Airport Express

Airport Express (Beijing Subway)

Statistics Type Rapid transit System Beijing Subway Status Operational Locale Beijing, China Termini Beijing Capital International Airport Dongzhimen No. of stations 4 Operation Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd Technical Line length 27 km  Route digram Dongzhimen Station 东直门站 (Line 2, 13) Sanyuanqiao Station 三元桥站 (Line 10) Depot 车辆段 Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2

The Airport Express of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁机场线; pinyin: Běijīng Dìtiě jīchǎngxiàn) is a 28.1-km light rail line that connects the Beijing Capital International Airport with Beijing's urban center. The express line has only four stops: Dongzhimen and Sanyuanqiao in the city , and Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 of the Capital Airport. The line entered into operation on July 19, 2008. On subway maps, the Airport Line's color is grey.

Beijing Subway Airport Express

Fare

One-way fare costs RMB(¥) 25. The Airport Express is the only line of the Beijing Subway may not apply to the system-wide ¥2 flat fare.

Hours of Operation

Airport-bound trains depart from Dongzhimen from 6:00am-10:30pm. City-bound trains depart Terminal 3 from 6:21am to 10:51pm and Terminal 2 from 6:35am to 11:10pm. For the official schedule, see [1].

The Airport Express trains travels at the speed 80-100 km/hr. A trip from Dongzhimen to Terminal 3 takes 20 minutes. The Airport Express is faster than airport shuttle buses (¥16) and cheaper than taxi.

Route

The Airport Express runs in the following sequence: Dongzhimen → Sanyuanqiao → Terminal 3 → Terminal 2 → Sanyuanqiao → Dongzhimen. Riders can transfer to Lines 2 and 13 at Dongzhimen and to Line 10 at Sanyuanqiao.

Most of the 28.1 km of tracks are on the surface, except for a 4-km segment between Dongzhimen and Sanyuanqiao, several minor crossings underneath existing railways lines, and the terminal connection within the airport.

The line uses Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit rolling stock technology, with a fleet of 40 Mk II vehicles assembled by the Changchun Railcar Company.^[1]

History

Construction of the Airport Line began in 2005. Track-laying was completed by November 2007.^[2] The Airport Express opened to public operation on July 19, 2008, in time to serve the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The line delivered 2.17 million rides in 2008.^[3]

Gallery

¥25 fare card.	Fare card showing sequence of stops.	The Airport Express at Terminal 3	Bombardier MK II cars on the Airport Express.
Approach to Terminal 3	Airport Express entrance at Terminal 2	inside Airport Express train	Entering Terminal 3.

References

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