Line 1, Beijing Subway

Line 1
一号线

Statistics
Type Rapid transit
System Beijing Subway
Status Operational
Termini Pingguoyuan
Sihui East
No. of stations 23
Operation
Opened 1971
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s) Guchenglu, Sihui
Technical
Line length 31.6 km
Gauge 1435mm
Operating speed 80 km/h (maximum service speed)

Line 1 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁1号线; pinyin: Běijīng Dìtiě Yī Hào Xiàn) is the longest, oldest and busiest line of Beijing's mass transit rail network. It runs underneath Chang'an Avenue, the city's grand east-west thoroughfare, right through the heart of Beijing with stops on either side of Tiananmen Square. Line 1's color is red.

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Fare

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

Hours of Operation

The first east-bound trains departs from Guchenglu at 4:58am and Pingguoyuan at 5:10am. The first west-bound train departs Sihui at 4:56am and Sihui East at 5:05am. The last east-bound train leaves Pingguoyuan at 10:55pm. The last west-bound train leaves Sihui East at 11:15pm. For the official timetable, see[1].

Route

Line 1's western terminus is Pingguoyuan, located in the Western Hills of Shijingshan District. The line heads southeast to its second stop at Gucheng Lu and from there runs straight east, following Chang'an Avenue all the way to its eastern terminus, Sihui East in Chaoyang District, just beyond the 4th Ring Road. The line passes through Xidan, Wangfujing and Dongdan, among other important commercial centers of Xicheng and Dongcheng Districts, as well as the Beijing CBD near the China World Trade Center. Line 1 intersects twice with the Line 2 loop, at Fuxingmen and Jian'guomen and once with Line 5 at Dongdan. From Sihui and Sihui East, passengers can transfer to Batong Line which runs further east, to Tongzhou District. The line's total operational length is 30.4km. It has 23 stations in operation; all except for Sihui and Sihui East are underground.

Stations (from West to East)

Station
No.
Station Name
Chinese Name
pinyin
Travel
Time
(hrs)
Distance
(km)
Transfers Nearby Bus Stops[1] District
103 Pingguoyuan
苹果园
píngguǒyuán
0:00 0.0 311 318 325 336 389 396 399 621 622 746 850 921 929 929支 931 931支 931支1 931支2 931专 948 958 959 965 972 972支 973 977 981 Shijingshan
104 Gucheng
古城
gǔchéng
0:05 3.7 318 325 327 337 354 385 399 621 728 747 850 910 920 938支4 942 958 959 969支 975
105 Bajiao Amusement Park 八角游乐园
bājiǎo yóulèyuán
0:08 5.7 325 327 337 354 385 389 621 622 728 817 959
106 Babaoshan
八宝山
bābǎoshān
0:11 7.6 337 373 389 620 728 747 小68
107 Yuquanlu
玉泉路
yùquán lù
0:13 9.1 337 338 354 370 373 373支 389 603 613 619 620 621728 736 747 817
108 Wukesong
五棵松
wǔkēsōng
0:16 10.9 64 337 370 373 436 620 624 689 693 728 740 751913 952 967 981 982 983 996 特9 运通115运通120 Haidian
109 Wanshoulu
万寿路
wànshòulù
0:19 12.7 32 33 308 335 337 370 373 373支605 605支 609 620 624 711 728 747 817 817支981
110 Gongzhufen
公主坟
gōngzhǔfén
0:22 14.0 1 4 57 323 324 368 394 483 609 613 631 631快 运通103 运通108 运通120
111 Military Museum 军事博物馆
jūnshì bówùguǎn
0:24 15.2 1 4 21 65 68 205 308 320 320区 337 617 728 802
112 Muxidi
木樨地
mùxīdì
0:26 16.3 1 4 21 65 68 205 308 320 320区 337 617 728 802 Xicheng
113 Nanlishilu
南礼士路
nánlǐshì lù
0:29 17.6 1 4 15 37 37区 52 205 209 337 728 802 937 (支 1 2 3 4 5 6 7) 937金星 937专 937支3专
114 Fuxingmen
复兴门
fùxīngmén
0:22 18.0  Line 2  1 4 15 37 37区 52 205 337 728 802
115 Xidan 西单
xīdān
0:24 19.6  Line 4  1 4 10 22 37 37区 52 70 205 728 802 机场2
116 Tian'anmen West
天安门西
tiān'ānmén xī
0:26 20.9 1 4 5 10 22 37 37区 52 205 728 802
117 Tian'anmen East
天安门东
tiān'ānmén dōng
0:28 21.8 1 4 10 22 37 37区 52 59 120 125 126 203 205 210 728 802 Dongcheng
118 Wangfujing
王府井
wángfǔjǐng
0:30 22.6 10 20 37 41 59 103 104 104快 120 125 126 420 802
119 Dongdan 东单
dōngdān
0:32 23.4  Line 5  1 10 20 25 37 41 52 106 108 110 111 116 684 685 728 802 814
120 Jianguomen
建国门
jiànguómén
0:34 24.6  Line 2  25 39 43 44 52 122 434 637 638 750 800 820 821 特2 Dongcheng
[note 1]
121 Yong'anli
永安里
yǒng'ānlǐ
0:37 26.0 1 4 9 37 43 120 125 403 639 640 703 729 810 Chaoyang
122 Guomao 国贸
guómào
0:39 26.8  Line 10  1 4 9 28 113 205 402 405 421 488 503 666 668 673 683 686 706 707 728 729 801 802 810 848 859 938 938支(4, 5, 9) 特1特3特8 运通107
123 Dawanglu
大望路
dàwàng lù
0:41 28.2 1 11 30 31 57 312 486 502 605 608 647 648 666 667 669 677 728 810 852 930 938 976 984 985 988
124 Sihui 四惠
sìhuì
0:44 29.9  Batong  1 4 57 312 322 363 397 402 405 455 468 475 495 496 506 628 648 649 666 671 725 728 753 808 810 825 847 912 938支2 984 985 989
125 Sihui East 四惠东
sìhuìdōng
0:47 31.6  Batong  312 363 397 455 468 475 506 628 649 666 718 728 938 938支2

Other Facts

Rolling Stock

Other Facilities

Rolling stock for Line 1 are maintained at Guchenglu and Sihui.

Beyond Pingguoyuan, Line 1 extends further west into a military base where it has several other stations including 54# Heishitou/Wulituo (黑石头/五里坨), 53#/No. 101 Gaojing/Beijing Military Region (高井/北京军区) and 52#/No. 102 Fushouling/Metro Drivers' Vocational School (福寿岭/地铁驾校). These stations are not open for public use.

Notes

  1. ^ The Line 1 platform of Jiangguomen Station lies entirely within Dongcheng District. The Line 2 platform straddles the border between Dongcheng and Chaoyang Districts.

See also

References

  1. ^ 北京地铁

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