14 Facts About Beijing Subway

Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations.

Beijing Subway opened in 1971 and is the oldest metro system in mainland China and on the mainland of East Asia.

Urban core of Beijing Subway is roughly outlined by the Line 10 loop, which runs underneath or just beyond the 3rd Ring Road.

Beijing Subway is owned by the Beijing Municipal People's Government through the Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co.

Beijing Subway was originally developed and controlled by the Central Government.

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Beijing Subway was proposed in September 1953 by the city's planning committee and experts from the Soviet Union.

In 2014, Beijing planning authorities assessed mass transit monorail lines for areas of the city in which subway construction or operation is difficult.

In May 2020, the Beijing Subway began to pilot a new style of wayfinding on Line 13 and Airport Express.

In 2014, Beijing Subway started upgrading cellular networks in the Beijing subway to 4G.

On 25 July 2021, Beijing Subway selected three stations, Hepingli Beijie station of Line 5, Qingnian Lu station of Line 6, and Caishikou station of Line 7, to carry out a pilot program of opening convenience stores.

Beijing Subway has an official mobile application and a number of third-party apps.

The Beijing Subway is investigating the feasibility of reducing headways of Line 10 down to 1 min 40 seconds.

Beijing Subway was plagued by numerous accidents in its early years, including a fire in 1969 that killed six people and injured over 200.

Beijing Subway's became trapped between the train door and the platform edge door and was crushed to death by the departing train.