The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 27 lines including 22 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 490 stations. The rail network extends 836 km (519 mi) across 12 urban and suburban districts of Beijing and into one district of Langfang in neighboring Hebei province. With 3.8484 billion trips delivered in 2018, an average of 10.544 million trips per day, the Beijing Subway is the world's busiest metro system. Single-day ridership set a record of 13.7538 million on July 12, 2019.
The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00 based on the National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences located in Mount Li, Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, even though the country spans almost five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called Beijing Time domestically because based on 120th meridian east that Beijing City is located, and China Standard Time (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, as well as equivalent with Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, most of Mongolia, Malaysia, Irkutsk Time (Russia), Western Australia and Central Indonesia.
Line 8 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It sits on the central axis of Beijing. Line 8's color is green. It is 49.5 km (30.8 mi) in length with 35 stations. The most recent extension is the central section from National Art Museum to Zhushikou, opened on 31 December 2021.
Tian'anmendong is a station on Line 1 of the Beijing Subway. It provides the most direct access to many Beijing tourist sites, including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the National Museum of China.
Douban.com, launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities. Douban is named after a Hutong in Chaoyang District, Beijing where the founder lived while he began work on the website.
Line 15 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line in northern Beijing. Line 15's color is purple.
The Changping Line of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line in northern Beijing. It is 43.2 km (26.8 mi) in length with 20 stations. Changping line's color is pink.
The Xijiao Line of the Beijing Subway, also called No.29 Line is a light rail line in Haidian District of Beijing. It runs west and north from Bagou on Line 10 to the Xiangshan - a total length of 8.8 km (5.5 mi). It opened on 30 December 2017. The line is operated by Beijing Public Transit Tramway Co. Ltd. a subsidiary of Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. which runs Beijing's Buses.
Huang Lei is a Chinese actor, director, singer and screenwriter. He was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and now lives in Beijing.
Cishousi station is an interchange station on Line 6 and Line 10 of the Beijing Subway. This station opened on December 30, 2012. It is named after the nearby Pagoda of Cishou Temple.
Dalianpo is a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway. This station opened on December 30, 2012.
Beihaibei is a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway. This station opened on December 30, 2012. It is named for the nearby Beihai Park.
Jintai Lu is an interchange station between Line 6 and Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. It is located in Chaoyang District. This station opened on December 30, 2012. It was the western teminus of Line 14 until it was extended westward to Beijing South railway station on December 26, 2015.
Haidian Wuluju is a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 30, 2012. The station was the terminus of the line until it was extended west to Jin'anqiao on December 30, 2018.
Chegongzhuangxi is a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway. This station opened on December 30, 2012.
Zhang Zixuan is a Chinese model and actress.
Changping Xishankou station is a station on the Changping Line of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on 26 December 2015. It is the current northern terminus of the line as well as the northernmost station in the entire Beijing Subway.
Changping Dongguan station is a station on the Changping Line of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on 26 December 2015.
Malianwa Station is a station on the Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. It opened in December 2016.
