Subway Line 5

Departure: Tiantongyuanbei
Terminal: Songjiazhuang
Length: 27.665 km (17.19 miles)
Number of Stops: 23
One-way runtime: about 49 minutes
Map color: purple

As one of the lines under construction for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Subway Line 5 has been in operation since October 7, 2007. It runs between the northern and southern areas of Beijing City, and is the first subway line in Beijing to introduce the safety door throughout the whole line.

The trains of this line are quite different from that of the other existent subway lines of Beijing. All trains of this line are new and air-conditioned ones. Each train has 8 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) televisions which are different from the bus-televisions. Passengers can enjoy TV programs and will soon be able to watch the Olympic Games live in 2008. Eight urban public transport maps are displayed in the train, offering clear traffic lines. By using the intelligent information inquiry system in any station on this line, you can find exact information about transfers to public buses, and information about the weather, bulletins, and the timetable of this line.

Passengers can transfer to Subway Line 1 from this line at Dongdan Station, and transfer to Subway Line 2 in Chongwenmen Stations and Yonghegong Station. You can transfer to Subway Line 13 from Lishuiqiao Station in which is to the north of this line. Every station on this line has been installed a lift for the disabled.

Stations	To Tiantongyuanbei		To Songjiazhuang
	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Tiantongyuanbei (天通苑北)	-	-	04:59	22:47
Tiantongyuan (天通苑)	06:06	23:57	05:01	22:49
Tiantongyuannan (天通苑南)	06:04	23:55	05:03	22:51
Lishuiqiao (立水桥)	06:02	23:53	05:05	22:53
Lishuiqiaonan (立水桥南)	05:59	23:50	05:08	22:56
Beiyuan Lubei (北苑路北)	05:57	23:48	05:10	22:58
Datun Ludong (大屯路东)	05:53	23:44	05:14	23:02
Huixin Xijie Beikou (惠新西街北口)	05:50	23:41	05:16	23:04
Huixin Xijie Nankou (惠新西街南口)	05:48	23:39	05:18	23:06
Heping Xiqiao (和平西桥)	05:46	23:37	05:20	23:08
Hepingli Beijie (和平里北街)	05:44	23:35	05:22	23:10
Yonghegong (雍和宫)	05:42	23:33	05:25	23:13
Beixinqiao (北新桥)	05:40	23:31	05:27	23:15
Zhangzizhong Lu (张自忠路)	05:38	23:29	05:29	23:17
Dongsi (东四)	05:36	23:27	05:31	23:19
Dengshikou (灯市口)	05:34	23:25	05:33	23:21
Dongdan (东单)	05:32	23:23	05:35	23:23
Chongwenmen (崇文门)	05:30	23:21	05:37	23:25
Ciqikou (磁器口)	05:28	23:19	05:39	23:27
Tiantan Dongmen (天坛东门)	05:26	23:17	05:41	23:29
Puhuangyu (蒲黄榆)	05:23	23:14	05:43	23:31
Liujiayao (刘家窑)	05:21	23:12	05:45	23:33
Songjiazhuang (宋家庄)	05:19	23:10	-	-

Tickets

Flat Fee: CNY 2

No matter how long you travel and how many times you transfer to other subway lines, no extras will be charged. People could use 'Yikatong' IC cards or cash to buy tickets.

Stations	Subway Line	Bus Number
Tiantongyuanbei		464, 852
Tiantongyuan		432, 465, 487, 643, 751, 758, 803, 836, 850, 851, 852, 949
Tiantongyuannan		432, 751, 803, 836, 850, 851, 852, 966, 985
Lishuiqiao	Line 13	358, 643, 758, 803, 849, 850, 949, 966, Yuntong 117 (运通117)
Lishuiqiaonan		629, 751, 836, 849, 850, 852, 949, 966
Beiyuan Lubei		466, 484, 643, 653, 695, 751, 836, 849, 850, 949,
Datun Ludong		484, 653, 695, 751, 836, 849, 850, 913, 949, 963
Huixin Xijie Beikou		18, 119, 361, 984, Yuntong 101 (运通101), Yuntong 201 (运通201)
Huixin Xijie Nankou		119, 125
Heping Xiqiao		207, 361, 367, 422, 718, 801, 967
Hepingli Beijie		104 Kuai (104快), 125, 201
Yonghegong	Line 2	13, 18, 62, 116, 117, 684, 858, 909
Beixinqiao		13, 106, 107, 116, 117, 204, 635, 684
Zhangzizhong Lu		13, 42, 113, 115, 118, 701, 758, 823
Dongsi		101, 109, 112, 202, 420, 810, 846
Dengshikou		103, 104, 106, 110, 201
Dongdan	Line 1	20, 25, 39, 108, 203, 204, 684, 685, 815
Chongwenmen	Line 2	25, 43, 104, 208, 209, 211, 610, 744, 957
Ciqikou		23, 41, 43, 57, 60, 106, 116, 204, 208, 715, 723, 814
Tiantan Dongmen		6, 35, 36, 41, 43, 60, 116, 685, 723, 814, 957, 958
Puhuangyu		39, 43, 53, 122, 685, 686, 723, 957
Liujiayao		7, 12, 17, 39, 43, 51, 434, 627, 723, 732, 741, 973, 988, Yuntong 107 (运通107)
Songjiazhuang		17, 39, 511, 684

Other Information

Bike parking facilities on all stations of this line have come into service since the opening of this line. The charge for parking an ordinary bike is CNY 0.2, and should be paid by cash.

In Tiantongyuanbei Station, private car drivers can park their cars in a large parking lot which has a capacity for 270 cars. The charge should be paid by the 'Yikatong' IC cards, whereby drivers are required to swipe the cards when going into and out of the parking lot. The equipment in the parking lot can automatically detect whether they have traveled by subway on the same day, and if they have, the machine will only charge CNY 2. The parking lot is open from 05:30 until 01:30 of the next day.

Similar parking lots with a capacity for 250 cars will be built in Huoying, Songjiazhuang, Beiyuan Lubei and other stations on this line.

Vehicles	Parking Time
	06:00-22:00	Overnight
Ordinary bikes	CNY 0.2	CNY 0.4
Folding bikes, speed bike	CNY 0.3	CNY 0.6
Electric bikes, small three-wheeled vehicle	CNY 0.5	CNY 1
Motorcycle	CNY 1	CNY 2
Motorcycle for handicapped	CNY 0.5	CNY 1
Freight motor, passenger motor vehicles	CNY 3	CNY 6