Line 5 (Beijing Subway)

Line 5 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁5号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě wǔhào xiàn) is Beijing's only subway line with an entirely north-south route. It entered into operation on October 7, 2007. It runs for 27.6 km (17.1 mi)[5] in a near straight line through the city center (just approximately a kilometer east of the Forbidden City at Dongdan) from Tiantongyuan Bei (N) in Changping District to Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District.[6] Though Line 4 and Line 8 also broadly follow north-south routes (and so, in part, do Lines 14 and 13), Line 5 remains the only line to follow an almost entirely straight north-south course. Line 5 is also notable for including three stations in the densely populated northern suburb of Tiantongyuan, as well as providing convenient access to the Temple of Earth and Temple of Heaven. Since Line 5 connects with Line 1, Line 2 (twice), Line 6, Line 7, Line 10 (twice), Line 13, Line 14 and Line 15, and also links densely populated suburbs directly to the city center, it tends to experience very crowded conditions during rush hour and even very late into the evening. Line 5's color is maroon.

Line 5 entrance at Beixinqiao.

Line 5 platform at Dongdan.

Line 5
A train entering Datunlu Dong (E) station in February 2021
Overview
Other name(s)	M5 (planned name)
Locale	Fengtai, Dongcheng, Chaoyang, and Changping districts Beijing
Termini	Tiantongyuan Bei (N) Songjiazhuang
Stations	23
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Tiantongyuan North,[1] Songjiazhuang Depots[2]
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (DKZ13)
Daily ridership	847,500 (2014 Avg.)[3] 1,163,000 (2016 Peak)[4]
History
Opened	October 7, 2007
Technical
Line length	27.6 km (17.1 mi)[5]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h maximum
Route map Taipingzhuang depot Tiantongyuan Bei (N) Tiantong Yuan Tiantongyuan Nan (S) connects Line 13 Lishui Qiao Line 13 Xizhi Men – Dongzhi Men Shuangsha railway Lishui west bridge crossing Qing river Lishuiqiao Nan (S) Beiyuanlu Bei (N) Datunlu Dong (E) Line 15 Qinghua Donglu Xikou – Fengbo Huixin Xijie Beikou Huixin Xijie Nankou Line 10 outer – inner connects Line 10 Xiaoyue river Heping Xiqiao Line 12 (to be opened 2021) Sijiqing – Guanzhuangluxikou Hepingli Beijie North Hucheng river Yonghegong Lama Temple Line 2 outer – inner Beixinqiao Capital Airport Express (to be opened 2021) Beijing Capital International Airport Zhangzizhong Lu Dongsi Line 6 Jin'an Qiao – Lucheng Dengshi Kou Dongdan Line 1 Pingguo Yuan – Sihui Dong (E) connects Line 1 Chongwen Men Line 2 inner – outer Beijing underground cross-city railway crossing Ciqi Kou Line 7 Beijing South railway station – Huazhuang Temple of Heaven East Gate Jinghu railway, Jingjin intercity railway, etc. South Hucheng river Puhuangyu Line 14 Beijing South railway station – Shan'gezhuang Liujiayao Line 10 inner Songjiazhuang Line 10 and Yizhuang line Yizhuang line Yizhuang railway station Line 10 outer connects Yizhuang line Songjiazhuang yard (line 5 part) Songjiazhuang yard (line 10 part) BJS Rolling Stock Factory Fengshuang railway

Hours of Operation

The first south-bound trains departs from Tiantongyuan North at 4:59 am. The first north-bound train departs from Songjiazhuang at 5:19 am . The last south-bound train leaves Tiantongyuan North at 10:47 pm. The last north-bound train leaves Songjiazhuang at 11:10 pm. For the official timetable, see.[7]

Route

To the left is Tiantongyuan South station; a bus rapid transit line is visible in the center.

On a map, Line 5 runs vertically, beginning with three stops in the far northern suburb of Tiantongyuan in Changping District, about 5 kilometers outside the 5th Ring Road. Then, it enters Chaoyang District and connects to Line 13 at Lishui Qiao, which offers commutes to Dongzhimen in 20 minutes and Xizhimen in 35 minutes. At Datunlu Dong (E), it connects with Line 15, where many commuters transfer in order to go to Wangjing. At Huixin Xijie Nankou, it links up with Line 10, which is a very large loop, essentially following the 3rd Ring Road. Further south, it passes immediately to the east of the Temple of Earth and meets the Line 2 Loop (which essentially follows the 2nd Ring Road) at Yonghegong Lama Temple (see also Lama Temple). Then Line 5 cuts through the old neighborhoods of Dongcheng District. It connects with the east-west line, Line 6, at Dongsi, and the old foreign Legation Quarter between Dongdan and Chongwenmen. Further south, Line 5 stops at Tiantandongmen Station (see the Temple of Heaven) in Chongwen District, connects with another east-west line (Line 7) as well as Line 14 and eventually reaches Songjiazhuang and Line 10 again in Fengtai District south of the city. It takes 49 minutes to cover all the 23 stations.

Stations (North to South)

●: stop

▲: some SB PM peak trains skip

▼: some NB PM peak trains skip

Service Route[8][9]	Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops[10]	Travel Time	Distance km[11]		Location
	English	Chinese
●	Tiantongyuan Bei (N)	天通苑北		428 430 441 487 520 533 537 643 860 905 922 933 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专35 专117 专137 昌平23 昌平51 昌平52 昌平59	0:00	0.000	0.000	Changping
▲	Tiantong Yuan	天通苑		319 430 432 464 465 520 621 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专58 专104 专119 专133 专136 专137 昌平27 昌平52 昌平59	0:02	0.939	0.939
▲	Tiantongyuan Nan (S)	天通苑南		301 319 430 432 464 465 520 558 621 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专58 昌平9 昌平10 昌平27	0:04	0.965	1.904
●	Lishui Qiao	立水桥	13	301 319 430 464 465 558 617 621 628 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 专81 昌平22 昌平27 昌平52	0:06	1.544	3.448	Chaoyang
●	Lishuiqiao Nan (S)	立水桥南		319 464 465 617 620 621 628 905 966 专48 专81 专107 专197 昌平22 昌平27 昌平59	0:09	1.305	4.753
●	Beiyuanlu Bei (N)	北苑路北		141 319 415 430 464 466 484 569 593 596 617 620 653 695 905 夜26 专37 专120	0:11	1.286	6.039
●	Datunlu Dong (E)	大屯路东	15	311 319 415 425 430 464 484 538 569 596 620 695 夜26 专40	0:15	3.000	9.039
●	Huixin Xijie Beikou	惠新西街北口		18 63 84 379 386 400 400快 406 407 408 419 430 464 490 567 613 658 夜26 夜28	0:17	1.838	10.877
●	Huixin Xijie Nankou	惠新西街南口	10	95 125 361 430 464 515 921 944 夜26	0:19	1.122	11.999
●	Heping Xiqiao	和平西桥		75 95 117 125 300 300快 302 328 361 368 430 464 547 601 604 607 641 671 847 921 夜26 夜30	0:21	1.025	13.024
●	Hepingli Beijie	和平里北街		104 117 125 430 夜6 夜18	0:23	1.059	14.083	Dongcheng
●	Yonghegong Lama Temple	雍和宫	2	13 18 44 75 84 116 117 125 130 142 200 夜6 夜20	0:26	1.151	15.234
●	Beixinqiao	北新桥		13 84 106 107 116 117 135 612 夜6 夜10	0:28	0.866	16.100
●	Zhangzizhong Lu	张自忠路		3 4 13 42 84 106 113 115 116 118 夜3 夜10 夜34	0:30	0.791	16.891
●	Dongsi	东四	6	58 84 101 106 109 110 112 116 128 夜10 夜13	0:32	1.016	17.907
●	Dengshi Kou	灯市口		84 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 夜10 夜18 夜21	0:34	0.848	18.755
●	Dongdan	东单	1	1 39 41 52 84 104 106 108 110 111 116 120 128 140 夜1 夜10 夜17	0:36	0.945	19.700
●	Chongwen Men	崇文门	2	8 9 12 17 20 29 39 41 43 44 60 63 84 103 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 137 142 599 622 957 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 专2	0:38	0.821	20.521
●	Ciqi Kou	磁器口	7	17 23 39 41 43 57 60 84 106 116 128 137 599 夜7 夜10 夜24 夜28	0:40	0.876	21.397
▼	Temple of Heaven East Gate	天坛东门		6 17 34 35 36 39 41 43 54 60 72 84 116 128 599 957 958 夜11 夜24 专2	0:42	1.183	22.580
▼	Puhuangyu	蒲黄榆	14	25 39 43 53 54 91 122 128 141 200 599 821 957 夜24 夜28 专161 专162	0:44	1.900	24.480	Fengtai
▼	Liujiayao	刘家窑		2 7 12 39 43 50 51 54 93 139 300 300快 368 599 650 652 665 687 821 827 829 839 848 954 957 973 997 夜23 夜24 夜30	0:46	0.905	25.385
●	Songjiazhuang	宋家庄	10   Yizhuang	2 39 84 139 141 366 511 524 555 576 990 夜28 专62 专189	0:48	1.670	27.055

Technology

Line 5 is the first subway line in Beijing to have platform screen doors in underground stations and automatic platform gates in elevated stations that prevent riders from falling onto the tracks. Line 5 stations also have LCD screens that display the wait times for the next train. Line 5 trains have digital voice announcements (in Mandarin and English) and LCD passenger information displays.

Line 5 platform at Dongdan with platform screen doors	Platform doors.	Articulated, interconnected cars on Line 5.	LCD display inside Line 5 train.

History

Construction work on Line 5 got underway in late 2002 and the line opened to the public on October 7, 2007.

Timeline

Station entrance at Chongwenmen prior to Line 5's opening.

• December 28, 2002: Construction on Line 5 began.[12]
• March 28, 2004: Tunneling started underneath Yonghegong Lama Temple and Hepingli Beijie stations, marking the start of Line 5 construction in urban Beijing. The tunnel would pass the Temple of Heaven.
• May 20, 2004: The tunnel between Yonghegong Lama Temple and Zhangzizhonglu stations broke through.
• November 11, 2005: Railway tracks were laid at Huixinxijie Beikou station.
• July 2006: The entire underground railway was completed.
• September 2006: Platform screen doors began installation in Line 5 stations.
• April 2007: Line 5 started trial runs without passengers.
• October 7, 2007: Line 5 opened to the public at 2 p.m.
• November 23, 2007: Sound insulation were installed on the elevated parts of Line 5 following complaints of excess noise from nearby residents.[13]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Songjiazhuang — Tiantongyuan North	7 October 2007	27.6 km (17.15 mi)[5]	23	(initial phase)

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
DKZ13		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2006	61	TP401–TP461	Taipingzhuang Songjiazhuang

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3. 客流信息. Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
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