhuang at 11:10pm. For the official timetable, see.^[8]

Route

Line 5 Tiantongyuan. To the left is Tiantongyuan South station; a bus rapid transit line is visible in the center.

On a map, Line 5 runs vertically, beginning with three stops in the far northern suburb of Tiantongyuan in Changping District, well beyond the 5th Ring Road, then crossing Line 13 at Lishuiqiao Station, and entering into the vast residential swaths of Chaoyang District on either side of the Yuan dynasty city wall. At Huixinxijie Nankou Station, it links up with Line 10. Further south, it skirts east of the Temple of Earth and meets Line 2 Loop at the Yonghegong, also known as the Lama Temple. Then Line 5 cuts through the old neighborhoods of Dongcheng District and the old foreign Legation Quarter between Dongdan and Chongwenmen. Further south, Line 5 stops at the eastern entrance to the Temple of Heaven in Chongwen District and eventually reaches Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District south of the city, where the station actually lies west-east, in contrast to other stops (where it lies north-south). It takes 49 minutes to cover all the 23 stations. Zhangzizhonglu Station, named after a general martyred in World War II, is the only eponymous station of the Beijing Subway.

The depots are located after Tiantongyuan North Station and Songjiazhuang Station

Stations (North to South)

Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Travel Time hours	Distance km	Transfer	Nearby Bus Stops*[9]	Location
Tiantongyuan North	天通苑北 tiāntōngyuán běi	0:00	0.0	—	426 428 430 441 487 520 537 617 643 860 905 922 933 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专118 专119 昌平23 昌平51 昌平52 昌平59	Changping
Tiantongyuan	天通苑 tiāntōngyuán	0:02		—	319 426 430 432 464 465 520 617 621 751 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专58 专118 昌平27 昌平52 昌平59
Tiantongyuan South	天通苑南 tiāntōngyuán nán	0:04		—	301 319 426 430 432 464 465 520 558 617 620 621 751 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专117 昌平9 昌平10 昌平27
Lishuiqiao	立水桥 lìshuǐqiáo	0:06		13	301 319 426 430 464 465 558 617 620 621 751 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 运通117 运通128 专81 昌平22 昌平27 昌平52	Chaoyang
Lishuiqiao South	立水桥南 lìshuǐqiáo nán	0:09		—	319 426 464 465 558 617 620 621 751 905 966 984 运通117 运通128 专81 专107 昌平22 昌平27 昌平59
Beiyuanlu North	北苑路北 běiyuán běi	0:11		—	319 415 426 430 464 466 484 569 593 596 617 620 653 695 751 905 984 特11 夜26 运通117 专37 专120
Datunlu East	大屯路东 dàtúnlù dōng	0:15		15	311 319 415 425 430 464 484 538 569 594 596 617 620 695 751 913 夜26 专40
Huixinxijie Beikou Huixin West St. North Intersection	惠新西街北口 huìxīn xījiē běikǒu	0:17		—	18 379 386 407 408 419 430 464 490 567 658 660 674 684 740 983 984 特9 特16 夜26 夜28 运通113 运通201
Huixinxijie Nankou Huixin West St. South Intersection	惠新西街南口 huìxīn xījiē nánkǒu	0:19		10	95 125 361 430 464 515 944 夜26 运通101 运通201
Hepingxiqiao Heping West Bridge	和平西桥 hépíng xīqiáo	0:21		—	75 95 117 125 300 300快 302 328 361 430 464 547 601 607 641 671 847 848 特8 夜26 夜30 运通101 运通104 运通201
Hepingli Beijie Hepingli North St.	和平里北街 hépínglǐ běijiē	0:23		—	104 117 125 430 夜6 夜18	Dongcheng
Yonghegong Lama Temple Yonghe Temple	雍和宫 yōnghégōng	0:26		2	13 18 44 75 116 117 125 130 684 909 特2 特12 夜6 夜20
Beixinqiao	北新桥 běixīnqiáo	0:28		—	13 106 107 116 117 612 635 684 夜6 夜10
Zhangzizhonglu Zhang Zizhong Rd.	张自忠路 zhāngzìzhōng lù	0:30		—	3 13 42 106 113 115 116 118 684 701 夜3 夜10 夜34
Dongsi	东四 dōngsì	0:32		6	58 101 106 109 110 112 116 128 140 684 夜10 夜13
Dengshikou	灯市口 dēngshìkǒu	0:34		—	106 108 110 111 116 128 684 夜10
Dongdan	东单 dōngdān	0:36		1	1 39 41 52 99 106 108 110 111 116 120 128 140 684 夜1 夜10 夜17
Chongwenmen Chongwen Gate	崇文门 chóngwénmén	0:38		2	8 9 12 20 29 39 41 43 44 59 60 103 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 525 622 623 673 674 684 957 特2 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28
Ciqikou	磁器口 cíqìkǒu	0:40		7	23 39 41 43 57 60 106 116 128 525 623 684 特7 夜7 夜10 夜24 夜28
Tiantandongmen Temple of Heaven East Gate	天坛东门 tiāntán dōngmén	0:42		—	6 34 35 36 39 41 43 54 60 72 116 128 525 623 684 957 958 夜11 夜24
Puhuangyu	蒲黄榆 pǔhuángyú	0:44		14	25 39 43 53 54 91 122 128 434 504 599 623 957 特3 特11 特12 夜24 夜28 专161 专162	Fengtai
Liujiayao	刘家窑 liújiāyáo	0:46		—	7 12 17 39 43 51 54 93 300 300快 434 504 573 599 623 650 652 665 741 821 827 829 839 848 927 954 957 973 特8 夜23 夜24 夜30 运通107
Songjiazhuang	宋家庄 sòngjiāzhuāng	0:48	27.6	10   Yizhuang	17 39 366 511 524 576 650 684 990 特11 夜28

Technology

Line 5 is the first subway line in Beijing to have platform screen doors in underground stations and automatic platform gates in elevated stations that prevent riders from falling onto the tracks. Line 5 stations also have LCD screens that display the wait times for the next train. Line 5 trains have digital voice announcements and LCD passenger information display.

Line 5 platform at Dongdan with platform screen doors	Platform doors.	Articulated, interconnected cars on Line 5.	LCD display inside Line 5 train.

History

Construction work on Line 5 got underway in late 2002 and the line opened to the public on October 7, 2007.

Timeline

Station entrance at Chongwenmen prior to Line 5's opening.

• December 28, 2002: Construction on Line 5 began.^[10]
• March 28, 2004: Underground tunneling started underneath Yonghegong and Hepinglibeijie stations, marking the start of Line 5 construction in urban Beijing. The underground tunnel would pass the Temple of Heaven.
• May 20, 2004: The underground tunnel between Yonghegong and Zhangzizhonglu stations broke through.
• November 11, 2005: Railway tracks were laid at Huixinxijie Beikou station.
• July 2006: The entire underground railway was completed.
• September 2006: Platform screen doors began installation in Line 5 stations.
• April 2007: Line 5 started trial runs without passengers.
• October 7, 2007: Line 5 opened to the public at 2p.m. in the afternoon.
• November 23, 2007: Sound insulation were installed on the elevated parts of Line 5 following complaints of excess noise from nearby residents.^[11]
• July 19, 2008: The entire Huixinxijie Nankou station opens up, including the interchange with Line 10, following the inauguration of Line 10 services.

References

1. "客流信息". Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
2. "北京地铁全网客流再创历史纪录 逼近1270万". 中国新闻社. May 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
3. "北京城建集团承建的地铁五号线太平庄车辆段工程顺利通过竣工验收". 北京市人民政府国有资产监督管理委员会. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
4. "地铁10号线万柳车辆段封顶". 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
5. 京地铁五号线开通试运营 列车时刻表首次发布
6. 北京地铁5号线显功效 天通苑7年来首次不堵车
7. 北京地铁5号线20日开通 沿线房价20天涨22.3%
8. Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
9. 北京地铁
10. (simplified Chinese)北京市南北交通大动脉地铁5号线近日将通车
11. (simplified Chinese)北京地铁5号线补装隔音设备 将低声进入天通苑，新浪网