Line 2 (Beijing Subway)

Line 2
	Line 2 train
Overview
Other name(s)	M2 (planned name); Loop line (Chinese: 环线)
Status	Operational
Locale	Xicheng and Dongcheng districts; Beijing
Stations	18
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Taipinghu depot
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (DKZ16)
Daily ridership	1,168,400 (2014 Avg.) ; 1,529,800 (2014 Peak)
History
Opened	September 20, 1984
Technical
Line length	23.1 km
Character	underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1&fras1;2 in)
Route map
	Beijing underground cross-city railway
	to Beijing West

Line 2 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁2号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě èrhào xiàn) 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. Line 2, opened in 1984, is the second oldest and one of the busiest of Beijing's subway lines and the only one to serve the Beijing railway station. All 18 stations on the 23.1 km (14.4 mi) line are under ground. Ten of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines. Line 2's color is blue.

Hours of Operation

Platform sign indicating inner loop Line 2 train (going in the clockwise direction) at the Xizhi Men (Station No. 201)

Because Line 2 is a loop line with no true terminus, 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 clockwise direction. However, trains returning to the Taipinghu Depot either terminate at Xizhimen or Jishuitan; passengers are asked wait for a full loop line train at these stations.

The first inner loop train departs Jishuitan at 5:03 am. The first outer loop train departs Xizhi Men at 5:09 am. The last inner loop train leaves Jishuitan at 10:55 pm. The last outer loop train leaves Xizhimen at 11:14 pm. For the official timetable, please see the Beijing Subway website.^[4]

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, 德胜门, is near Jishuitan station. The following table lists Line 2 stations in the outer loop or counter clockwise order.

Station №	Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Travel Time	Distance km^[5]		Location
Station №	English	Chinese	Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Travel Time	Distance km^[5]		Location

— ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ —						-1.899	-1.899

201	Xizhi Men	西直门	4 13 VAP	7 16 21 26 27 44 69 80 87 105 111 145 200 305 332 347 360 362 375 387 438 534 563 604 618 632 651 686 693 694 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专6	0:00	0.000	0.000	Xicheng
202	Chegongzhuang	车公庄	6	4 19 21 44 69 80 107 118 200 332 387 618 632 686 693 694 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21	0:02	0.909	0.909
203	Fucheng Men	阜成门		3 13 19 21 42 44 45 56 61 69 73 80 101 102 103 121 200 332 387 409 423 612 618 686 694 BRT4(快速公交4) 夜8 夜13 夜20 专6	0:04	0.960	1.869
204	Fuxing Men	复兴门	1	1 10 15 44 49 52 69 200 332 387 395 423 694 夜1 夜20 专191	0:07	1.832	3.701
205	Changchun Jie	长椿街		7 9 10 38 44 47 67 88 137 142 143 144 332 395 676 901快夜5 夜23 夜36 专191	0:09	1.234	4.935
206	Xuanwu Men	宣武门	4	7 9 15 22 44 67 70 83 102 105 109 137 142 143 144 332 夜4 夜5 夜10	0:11	0.929	5.864
207	Heping Men	和平门		7 9 14 15 22 44 66 67 70 137 142 332 夜5	0:13	0.851	6.715
208	Qian Men	前门		2 5 8 9 20 22 44 48 59 66 67 82 93 120 137 141 142 332 599 622 901快 BRT1(快速公交1) 观光1 观光2 夜2 夜5 夜17 夜18	0:15	1.171	7.886	Dongcheng
209	Chongwen Men	崇文门	5	8 9 12 17 20 29 39 41 43 44 60 63 84 103 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 137 142 599 622 957 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 专2	0:17	1.634	9.520
210	Beijing railway station	北京站	Sub-Central BJP	9 20 24 29 39 52 63 103 104 122 126 140 142 403 619 622 637 638 639 668 804 805快 938快 957 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 夜29 专2	0:21	1.023	10.543
211	Jianguo Men	建国门	1	1 20 39 43 44 52 58 63 120 122 126 139 140 142 200 403 637 638 639 804 夜1 夜10 夜19 夜20 夜24 夜28 夜29	0:23	0.945	11.488	Dongcheng / Chaoyang^[a]
212	Chaoyang Men	朝阳门	6	44 58 75 101 109 110 112 139 142 200 BRT2(快速公交2) 夜13 夜20	0:26	1.763	13.251	Dongcheng / Chaoyang^[a]
213	Dongsi Shitiao	东四十条		3 4 42 44 75 113 115 118 142 200 406 431 夜3 夜20 夜34	0:28	1.027	14.278	Dongcheng
214	Dongzhi Men	东直门	13 Capital Airport	3 18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 132 135 142 200 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 850 850快 852 915 915快 916 916快 918 935 935快 942快 966 980 980快夜6 夜10 夜20 夜32	0:30	0.824	15.102
215	Yonghegong Lama Temple	雍和宫	5	13 18 44 75 84 116 117 125 130 142 200 夜6 夜20	0:34	2.228	17.330
216	Anding Men	安定门		18 27 44 75 104 108 113 119 124 125 141 142 200 301 430 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 夜18 夜20 夜34 专7	0:36	0.794	18.124
217	Gulou Dajie	鼓楼大街	8	27 44 60 82 200 380 409 夜20 夜36 专51	0:38	1.237	19.361	Dongcheng / Xicheng^[b]
218	Jishuitan	积水潭		5 22 27 44 47 55 80 88 135 143 200 331 344 345 345快 347 380 409 508 604 618 620 625 670 872 877 883 885 886 889 919 919快观光3 夜2 夜4 夜20 夜36 夜38 专31 专51 专168	0:41	1.766	21.127	Xicheng

— ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ —						1.899	23.026

^ At Jianguomen and Chaoyangmen, Line 2 straddles the border between Dongcheng and Chaoyang Districts.
^ At Guloudajie, the Line 2 station straddles the border between Dongcheng and Xicheng Districts.

History

On September 20, 1984, the first section Line 2 opened between Fuxing Men and Jianguo Men. The line was a 16.1 km (10.0 mi) long upside down "horseshoe" along the west, north and east 2nd Ring Road, with 12 stations.^[6] 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 Changchun Jie and Beijing railway station. The completed line was called the "Beijing Subway Loop" and is 23 km (14 mi) long with 18 stations. Since January 2002, the line was renamed as "Line 2".^[7]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Fuxingmen — Jianguomen	20 September 1984	16.1 km (10.00 mi)	12	Phase 2 (initial section)
Fuxingmen — Changchunjie	28 December 1987	1.2 km (0.75 mi)	1	Line 1 & 2 realignment project
Beijing railway station — Jianguomen		1.0 km (0.62 mi)	1
Changchunjie — Beijing railway station		6.1 km (3.79 mi)	6

Other Facts

The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Taipinghu, near Jishuitan station.

Rolling Stock

Current

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
DKZ16		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2006	50	T401–T450	Taipinghu

Former

Model	Manufacturer	Year Built	Years in service	Number Made	Fleet Numbers (Before 1996)	Fleet Numbers (After 1996)	Depot	Notes
DK6	CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	1979	1984–2008	4	501	T1193–T1194	Taipinghu	Cars T1193–T1194 were linked with DK19 cars T1191–T1192 and T1195–T1196 in 1996.
DK8		1982	1984–2008	52	401–413	T101–T104, T106–T108, T1093–T1094, T3023, T3024, T304		Some cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls.
DK9		1983	1984–2008	4	502	T1191–T1192, T1195–T1196		Linked with DK6 cars T1193–T1194 in 1996.
DK16		1987–1989	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	Unknown		Transferred to line 13 in 2002.
BD1	Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	1990–1992	1994–2008	24	308–311	T129–T132
BD11	Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2000	2004	12	N/A	T305–T306
M	Tokyu Car Corporation	1984	1984–1995	3	N/A			Transferred to line 13 in 2002.