Wudaokou

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The railway crossing under the Wudaokou subway station, click for animation

Wudaokou (五道口) is a neighborhood in the Haidian District of North West Beijing. It is close to a large number of universities and research institutes, including Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing University, Tsinghua University and the Beijing Geologic Institute, and as such has a large student population. Wudaokou, literally in Chinese, is the fifth level crossing of the Jingbao Railway.

Wudaokou is also known for its large number of international students, especially Korean overseas students. Wudaokou's popularity as an international student area is reflected in its large number of bars and nightclubs (including Bar Loco, Lush and Propaganda), which generally offer cheaper prices than many similar clubs in more central areas, such as SanLiTun.

Wudaokou is around 10 km from the center of Beijing, between the fourth and fifth ring roads, and has good public transport links including a station on Line 13 (the CityRail line) of the Beijing Subway. It became a commercial center in Haidian during the 1950s following the establishment of schools. Until as recently as 2001 the area consisted mainly of Hutong neighborhoods and late 1960s apartment blocks, but major development has erased many of these old structures, replacing them with luxury apartments and science parks.

Wudaokou, literally in Chinese, is the fifth level crossing of the Jingbao Railway.

[edit] Train schedule of the level crossing (incomplete)

Time	Train code
00:06	L51
02:38	L52
03:18	L53
04:50	L50
05:50	L49
06:06	2560
06:33	7115
06:55	L815
07:18	7236
08:02	1458
08:26	7173
08:39	1455
~ 10:00	DF4B_6097
10:24	K274
10:54	K275
11:45	L48
13:18	L47
17:28	DF4B_6097
17:46	7174
18:29	7235
18:48	1456
19:29	K276
19:32	1455
20:00	K273
20:42	L816
21:16	7116
21:27	2559
21:37	?
23:21	L54