Subway Sunday: What to See Near Beijing Metro Line 6’s Newly Opened Western Stations
The 10.3-km extension links Shijingshan District to the city's main transport arteries and helps accommodate more commuters from western suburbs.
Subway Sunday: The "Grim" Gate on Lines 2/4, Located Just Near a Church
In today’s Subway Sunday, we travel to Xuānwǔmén (宣武门), one of Beijing’s ancient imperial gates southwest of the Forbidden City. Today, Xuanwumen is a transfer station for both Line 2 (the Second Ring Road loop) and Line 4 (Daxing Line). Its namesake, Xuānwǔmén or literally the “Gate of Military Proclamation” was informally referred to as the …
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Beijing Subway Sunday: Line 10's Station Where Horses Used to Bathe
I am always amazed by how extensive Beijing’s subway network is. As of this moment, we have 19 lines, 345 stations (70 are above ground) and 574km of track in operation, and in the coming years, we will see more lines opening. Despite being notoriously crowded (and sometimes smelly), we can’t deny that Beijing’s subway is the most …
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#AtoZChallenge in China: Underground Railway Network in Beijing
In today’s #AtoZChallenge in China, we continue talking about trains, but this time they’re underground the massive city that is Beijing.