# Line 2 (Beijing Subway)

Line 2 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁2号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě èrhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in central Beijing that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. The line traces the Ming dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue to make room. Line 2, opened in 1984, is the second oldest and one of the busiest of Beijing's subway lines, and to date only one to serve Beijing railway station. All 18 stations on the 23.1 km (14.4 mi) line are underground. 13 of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines. Line 2's color is dark blue.

## Hours of Operation

Because Line 2 is a loop line with no true terminus, trains are identified as either running on the inner loop (内环; nèihuán), going in the clockwise direction, or on the outer loop (外环; wàihuán), going in the counter-clockwise direction. However, trains returning to the Taipinghu Depot either terminate at Xizhimen or Jishuitan; passengers are asked to wait for a full loop line train at these stations.
The first inner loop train departs Jishuitan at 5:03 am. The first outer loop train departs Xizhimen at 5:09 am. The last inner loop train leaves Jishuitan at 10:55 pm. The last outer loop train leaves Xizhimen at 11:14 pm. For the official timetable, please see the Beijing Subway website.

## Route

Line 2 encircles the old city center districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng and skirts the western edge of Chaoyang. The entire line runs underground.

## List of Stations

Eleven of Line 2's eighteen stations are named after gates in the old city wall. These stations end in men, meaning gate. The twelfth gate, Deshengmen (德胜门), is near Jishuitan station. The following table lists Line 2 stations in the outer loop or counter-clockwise order, starting from the station with the lowest numbered code.
| Station № | Station Name | Station Name | Connections | Nearby Bus Stops | Travel Time | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| Station № | English | Chinese | Connections | Nearby Bus Stops | Travel Time | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| — ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — | — ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — | — ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — | — ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — | — ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — | — ↑ loop line - towards Jishuitan ↑ — | -1.899 | -1.899 | |
| 201 | Xizhimen | 西直门 | 4  13 Huairou–Miyun VAP | 7 16 21 26 27 44 69 80 87 105 111 200 305 332 347 360 362 375 387 534 563 604 618 632 651 686 693 快速直达专线201 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专216 | 0:00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Xicheng |
| 202 | Chegongzhuang | 车公庄 | 6 | 4 19 21 44 69 80 107 118 200 332 387 618 632 686 693 快速直达专线201 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21 专216 | 0:02 | 0.909 | 0.909 | Xicheng |
| 203 | Fucheng Men | 阜成门 | | 3 13 19 21 42 44 45 56 61 69 73 80 101 102 103 121 200 332 387 409 423 612 618 686 BRT4(快速公交4) 快速直达专线168 快速直达专线201 夜8 夜13 夜20 | 0:04 | 0.960 | 1.869 | Xicheng |
| 204 | Fuxingmen | 复兴门 | 1  19 (Out-of-system interchange via Taipingqiao) | 1 10 15 44 49 52 69 200 332 387 395 423 快速直达专线17 快速直达专线201 夜1 夜20 专191 | 0:07 | 1.832 | 3.701 | Xicheng |
| 205 | Changchun Jie | 长椿街 | | 7 9 10 38 44 47 67 88 137 142 143 144 332 395 676 901快 夜5 夜23 夜36 专191 | 0:09 | 1.234 | 4.935 | Xicheng |
| 206 | Xuanwu Men | 宣武门 | 4 | 7 9 15 22 44 67 83 102 105 109 137 142 143 144 332 夜4 夜5 夜10 | 0:11 | 0.929 | 5.864 | Xicheng |
| 207 | Heping Men | 和平门 | | 7 9 14 15 22 44 66 67 137 142 332 夜5 | 0:13 | 0.851 | 6.715 | Xicheng |
| 208 | Qianmen | 前门 | 8 | 2 5 8 9 22 44 48 59 66 67 82 93 120 137 141 142 332 599 622 901快 BRT1(快速公交1) 观光1 观光2 夜2 夜5 夜17 夜18 | 0:15 | 1.171 | 7.886 | Dongcheng |
| 209 | Chongwen Men | 崇文门 | 5 | 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 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 | 0:17 | 1.634 | 9.520 | Dongcheng |
| 210 | Beijing railway station | 北京站 | Sub-Central BJP | 9 20 24 29 39 52 63 103 104 122 126 140 142 403 622 637 638 639 668 夜5 夜10 夜17 夜19 夜21 夜24 夜28 夜29 | 0:21 | 1.023 | 10.543 | Dongcheng |
| 211 | Jianguomen | 建国门 | 1 | 1 20 39 43 44 52 58 63 120 122 126 139 140 142 200 403 637 638 639 夜1 夜10 夜19 夜20 夜24 夜28 夜29 | 0:23 | 0.945 | 11.488 | Dongcheng / Chaoyang |
| 212 | Chaoyang Men | 朝阳门 | 6 | 44 58 75 101 109 110 139 142 200 BRT2(快速公交2) 通医专线3 夜13 夜20 | 0:26 | 1.763 | 13.251 | Dongcheng / Chaoyang |
| 213 | Dongsi Shitiao | 东四十条 | 3 | 3 4 42 44 75 113 115 118 142 200 406 431 通医专线3 夜3 夜20 夜34 | 0:28 | 1.027 | 14.278 | Dongcheng |
| 214 | Dongzhimen | 东直门 | 13  Capital Airport | 3 18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 132 135 142 200 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 850 850快 852 852快 915 916 916快 918 935 935快 942快 980快 快速直达专线72 快速直达专线102 通医专线3 夜6 夜10 夜20 夜32 专26 | 0:30 | 0.824 | 15.102 | Dongcheng |
| 215 | Yonghegong Lama Temple | 雍和宫 | 5 | 13 18 44 75 84 116 117 125 130 142 200 夜6 夜20 | 0:34 | 2.228 | 17.330 | Dongcheng |
| 216 | Anding Men | 安定门 | | 18 27 44 75 104 108 113 119 124 125 141 142 200 301 430 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 夜18 夜20 夜34 | 0:36 | 0.794 | 18.124 | Dongcheng |
| 217 | Gulou Dajie | 鼓楼大街 | 8 | 27 44 60 82 200 380 409 夜20 夜36 专51 | 0:38 | 1.237 | 19.361 | Dongcheng / Xicheng |
| 218 | Jishuitan | 积水潭 | 19 | 5 22 27 44 47 55 80 88 135 143 200 331 344 345 345快 347 380 409 508 604 618 620 625 670 872 877 883 885 886 886区 889 919 919快 观光3 快速直达专线12 快速直达专线66 快速直达专线124 快速直达专线125 快速直达专线128 快速直达专线134 快速直达专线148 快速直达专线214 通医专线2 夜2 夜4 夜20 夜36 夜38 专31 专51 专168 | 0:41 | 1.766 | 21.127 | Xicheng |
| — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — | — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — | — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — | — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — | — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — | — ↓ Loop line - towards Xizhimen ↓ — | 1.899 | 23.026 | |
* ↑ At Jianguomen and Chaoyangmen, Line 2 straddles the border between Dongcheng and Chaoyang Districts.
* ↑ At Guloudajie, the Line 2 station straddles the border between Dongcheng and Xicheng Districts.
* Chegongzhuang Station
* Qianmen Station
* Dongsi Shitiao Station
* Dongzhimen Station
* Fuxingmen Station

## History

On September 20, 1984, the first section Line 2 opened between Fuxingmen and Jianguomen. The line was a 16.1 km (10.0 mi) long upside down "horseshoe" along the west, north and east 2nd Ring Road, with 12 stations. On December 28, 1987, the line was extended from the terminals of Fuxingmen and Jianguomen, connecting the line with the original section of Line 1 between Changchun Jie and Beijing railway station. The completed line was called the "Beijing Subway Loop" and is 23 km (14 mi) long with 18 stations. Since January 2002, the line was renamed as "Line 2".
| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
| Fuxingmen — Jianguomen | 20 September 1984 | 16.1 km (10.00 mi) | 12 | Phase 2 (initial section) |
| Fuxingmen — Changchun Jie | 28 December 1987 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) | 1 | Line 1 & 2 realignment project |
| Beijing Railway Station — Jianguomen | 28 December 1987 | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) | 1 | Line 1 & 2 realignment project |
| Changchun Jie — Beijing Railway Station | 28 December 1987 | 6.1 km (3.79 mi) | 6 | Line 1 & 2 realignment project |

## Other Facts

The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Taipinghu, near Jishuitan station.

## Rolling Stock

The line uses what retroactively were termed as type B rolling stock, although at the time they were simply the standard metro trains in China, early generation trains having dimensions closer to type C rolling stock.

### Current

| Model | Image | Manufacturer | Year Built | Amount in Service | Fleet Numbers |
| DKZ16 | | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment | 2006 | 50 | T401–T450 |

### Former

| Model | Manufacturer | Year Built | Years in service | Number Made | Fleet Numbers (Before 1996) | Fleet Numbers (After 1996) | Notes |
| DK6 | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 1979 | 1984–2008 | 4 | 501 | T1193–T1194 | Cars T1193–T1194 were linked with DK19 cars T1191–T1192 and T1195–T1196 in 1996. |
| DK8 | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 1982 | 1984–2008 | 52 | 401–413 | T101–T104, T106–T108, T1093–T1094, T3023, T3024, T304 | Some cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls. |
| DK9 | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 1983 | 1984–2008 | 4 | 502 | T1191–T1192, T1195–T1196 | Linked with DK6 cars T1193–T1194 in 1996. |
| DK16 | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 1987–1989 | 1987–2009 | 115 | 430–441, 4421–4423 | T1091–T1092, T1095–T1096, T110–T118, T120–T122, T124–T127, T1281–T1285, T3021–T3022, T3025–T3026, T303 | Several cars were retrofitted with GTO chopper controls. |
| DK19 | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 1989 | 1989–2008 | 1 | 4424 | T1286 | Linked with DK16 cars T1281–T1285. |
| DKZ1 | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 1987 | 1987–1998 | 3 | 701 | Un­known | Transferred to line 13 in 2002. |
| BD1 | Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment | 1990–1992 | 1994–2008 | 24 | 308–311 | T129–T132 | |
| BD11 | Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment | 2000 | 2004 | 12 | — | T305–T306 | |
| M | Tokyu Car Corporation | 1984 | 1984–1995 | 3 | — | — | Transferred to line 13 in 2002. |