Zhuxinzhuang station ( simplified Chinese : 朱辛庄站 ; traditional Chinese : 朱辛莊站 ; pinyin : Zhūxīnzhuāng zhàn ) is a station on Line 8 and Changping Line of the Beijing Subway .
58-525: The Changping Line of the Beijing Subway ( Chinese : 北京地铁昌平线 ; pinyin : běijīng dìtiě chāngpíng xiàn ) is a rapid transit line in northern Beijing . It is 43.2 km (26.8 mi) in length with 20 stations (18 stations in operation). Changping line's color is pink . The Changping Line runs parallel to, and to the east of, the Badaling Expressway , passing near Shahe and Nanshao . Service Routes: The line started construction in 2009. In September 2010, construction of Phase I
116-462: A cross platform interchange . On one side, originating line 8 trains interchange with southbound Changping line trains to Xitucheng , whilst on the other, terminating line 8 trains interchange with northbound Changping line trains towards Changping Xishankou . There are 4 exits, lettered A1, A2, B1, and B2. Exits A2 and B2 are accessible. This article related to the Beijing Subway
174-470: A 12.24 km (7.61 mi) underground section. The extension will add 8 underground stations to the line. The one-station extension to Qinghe railway station opened on December 31, 2021, and the section between Qinghe railway station and Xitucheng opened on February 4, 2023, with 5 new stations. The opening date of Zhufangbei station and Jimenqiao station (interchange to Line 12) has not been announced yet. A further southern extension to Xueyuannanlu
232-609: A QR code with effective periods of one to seven days. Previous fare schedules On December 28, 2014, the Beijing Subway switched from a fixed-fare schedule to the current distance-based fare schedule for all lines except the Capital Airport Express . Prior to the December 28, 2014, fare increase, passengers paid a flat rate of RMB(¥) 2.00 (including unlimited fare-free transfers) for all lines except
290-422: A minimum wait time of 14 minutes. On August 15, the initial line was extended to Yuquan Lu and had 13 stations over 15.6 km (9.7 mi). On November 7, the line was extended again, to Gucheng Lu, and had 16 stations over 22.87 km (14.21 mi). The number of trains per day rose to 100. Overall, the line delivered 8.28 million rides in 1971, averaging 28,000 riders per day. From 1971 to 1975,
348-479: A paying adult. Senior citizens over the age of 65, individuals with physical disabilities, retired revolutionary cadres, police and army veterans who had been wounded in action, military personnel and People's Armed Police can ride the subway for free. Unlimited-rides fare Since January 20, 2019, riders can purchase unlimited rides fare tickets using the Yitongxing (亿通行) APP on smartphones, which generates
406-457: A phone app. A May 2018 upgrade allowed entrance via scanning a QR code from the same app. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a name and Chinese Resident Identity Card number must be entered when buying single-ride tickets for contact tracing purposes. This measure has been criticized for increasing the time spent buying tickets. Beijing Subway lines generally follow the checkerboard layout of
464-649: A subsidiary of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corp. Line S1's maglev trains were produced by CRRC Tangshan . The Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co. Ltd. , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp. Ltd. , provides local assemblage, maintenance and repair services. There will be 6 fully automated lines at the level of GoA4 , including 4 lines in operation (the Yanfang line , Line 17 and Line 19 and
522-524: A total of 655 million rides delivered in 2007, the government's subsidy averaged ¥0.92 per ride. As part of the urban re-development for the 2008 Olympics, the subway system was significantly expanded. In the summer of 2008, in anticipation of the Summer Olympic Games, three new lines— Line 10 (Phase 1), Line 8 (Phase 1) and the Capital Airport Express —opened on July 19. The use of paper tickets, hand checked by clerks for 38 years,
580-542: Is an integrated circuit card that stores credit for the subway, urban and suburban buses and e-money for other purchases. The Yikatong card itself must be purchased at the ticket counter. To enter a station, the Yikatong card must have a minimum balance of ¥3.00. Upon exiting the system, single-ride tickets are inserted into the turnstile, which are reused by the system. To prevent fraud, passengers are required to complete their journeys within four hours upon entering
638-578: Is extending evening operations of all lines by one to three hours (to 1-2 a.m.) through the duration of the Games. The subway set a daily ridership record of 4.92 million on August 22, 2008, the day of the Games' closing ceremony . In 2008, total ridership rose by 75% to 1.2 billion. After the Chinese government announced a ¥4 trillion economic stimulus package in November 2008 ,
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#1732773338389696-646: Is managed by the MTR Corporation through a joint venture with the city. In 2009, the subway delivered 1.457 billion rides, 19.24% of mass transit trips in Beijing. Zhuxinzhuang station It is a cross-platform interchange between the two lines. The Line 8 tracks are the inner tracks, while the Changping Line tracks are the outer tracks. It is the current northern terminus of Line 8. The station has elevated dual- island platforms with
754-643: Is planned. It will interchange with Line 9 and Line 13A at Xueyuannanlu station (formerly known as Mingguangqiaoxi station). This extension is still under planning and construction has not started. The planned route of the Changping Line was chosen from three alternatives. The other original options placed the southern terminus of the line at the Beijing North railway station , near Line 2 at Xizhimen , or at Huoying , with transfers to Line 8 and Line 13 . One original alternative plan set Phase II at 16.7 km (10.4 mi), with one extra station beyond
812-410: Is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 27 lines including 22 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links , one maglev line and two light rail tram lines, and 490 stations . The rail network extends 836 km (519 mi) across 12 urban and suburban districts of Beijing and into one district of Langfang in neighboring Hebei province. In December 2023,
870-518: Is the oldest metro system in mainland China and on the mainland of East Asia . Before the system began its rapid expansion in 2002, the subway had only two lines. The existing network still cannot adequately meet the city's mass transit needs. Beijing Subway's extensive expansion plans call for 998.5 km (620.4 mi) of lines serving a projected 18.5 million trips every day when Phase 2 Construction Plan finished (around 2025). The most recent expansion came into effect on December 30, 2023, with
928-462: The Capital Airport Express , which cost ¥25, The flat fare was the lowest among metro systems in China . Before the flat fare schedule was introduced on October 7, 2007, fares ranged from ¥3 to ¥7, depending on the line and number of transfers. Each station has two to fifteen ticket vending machines. Ticket vending machines on all lines can add credit to Yikatong cards. Single-ride tickets take
986-701: The Daxing Airport Express ) and 2 lines under construction ( Line 3 and Line 12 ), using domestically developed communications-based train control systems. The subway was proposed in September 1953 by the city's planning committee and experts from the Soviet Union . After the end of the Korean War , Chinese leaders turned their attention to domestic reconstruction. They were keen to expand Beijing's mass transit capacity but also valued
1044-626: The Ming city wall. Fares doubled to ¥0.20 for single-line rides and ¥0.30 for rides with transfers. Ridership reached 307 million in 1988. The subway was closed from June 3–4, 1989 during the suppression of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations . In 1990, the subway carried more than one million riders per day for the first time, as total ridership reached 381 million. After a fare hike to ¥0.50 in 1991, annual ridership declined slightly to 371 million. On January 26, 1991, planning began on
1102-557: The Beijing Subway became the world's longest metro system by route length , surpassing the Shanghai Metro . With 3.8484 billion trips delivered in 2018 (10.544 million trips per day ) and single-day ridership record of 13.7538 million set on July 12, 2019, the Beijing Subway was the world's busiest metro system in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic . The Beijing Subway opened in 1971 and
1160-643: The Beijing urban planning commission further expedited subway building plans, especially for elevated lines to suburban districts that are cheaper to build. In December 2008, the commission moved completion dates of the Yizhuang and Daxing Lines to 2010 from 2012, finalized the route of the Fangshan Line, and unveiled the Changping and Xijiao Lines. Line 4 started operation on September 28, 2009, bringing subway service to much of western Beijing. It
1218-587: The Line 2 loop, marking the old Ming-Qing era city of Beijing . Each of the following lines provides service predominantly to one or more of the suburbs beyond the 5th Ring Road . Lines 15, S1 along with the Changping, Daxing, Yanfang lines extend beyond the 6th Ring Road . According to the Phase 2 construction plan approved by the NDRC in 2015, the length of Beijing Subway will reach 998.5 km (620.4 mi) when
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#17327733383891276-568: The Ming Tombs. On January 5, 2009, the Changping District government signed land clearing contracts with townships along routes through Huilongguan, Shahe, and Nanshao, marking the official beginning of Phase I construction. Phase I was set to be completed by the end of 2010, and Phase II was scheduled for completion by 2012. On September 19, 2010, the line commenced trial running with empty cars. On December 30, 2010, Phase I of
1334-590: The Moscow Metro, was invited to plan the subway in Beijing. From 1953 to 1960, several thousand Chinese university students were sent to the Soviet Union to study subway construction. An early plan unveiled in 1957 called for one ring route and six other lines with 114 stations and 172 km (107 mi) of track. Two routes vied for the first to be built. One ran east–west from Wukesong to Hongmiao, underneath Changan Avenue. The other ran north–south from
1392-502: The Phase 2 construction finished. By then, public transit will comprise 60% of all trips. Of those, the subway will comprise 62%. The adjustment of the Phase 2 construction plan was approved by the NDRC on December 5, 2019. Which altered and expanded some projects in the Phase 2 construction plan. Including adjusting alignments of Line 22 and Line 28 and additional projects such as the Daxing Airport Line north extension,
1450-595: The Qianmen gate and its arrow tower by slightly altering the course of the subway. The initial line was completed and began trial operations in time to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic on October 1, 1969. It ran 21 km (13 mi) from Gucheng to the Beijing Railway Station and had 16 stations. This line forms parts of present-day Lines 1 and 2. It
1508-567: The Summer Palace to Zhongshan Park , via Xizhimen and Xisi. The former was chosen due to more favorable geological foundation and greater number of government bureaus served. The second route would not be built until construction on Line 4 began forty years later. The original proposal called for deep subway tunnels that can better serve military functions. Between Gongzhufen and Muxidi , shafts as deep as 120 m (390 ft) were being dug. The world's deepest subway station at
1566-762: The bureau was placed under the authority of Beijing Municipal Transportation Department. On April 20, 1981, the bureau became the Beijing Subway Company, which was a subsidiary of the Beijing Public Transportation Company. In July 2001, the Beijing Municipal Government reorganized the subway company into the Beijing Subway Group Company Ltd., a wholly city-owned holding company, which assumed ownership of all of
1624-453: The city won the bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics and accelerated plans to expand the subway. From 2002 to 2008, the city planned to invest ¥63.8 billion (US$ 7.69 billion) in subway projects and build an ambitious "three ring, four horizontal, five vertical and seven radial" subway network. Work on Line 5 had already begun on September 25, 2000. Land clearing for Lines 4 and 10 began in November 2003 and construction commenced by
1682-499: The city. Most lines through the urban core (outlined by the Line 10 loop) run parallel or perpendicular to each other and intersect at right angles. The urban core of Beijing is roughly outlined by the Line 10 loop, which runs underneath or just beyond the 3rd Ring Road . Each of the following lines provides extensive service within the Line 10 loop. All have connections to seven or more lines. Lines 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 19 also run through
1740-702: The connecting line between Yizhuang line , Line 5 and Line 10 . The Beijing Subway is owned by the Beijing Municipal People's Government through the Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., LTD, (北京市基础设施投资有限公司 or BIIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Beijing State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (北京市人民政府国有资产监督管理委员会 or Beijing SASAC), the municipal government's asset holding entity. The Beijing Subway
1798-594: The control of the People's Liberation Army in early 1970, but reliability problems persisted. On January 15, 1971, the initial line began operation on a trial basis between the Beijing railway station and Gongzhufen . Single ride fare was set at ¥ 0.10 and only members of the public with credential letters from their work units could purchase tickets. The line was 10.7 km (6.6 mi) in length, had 10 stations and operated more than 60 train trips per day with
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1856-542: The eastward extension of Line 1 under Chang'an Avenue from Fuxingmen. The project was funded by a 19.2 billion yen low-interest development assistance loan from Japan. Construction began on the eastern extension on June 24, 1992, and the Xidan station opened on December 12, 1992. The remaining extension to Sihuidong was completed on September 28, 1999. National leaders Wen Jiabao , Jia Qinglin , Yu Zhengsheng and mayor Liu Qi were on hand to mark
1914-620: The end of the year. Most new subway construction projects were funded by loans from the Big Four state banks. Line 4 was funded by the Beijing MTR Corporation, a joint-venture with the Hong Kong MTR . To achieve plans for 19 lines and 561 km (349 mi) by 2015, the city planned to invest a total of ¥200 billion ($ 29.2 billion). The next additions to the subway were surface commuter lines that linked to
1972-528: The form of an RFID-enabled flexible plastic card. Passengers must insert the ticket or scan the card at the gate both before entering and exiting the station. The subway's fare collection gates accept single-ride tickets and the Yikatong fare card. Passengers can purchase tickets and add credit to Yikatong card at ticket counters or vending machines in every station. The Yikatong , also known as Beijing Municipal Administration & Communication Card (BMAC),
2030-508: The heart of the capital to the Western Hills. On February 4, 1965, Chairman Mao Zedong personally approved the project. Construction began on July 1, 1965, at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by several national leaders including Zhu De , Deng Xiaoping , and Beijing mayor Peng Zhen . The most controversial outcome of the initial subway line was the demolition of the Beijing's historic inner city wall to make way for
2088-399: The line entered into operation. On December 26, 2015, Phase II of the line entered into operation, extending the line north underground for another 5 stations. On December 31, 2021, a one-station extension to Qinghe railway station opened. On February 4, 2023, the extension to Xitucheng opened. During rush hours, in 2013, the section between Life Science Park and Xi'erqi Stations was
2146-534: The most congested section in the Beijing subway network, operating at 132% capacity. On December 14, 2023, two Changping line trains collided between Xi'erqi station and Life Science Park station , causing one of the carriages to break apart. At least 515 people onboard were injured. The service between Xi'erqi and Zhuxinzhuang station was suspended due to the accident. On December 16, the full service on Changping line resumed. (180 cars) (216 cars) Beijing Subway [REDACTED] The Beijing Subway
2204-618: The network, high capacity Type A trains are increasingly being used. Additionally, Type D trains are being used in express subway lines. Until 2003 nearly all trains were manufactured by the Changchun Railway Vehicles Company ;Ltd. , now a subsidiary of the China CNR Corporation . The newest Line 1 trains and those on Lines 4, 8, Batong, Changping and Daxing are made by Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. ,
2262-550: The north and east of the city. Line 13 , a half loop that links the northern suburbs, first opened on the western half from Huilongguan to Xizhimen on September 28, 2002 and the entire line became operational on January 28, 2003. Batong line , built as an extension to Line 1 to Tongzhou District , was opened as a separate line on December 27, 2003. Work on these two lines had begun respectively in December 1999 and 2000. Ridership hit 607 million in 2004. Line 5 came into operation on October 7, 2007. It
2320-411: The occasion. The full-length of Line 1 became operational on June 28, 2000. Despite little track expansion in the early 1990s, ridership grew rapidly to reach a record high of 558 million in 1995, but fell to 444 million the next year when fares rose from ¥0.50 to ¥2.00. After fares rose again to ¥3.00 in 2000, annual ridership fell to 434 million from 481 million in 1999. In the summer of 2001,
2378-405: The one-station extension to Qinghe railway station opened. On February 4, 2023, the extension to Xitucheng opened. ( Zhufangbei station was not opened) Through service between Line 8 and Changping line via Zhuxinzhuang station is under planning. The southern extension to Jimenqiao station is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) in length, including a 0.36 km (0.22 mi) elevated section and
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2436-664: The openings of extensions to Line 11 , Line 16 , and Line 17 . Single-ride fare The Beijing Subway charges single-ride fare according to trip distance for all lines except the two airport express lines. Same-station transfers are free on all subway lines except the two Airport Express lines, the Xijiao Line and the Yizhuang T1 Line , which require the purchase of a new fare when transferring to or from those lines. Fare free riders Children below 1.3 metres (51 in) in height ride for free when accompanied by
2494-470: The public. This horseshoe-shaped line was created from the eastern half of the initial line and corresponds to the southern half of the present-day Line 2. It ran 16.1 km (10.0 mi) from Fuxingmen to Jianguomen with 16 stations. Ridership reached 105 million in 1985. On December 28, 1987, the two existing lines were reconfigured into Lines 1, which ran from Pingguoyuan to Fuxingmen and Line 2, in its current loop, tracing
2552-572: The subway as an asset for civil defense. They studied the use of the Moscow Metro to protect civilians, move troops and headquarter military command posts during the Battle of Moscow , and planned the Beijing Subway for both civilian and military use. At that time, the Chinese lacked expertise in building subways and drew heavily on Soviet and East German technical assistance. In 1954, a delegation of Soviet engineers, including some who had built
2610-511: The subway remained prone to closures due to fires, flooding, and accidents. Annual ridership grew from 22.2 million in 1976 and 28.4 million in 1977 to 30.9 million in 1978, and 55.2 million in 1980. On April 20, 1981, the Beijing Subway Company , then a subsidiary of the Beijing Public Transportation Company, was organized to take over subway operations. On September 15, 1981, the initial line passed its final inspections, and
2668-521: The subway was shut down for 398 days for political reasons. On December 27, 1972, the riders no longer needed to present credential letters to purchase tickets. In 1972, the subway delivered 15 million rides and averaged 41,000 riders per day. In 1973, the line was extended to Pingguoyuan and reached 23.6 km (14.7 mi) in length with 17 stations and 132 train trips per day. The line delivered 11 million rides in 1973, averaging 54,000 riders per day. Despite its return to civilian control in 1976,
2726-509: The subway's assets. In November 2003, the assets of the Beijing Subway Group Company were transferred to the newly created BIIC. The Beijing Subway has five operators: All subway train sets run on 1,435 millimetres (56.5 in) standard gauge rail, except the maglev trains on Line S1 , which run on a maglev track. Beijing Subway operates Type B trains on most lines. However, due to increasing congestion on
2784-816: The subway. If the four-hour limit is exceeded, a surcharge of ¥3 is imposed. Each Yikatong card is allowed to be overdrawn once. The overdrawn amount is deducted when credits are added to the card. Yikatong card users who spend more than ¥100 on subway fare in a calendar month will receive credits to their card the following month. After reaching ¥100 of spending in one calendar month, 20% of any further spending up to ¥150 will be credited. When spending exceeds ¥150, 50% of any further spending up to ¥250 will be credited. Once expenditures exceed ¥400, further spending won't earn any more credits. The credits are designed to ease commuters' burdens of fare increases. Beginning in June 2017, single-journey tickets could be purchased via
2842-538: The subway. Construction plans for the subway from Fuxingmen to the Beijing Railway Station called for the removal of the wall, as well as the gates and archery towers at Hepingmen, Qianmen, and Chongwenmen. Leading architect Liang Sicheng argued for protecting the wall as a landmark of the ancient capital. Chairman Mao favored demolishing the wall over demolishing homes. In the end, Premier Zhou Enlai managed to preserve several walls and gates, such as
2900-508: The surface. The deterioration of relations between China and Soviet Union disrupted subway planning. Soviet experts began to leave in 1960, and were completely withdrawn by 1963. In 1961, the entire project was halted temporarily due to severe hardships caused by the Great Leap Forward . Eventually, planning work resumed. The route of the initial line was shifted westward to create an underground conduit to move personnel from
2958-543: The time in the Kyiv Metro was only 100 m (330 ft) deep. But Beijing's high water table and high pressure head of ground water which complicated construction and posed risk of leakage, and along with the inconvenience of transporting passengers long distances from the surface, led the authorities to abandon the deep tunnel plan in May 1960 in favor of cut-and-cover shallow tunnels some 20 m (66 ft) below
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#17327733383893016-579: The west section of Line 11 and transforming Line 13 into two lines, 13A and 13B. According to the information released in July 2022, the "Beijing Rail Transit Phase III Construction Plan" includes 11 construction projects: Line 1 Branch, Line 7 Phase 3, Line 11 Phase 2, Line 15 Phase 2, Line 17 Phase 2 (Branch), Line 19 Phase 2, Line 20 Phase 1, Fangshan line (Line 25) Phase 3 (also known as Lijin Line), Line M101 Phase 1, Line S6 (New Town Link Line) Phase 1, and
3074-571: Was completed, and was followed by a three-month test run. Phase I of the line opened on December 30, 2010, and ran north from the Xi'erqi station on Line 13 to Nanshao station . It connects the central Changping District with the Beijing subway network. On December 26, 2015, Phase II of the line opened, extending the line northwards to the Ming Tombs Scenic Area and terminating at Changping Xishankou station . On December 31, 2021,
3132-536: Was discontinued and replaced by electronic tickets that are scanned by automatic fare collection machines upon entry and exit of the subway. Stations are outfitted with touch screen vending machines that sell single-ride tickets and multiple-ride Yikatong fare cards. The subway operated throughout the night from August 8–9, 2008 to accommodate the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, and
3190-472: Was handed over to the Beijing Subway Company, ending a decade of trial operations. It had 19 stations and ran 27.6 kilometres (17.1 miles) from Fushouling in the Western Hills to the Beijing railway station. Investment in the project totaled ¥706 million. Annual ridership rose from 64.7 million in 1981 and 72.5 million in 1982 to 82 million in 1983. On September 20, 1984, a second line was opened to
3248-746: Was originally developed and controlled by the Central Government . The subway's construction and planning was headed by a special committee of the State Council . In February 1970, Premier Zhou Enlai handed management of the subway to the People's Liberation Army , which formed the PLA Rail Engineering Corp Beijing Subway Management Bureau. In November 1975, by order of the State Council and Central Military Commission
3306-577: Was the city's first north–south line, extending from Songjiazhuang in the south to Tiantongyuan in the north. On the same day, subway fares were reduced from between ¥3 and ¥7 per trip, depending on the line and number of transfers, to a single flat fare of ¥2 with unlimited transfers. The lower fare policy caused the Beijing Subway to run a deficit of ¥600 million in 2007, which was expected to widen to ¥1 billion in 2008. The Beijing municipal government covered these deficits to encourage mass transit use, and reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. On
3364-414: Was the first subway to be built in China, and predates the metros of Hong Kong , Seoul , Singapore , San Francisco , and Washington, D.C. , but technical problems would plague the project for the next decade. Initially, the subway hosted guest visits. On November 11, 1969, an electrical fire killed three people, injured over 100 and destroyed two cars. Premier Zhou Enlai placed the subway under
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