Line 2 of the Beijing Subway () is a rapid transit rail line in central Beijing that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. The line traces the Ming dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue to make room. Line 2, opened in 1984, is the second oldest and one of the busiest of Beijing's subway lines, and to date the only one to serve Beijing railway station. All 18 stations on the line are underground. 13 of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines. Line 2's color is dark blue on official maps, signage, and stations.
Hours of Operation
Because Line 2 is a loop line with no true terminus, trains are identified as either running on the inner loop (), going in the clockwise direction, or on the outer loop (), going in the counter-clockwise direction. However, trains returning to the Taipinghu Depot either terminate at Xizhimen or Jishuitan; passengers are asked to wait for a full loop line train at these stations.
The first inner loop train departs at 5:03am. The first outer loop train departs at 5:09am. The last inner loop train leaves Jishuitan at 10:55pm. The last outer loop train leaves Xizhimen at 11:14pm. For the official timetable, please see the Beijing Subway website.
Route
Line 2 encircles the old city center districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng and skirts the western edge of Chaoyang. The entire line runs underground.
List of Stations Eleven of Line 2's eighteen stations are named after gates in the old city wall. These stations end in men, meaning gate. The twelfth gate, Deshengmen, is near station. The following table lists Line 2 stations in the outer loop or counter-clockwise order, starting from the station with the lowest numbered code. Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Travel Time Distance Location — ↑ loop line - towards ↑ —-1.899 0:000.0000.000Xicheng0:020.9090.9090:040.9601.869 (Out-of-system interchange via )0:071.8323.7010:091.2344.9350:110.9295.8640:130.8516.7150:151.1717.886Dongcheng0:171.6349.520 0:211.02310.5430:230.94511.488Dongcheng / Chaoyang0:261.76313.2510:281.02714.278Dongcheng 0:300.82415.1020:342.22817.3300:360.79418.1240:381.23719.361Dongcheng / Xicheng0:411.76621.127Xicheng — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ —1.89923.026
History On September 20, 1984, the first section Line 2 opened between and . The line was a long upside down "horseshoe" along the west, north and east 2nd Ring Road, with 12 stations. On December 28, 1987, the line was extended from the terminals of Fuxingmen and Jianguomen, connecting the line with the original section of Line 1 between and Beijing railway station. The completed line was called the "Beijing Subway Loop" and is long with 18 stations. Since January 2002, the line was renamed as "Line 2". SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name Fuxingmen — Jianguomen 20 September 1984 12 Phase 2 (initial section) Fuxingmen — Changchun Jie 28 December 1987 1 Line 1 & 2 realignment project Beijing Railway Station — Jianguomen 1 Changchun Jie — Beijing Railway Station 6
Depot
The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Taipinghu Depot, near Jishuitan station.
Rolling Stock The line uses what retroactively were termed as type B rolling stock, although at the time they were simply the standard metro trains in China, early generation trains having dimensions closer to type C rolling stock.
Current ModelImageManufacturerYear builtAmount in serviceFleet numbers DKZ16 CRRC Changchun Railway VehiclesBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2006 50 T401–T450
Former ModelImageManufacturerYear builtYears in serviceNumber MadeFleet numbers (Before 1996)Fleet numbers (After 1996)Notes DK6 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 1979 4 501 T1193–T1194 Cars T1193–T1194 were linked with DK19 cars T1191–T1192 and T1195–T1196 in 1996. DK8 1982 52 401–413 T101–T104, T106–T108, T1093–T1094, T3023, T3024, T304 Some cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls. DK9 1983 4 502 T1191–T1192, T1195–T1196 Linked with DK6 cars T1193–T1194 in 1996. DK16 1987–2009 115 430–441, 4421–4423 T1091–T1092, T1095–T1096, T110–T118, T120–T122, T124–T127, T1281–T1285, T3021–T3022, T3025–T3026, T303 Several cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls. DK19 1989 1989–2008 1 4424 T1286 Linked with DK16 cars T1281–T1285. DKZ1 1987 1987–1998 3 701 Transferred to line 13 in 2002. BD1 Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 1990–1992 1994–2008 24 308–311 T129–T132 BD11 2000 2004 12 T305–T306 M Tokyu Car Corporation 1984 1984–1995 3 colspan=2 Transferred to line 13 in 2002.
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