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Encyclopedia > Line 5 (Beijing Subway)

Line 5 is a line of Beijing Subway which is currently under construction. It will be complete by December of 2006 and will be Beijing's first north-south underground railway line. The Beijing Subway, Beijing Underground or Beijing Metro (Chinese: 北京地铁 ; pinyin: BÄ›i JÄ«ng Dì Tíe) is a subway system that serves the greater Beijing area and its various outlying suburbs. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beijing   listen? (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...


Construction work on Line 5 got underway in late 2002. The tracks are planned to be laid by January of 2006. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The line will run from Taipingzhuang North (near the northern 5th Ring Road) through to Songjiazhuang in the southern part of Beijing, where it is expected to link up with the Yizhuang Light Rail. Beijings 5th Ring Road (taken in March of 2003) The 5th Ring Road at Shangqing Bridge (July 2004 image) The Western 5th Ring Road nears the Western Hills in Beijing (July 2004 image) Beijings 5th Ring Road (Simplified Chinese: 五环路, Traditional Chinese: 五環路, Hanyu Pinyin: Wu Huan Lu...


It will run through central Beijing, with parts as central as Dongdan. It will link up with underground lines 1, 2, and 13. Dongdan Crossing (October 2004 image) Dongdan is a crossing on Beijings Changan Avenue and also a part of eastern central Beijing. ... Line 1 of the Beijing subway runs from Pingguoyuan in the west through to Sihui East in the east. ... Line 2 forms part of the Beijing Subway in the form of a loop around the inner 2nd Ring Road in Beijing, China. ... Line 13 (Beijing Subway) is a metro line runs between Xizhimen and Dongzhimen. ...


A number of roads around Beijing are being bolted up as construction gets underway. Underground railway stations are now under construction throughout the city.


Line 5 will fully use Yikatong cards. Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card (北京市政交通一卡通) store-value swipe card is a card used in Beijing, China, for public transportation and related uses. ...



edit Beijing Subway Beijing Subway
Lines in operation: Line 1 | Line 2 | Line 13 | Batong Line
Lines under construction: Line 4 | Line 5 | Line 9 | Line 10 | Yizhuang Light Rail | Olympic sub-branch | Airport Extension
Related: Transportation of Beijing

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