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Beijing Subway · 26 lines · 405 stations

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Stations worth a stop

  • 天安门东

    Line 1 / Batong Line

    Tian'anmen East on Line 1 sits beneath Chang'an Avenue at the eastern side of Tiananmen Square. The Tiananmen gate is just to the west, and walking north through it leads to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City; the Working People's Cultural Palace, the former Imperial Ancestral Temple, is beside the gate. Expect security checks before reaching the square.

  • 天安门西

    Line 1 / Batong Line

    Tian'anmen West serves the western side of Tiananmen Square. The Great Hall of the People faces the square just south-east of the exits, and the domed National Centre for the Performing Arts stands in its pool a little further west. Zhongshan Park, entered beside the Tiananmen gate, is across the avenue to the north.

  • 王府井

    Line 1 / Batong LineLine 8

    Wangfujing links Line 1 and Line 8 at the southern end of Wangfujing Street, a long pedestrian shopping street running north from Chang'an Avenue. Department stores and malls line the street, and St. Joseph's Church, known locally as Dongtang, stands on its east side further north.

  • 前门

    Line 2Line 8

    Qianmen, a transfer between Line 2 and Line 8, lies at the southern end of Tiananmen Square. The Zhengyangmen gate tower and its arrow tower stand right by the exits, and Qianmen Street continues south as a pedestrian street. The old Dashilan shopping lanes branch off to the west.

  • 北京站

    Line 2

    Beijing Railway Station on Line 2 is the subway stop for the main station opened in 1959, recognisable by its pair of clock towers. Conventional and some high-speed trains leave from here, many towards north-east China. The Line 2 platforms lie just north of the station square.

  • 北京西站

    Line 7Line 9

    Beijing West Railway Station is served by Lines 7 and 9, which both stop at the large station opened in 1996. High-speed trains to Wuhan, Guangzhou and other cities to the south and south-west depart here. Allow time, as the walk from the subway to the departure halls can be long.

  • 北京南站

    Line 4 / Daxing LineLine 14

    Beijing South Railway Station connects Lines 4 and 14 with the high-speed rail terminal opened in 2008. Trains on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed line and the intercity service to Tianjin start here. The subway platforms lie directly below the oval main hall.

  • 西直门

    Line 2Line 4 / Daxing LineLine 13

    Xizhimen is a three-way transfer between Lines 2, 4 and 13 on the north-west corner of the old city wall line. Beijing North Railway Station, the terminus for high-speed trains towards Zhangjiakou, is right beside it. Beijing Zoo is one stop west on Line 4.

  • 东直门

    Line 2Line 13Capital Airport Express

    Dongzhimen joins Lines 2 and 13 with the Capital Airport Express, which passes through here on its way from Beixinqiao to the airport terminals. Dongzhimen Inner Street, lined with restaurants and often called Gui Jie, starts just west of the station.

  • 雍和宫

    Line 2Line 5

    Yonghegong Lama Temple, on Lines 2 and 5, takes its name from the large Tibetan Buddhist temple next to the exits. A few minutes' walk west, the tree-lined Guozijian Street leads to the Confucius Temple and the former Imperial Academy. Ditan Park lies to the north across the Second Ring Road.

  • 南锣鼓巷

    Line 6Line 8

    Nanluoguxiang, a transfer between Lines 6 and 8, opens near the southern end of the hutong lane of the same name. The lane runs north for under a kilometre, with side alleys of courtyard houses branching off on both sides. From its northern end, Gulou East Street leads west to the Drum and Bell Towers.

  • 什刹海

    Line 8

    Shichahai on Line 8 lies on Di'anmen Outer Street, just south of the Drum Tower. The Shichahai lakes, Qianhai and Houhai, are a short walk west, with the small Yinding Bridge between them and bars and cafés along the shore. Prince Gong's Mansion stands on the west side of Qianhai.

  • 北海北

    Line 6

    Beihai North on Line 6 sits at the north gate of Beihai Park, a former imperial garden built around a lake with the White Dagoba on its island. The Shichahai lakes begin just across the road to the north.

  • 天坛东门

    Line 5

    Temple of Heaven East Gate on Line 5 lies right by the east entrance of the Temple of Heaven park. Inside, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Circular Mound Altar are linked by a raised walkway, and the long corridor near the east gate is a gathering place for local residents in the mornings. The Hongqiao Market building stands across the road.

  • 北宫门

    Line 4 / Daxing Line

    Beigongmen on Line 4 is the closest stop to the north gate of the Summer Palace, a short walk to the west. Entering here brings you first to Suzhou Street along the back lake and then up Longevity Hill, with Kunming Lake on the far side.

  • 圆明园

    Line 4 / Daxing Line

    Yuanmingyuan Park on Line 4 opens at the south gate of the Old Summer Palace, the imperial garden destroyed in 1860. The park is large and mostly lakes and gardens; the ruins of the European-style palaces are in its north-east corner, a long walk from this gate.

  • 北京大学东门

    Line 4 / Daxing Line

    Peking University East Gate on Line 4 sits beside the east entrance of Peking University in Haidian District. The campus includes the former imperial gardens around Weiming Lake. Tsinghua University lies to the north-east.

  • 中关村

    Line 4 / Daxing Line

    Zhongguancun on Line 4 is at the heart of Beijing's main technology district, surrounded by office towers, electronics malls and the campuses of several universities. Peking University's east gate is one stop north.

  • 奥林匹克公园

    Line 8Line 15

    Olympic Green, a transfer between Lines 8 and 15, lies in the park built for the 2008 Summer Olympics on the northern extension of the city's central axis. The National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, and the National Aquatics Center are to the south, and the China Science and Technology Museum is nearby. Olympic Forest Park begins one stop north.

  • 国贸

    Line 1 / Batong LineLine 10

    Guomao, a transfer between Lines 1 and 10, sits under the China World Trade Center in the Central Business District. Office towers, hotels and shopping malls surround the junction, and the CCTV Headquarters building is a short walk to the north-east.

  • 工人体育场

    Line 3Line 17

    Workers' Stadium, a transfer between Lines 3 and 17, serves the rebuilt Workers' Stadium, home ground of the football club Beijing Guoan. The Sanlitun shopping and dining area lies to the east.

  • 五道口

    Line 13

    Wudaokou on Line 13 is an elevated station in the middle of Haidian's university district. Tsinghua University and the Beijing Language and Culture University are close by, and the streets around the station are full of cafés, bookshops and inexpensive restaurants used by students, including many Korean ones.

  • 首都机场3号航站楼

    Capital Airport Express

    Capital Airport Terminal 3 is a stop on the Capital Airport Express beneath the terminal opened for the 2008 Olympics. Trains from the city call here first and then continue to Terminal 2 before returning towards Sanyuanqiao, so allow for this loop when travelling to Terminal 2.

  • 大兴机场

    Daxing Airport Express

    Daxing Airport is the terminus of the Daxing Airport Express, with platforms directly beneath the terminal of Beijing Daxing International Airport, opened in 2019. The line runs south from Caoqiao with only one intermediate stop, and trains reach speeds of up to 160 km/h.

  • 草桥

    Line 10Line 19Daxing Airport Express

    Caoqiao is where Lines 10 and 19 meet the Daxing Airport Express, making it the main city-side transfer point for Daxing Airport. The station includes a city air terminal where some airlines offer check-in before the airport.

  • 十三陵景区

    Changping Line

    Ming Tombs on the Changping Line is the stop for the burial valley of thirteen Ming dynasty emperors at the foot of the Tianshou Mountains. The Sacred Way with its stone figures and the larger tombs such as Changling and Dingling are spread over a wide area, so most visitors continue by bus or taxi.

  • 环球度假区

    Line 1 / Batong LineLine 7

    Universal Resort is the eastern terminus of Line 1 and Line 7, opened for Universal Beijing Resort in Tongzhou District. The theme park, its hotels and the CityWalk shopping street are a short walk from the exits.

  • 动物园

    Line 4 / Daxing Line

    Beijing Zoo on Line 4 opens beside the main entrance of the zoo, one of the oldest in China and home to giant pandas. The Beijing Planetarium stands across the road, and the Beijing Exhibition Center is just to the east.

  • 军事博物馆

    Line 1 / Batong LineLine 9

    Military Museum, a transfer between Lines 1 and 9, sits on the western stretch of Chang'an Avenue in front of the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution. Yuyuantan Park, known for its cherry blossoms in spring, lies to the north.

  • 潘家园

    Line 10

    Panjiayuan on Line 10 is the nearest stop to the Panjiayuan antique market, a short walk away on the south-east Third Ring Road. Stalls sell old furniture, ceramics, books and curios, and the market is busiest at weekends.

  • 西单

    Line 1 / Batong LineLine 4 / Daxing Line

    Xidan, a transfer between Lines 1 and 4, lies at the junction of Chang'an Avenue and Xidan North Street, one of the city's main shopping areas. Large malls stand around the crossing, and Tian'anmen West, at the edge of Tiananmen Square, is the next stop east on Line 1.

  • 宛平城

    Line 16

    Wanpingcheng is the southern terminus of Line 16, near the walled Wanping Fortress in Fengtai District. The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is inside the fortress, and the Lugou Bridge, also called the Marco Polo Bridge, crosses the Yongding River just beyond its west gate.

  • 中国美术馆

    Line 8

    National Art Museum on Line 8 opens next to the National Art Museum of China, whose building with yellow-tiled roofs dates from the early 1960s. Wangfujing Street is a short walk south, and the hutongs of Dongcheng District spread out to the north and east.

  • 新首钢

    Line 11

    Shougang Park on Line 11 serves the former Shougang steelworks, now turned into a park with blast furnaces and cooling towers kept in place. The Big Air Shougang ramp, used for ski and snowboard big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, stands beside the cooling towers.

  • 建国门

    Line 1 / Batong LineLine 2

    Jianguomen, a transfer between Lines 1 and 2, lies where Chang'an Avenue crosses the Second Ring Road. The Beijing Ancient Observatory, a Ming-era platform on a surviving section of the city wall with bronze astronomical instruments, stands at the south-west corner of the interchange.

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