Line 5, Beijing Subway

Line 5 五号线
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Termini	Tiantongyuan North Songjiazhuang
Stations	23
Daily ridership	1,071,000 (2013)
Operation
Opened	October 7, 2007
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Tiantongyuan North, Songjiazhuang
Technical
Line length	27.6 km
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. It entered into operation on October 2007. Line 5's color is rich maroon.

Line 5 entrance at Beixinqiao.

Line 5 platform at Dongdan.

Fare

Flat fare of RMB(¥) 2.00 with unlimited transfers.

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 [1].

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	Chinese Name	Travel Time (hrs)	Distance (km)	Transfers	Nearby Bus Stops	District
Tiantongyuan North	天通苑北 tiāntōngyuán běi	0:00	0.0	—	428 441 465 487 522 533 537 643 643 751 758 985 昌平23 昌平51 昌平52 昌平59 Airport8	Changping
Tiantongyuan	天通苑 tiāntōngyuán	0:02		—	464 465 758昌平27昌平52 昌平59
Tiantongyuan South	天通苑南 tiāntōngyuán nán	0:04		—	417 426 430 432 464 465 517 751 758 836 852 949 966 984 985 昌平9 昌平10 昌平27
Lishuiqiao	立水桥 lìshuǐqiáo	0:06		Line 13	417 426 430 464 465 479 517 558 629 751 758 836 849 852 949 966 984 985 运通117 昌平22 昌平27 昌平52	Chaoyang
Lishuiqiao South	立水桥南 lìshuǐqiáo nán	0:09		—	417 426 464 465 479 517 558 629 751 758 836 849 852 949 966 984 985 运通117 昌平22 昌平27 昌平59
Beiyuanlu North	北苑路北 běiyuán běi	0:11		—	415 417 426 430 464 466 479 484 540 558 596 629 653 695 751 758 803 836 849 949 984 985 运通117
Datunlu East	大屯路东 dàtúnlù dōng	0:15		—	415 464 479 538 558 596 628 849
Huixinxijie Beikou Huixin West St. North Intersection	惠新西街北口 huìxīn xījiē běikǒu	0:17		—	18 379 386 406 408 419 479 656 658 660 689 696 740 753 939 944 983 984 特9 运通110 运通113 Airport5
Huixinxijie Nankou Huixin West St. South Intersection	惠新西街南口 huìxīn xījiē nánkǒu	0:19		Line 10	125 361 422 430 464 470 515 运通101 运通201
Hepingxiqiao Heping West Bridge	和平西桥 hépíng xīqiáo	0:21		—	75 117 125 361 367 407 422 430 464 547 641 671 718 801 839 967 985 特8 运通101 运通104 运通201
Hepingli Beijie Hepingli North St.	和平里北街 hépínglǐ běijiē	0:23		—	104快 125 430	Dongcheng
Yonghegong Lama Temple Yonghe Temple	雍和宫 yōnghégōng	0:26		Line 2	13 18 44 62 75 116 117 125 606 684 800 909 特2
Beixinqiao	北新桥 běixīnqiáo	0:28		—	13 106 107 116 117 612 635 684
Zhangzizhonglu Zhang Zizhong Rd.	张自忠路 zhāngzìzhōng lù	0:30		—	13 42 106 113 115 118 684 701 758 823
Dongsi	东四 dōngsì	0:32		Line 6	101 106 109 110 112 116 420 684 685 810 846
Dengshikou	灯市口 dēngshìkǒu	0:34		—	106 108 110 116 111 684 685 814
Dongdan	东单 dōngdān	0:36		Line 1	1 10 20 25 37 39 41 52 106 108 110 111 116 684 685 728 802 814
Chongwenmen Chongwen Gate	崇文门 chóngwénmén	0:38		Line 2	8 9 12 25 29 39 41 43 44 59 60 103 104 104快 106 108 110 111 116 434 525 610 673 674 684 685 692 723 814 929 957 特2	Chongwen
Ciqikou	磁器口 cíqìkǒu	0:40		—	23 25 39 41 43 57 60 106 116 525 610 684 685 715 723 814 Airport7
Tiantandongmen Temple of Heaven East Gate	天坛东门 tiāntán dōngmén	0:42		—	6 25 34 35 36 39 41 60 116 525 610 684 685 686 707 723 814 957 958
Puhuangyu	蒲黄榆 pǔhuángyú	0:44		—	25 37 39 43 53 122 685 686 723 800 803 957 986 特3	Fengtai
Liujiayao	刘家窑 liújiāyáo	0:46		—	7 17 39 43 51 300 368 434 627 652 654 665 686 723 741 826 927 954 957 973 988 998 特8 运通107 运通202
Songjiazhuang	宋家庄 sòngjiāzhuāng	0:48	27.6	Line 10   Yizhuang	7 12 17 39 43 511 524 684

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 on to 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.
• 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.
• July 19, 2008: The entire Huixinxijie Nankou station opens up, including the interchange with Line 10, following the inauguration of Line 10 services.