Line 5 (Beijing Subway)

Railway line in Beijing, China

Line 5

A train entering Datunlu Dong (E) station in February 2021

Overview
Other name(s)| M5 (planned name)
Status| Operational
Locale| Fengtai, Dongcheng, Chaoyang, and Changping districts
Beijing
Termini|

* Tiantongyuanbei
* Songjiazhuang

Stations| 23
Service
Type| Rapid transit
System| Beijing Subway
Operator(s)| Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)| Tiantongyuan North,[1] Songjiazhuang Depots[2]
Rolling stock| 6-car Type B (DKZ13)
Daily ridership| 847,500 (2014 Avg.)[3]
1,163,000 (2016 Peak)[4]
History
Opened| October 7, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-07)
Technical
Line length| 27.6 km (17.1 mi)[5]
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed| 80 km/h (50 mph) maximum

Route map

Legend

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Taipingzhuang depot

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connects Line 13

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Line 13

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Xizhimen – Dongzhimen

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Shuangsha railway

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Lishui west bridge crossing Qing river

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Line 15

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Qinghua Donglu Xikou – Fengbo

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Line 10

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outer – inner

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connects Line 10

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Xiaoyue river

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Line 12

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Sijiqing Qiao – Dongbabei

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North Hucheng river

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Line 2

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outer – inner

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Capital Airport Express

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Beijing Capital International Airport

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Line 6

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Jin'anqiao – Lucheng

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Line 1

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Fushouling – Universal Resort

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connects Line 1

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Line 2

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Beijing underground cross-city railway crossing

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Line 7

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Beijing South railway station – Universal Resort

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Jinghu railway, Jingjin intercity railway, etc.

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South Hucheng river

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Line 14

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Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang

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Line 10 inner

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Line 10 and Yizhuang line

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Yizhuang line Yizhuang railway station

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Line 10 outer

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connects Yizhuang line

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Songjiazhuang yard (line 5 part)

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Songjiazhuang yard (line 10 part)

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BJS Rolling Stock Factory

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Fengshuang railway

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Line 5 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁5号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě wǔhào xiàn) is a rapid transit line that runs north to south through central Beijing. Line 5's color is maroon. It entered into operation on October 7, 2007. It runs for 27.6 km (17.1 mi)[5] in a near straight line through the city center (just approximately one kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the Forbidden City at Dongdan) from Tiantongyuanbei in Changping District to Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District.[6] Though Line 4 and Line 8 also broadly follow north-south routes (and so, in part, do Lines 14 and 13), Line 5 remains the only line to follow an almost entirely straight north-south course. Line 5 is also notable for including three stations in the densely populated northern suburb of Tiantongyuan, as well as providing convenient access to the Temple of Earth and Temple of Heaven. Since Line 5 connects with Line 1, Line 2 (twice), Line 6, Line 7, Line 10 (twice), Line 13, Line 14 and Line 15, and also links densely populated suburbs directly to the city center, it tends to experience very crowded conditions during rush hour and even very late into the evening. Over 1 million passengers use the line every weekday in 2019.[7]

Line 5 entrance at Beixinqiao.

## Hours of operation

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The first south-bound trains departs from Tiantongyuan North at 4:59 am. The first north-bound train departs from Songjiazhuang at 5:19 am. The last south-bound train leaves Tiantongyuan North at 10:47 pm. The last north-bound train leaves Songjiazhuang at 11:10 pm. For the official timetable, see the reference.[8]

## Route

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To the left is Tiantongyuannan station; a BRT route is visible in the center.

Line 5 runs in a North-South direction, beginning with three stations in the northern suburb of Tiantongyuan in Changping District, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) outside the 5th Ring Road. Then, it enters Chaoyang District and connects to Line 13 at Lishuiqiao. At Datunludong, it connects with Line 15. At Huixin Xijie Nankou, it links up with Line 10 Loop. Further south, it passes immediately to the east of the Temple of Earth and meets the Line 2 Loop at Yonghegong (Lama Temple). Then Line 5 cuts through the old areas of Dongcheng District. It connects with the East-West Line 6 at Dongsi, and the old foreign Legation Quarter between Dongdan and Chongwenmen. Further south, Line 5 stops at Tiantan Dongmen (Temple of Heaven East Gate), connects with the East-West Line 7, as well as Puhuangyu (connects with Line 14) and eventually reaches Songjiazhuang and Line 10 again, in Fengtai District.[9][10]

## Stations (North to South)

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●: stop

▲: some SB PM peak trains skip

▼: some NB PM peak trains skip

Service Route[11][12] | Station Name  | Connections  | Nearby Bus Stops[13] | Travel
Time  | Distance
km[14] | Location

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●  | Tiantongyuanbei | 天通苑北 |  | 428 430 441 487 520 533 537 643 860 905 922 933 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 昌27 昌27专 C110 C112 C114 C118 C120 C121 快速直达专线77 快速直达专线103 快速直达专线158 快速直达专线163 快速直达专线164 快速直达专线220 专35 专42 专117 专137 | 0:00  | 0.000  | 0.000  | Changping
▲  | Tiantongyuan | 天通苑 |  | 319 430 432 464 465 520 621 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 昌27专 快速直达专线60 专58 专104 专119 专133 专136 专137 | 0:02  | 0.939  | 0.939
▲  | Tiantongyuannan | 天通苑南 |  | 301 319 430 432 464 465 520 558 621 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 昌27专 专58 | 0:04  | 0.965  | 1.904
●  | Lishui Qiao | 立水桥 |  13  | 301 319 430 464 465 558 617 621 628 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 昌27专 快速直达专线60 快速直达专线141 快速直达专线157 快速直达专线168 快速直达专线169 | 0:06  | 1.544  | 3.448  | Chaoyang
●  | Lishuiqiaonan | 立水桥南 |  | 319 464 465 617 620 621 628 905 966 快速直达专线60 快速直达专线157 快速直达专线183 专48 专81 专107 专164 专197 专213 | 0:09  | 1.305  | 4.753
●  | Beiyuanlubei | 北苑路北 |  | 141 319 415 430 464 466 484 569 593 596 617 620 653 695 905 快速直达专线183 夜26 专37 专120 | 0:11  | 1.286  | 6.039
●  | Datunludong | 大屯路东 |  15  | 311 319 415 425 430 464 484 538 569 596 620 695 夜26 专40 | 0:15  | 3.000  | 9.039
●  | Huixin Xijie Beikou | 惠新西街北口 |  | 18 84 379 386 400 400快 406 407 408 419 430 464 490 567 613 658 快速直达专线147 夜26 夜28 | 0:17  | 1.838  | 10.877
●  | Huixin Xijie Nankou | 惠新西街南口 |  10  | 95 125 361 430 464 515 921 944 夜26 | 0:19  | 1.122  | 11.999
●  | Heping Xiqiao | 和平西桥 |  12  | 75 95 117 125 300 302 328 361 368 430 464 547 601 604 607 641 671 847 921 快速直达专线178 夜26 夜30 | 0:21  | 1.025  | 13.024
●  | Hepingli Beijie | 和平里北街 |  | 104 117 125 430 夜6 夜18 | 0:23  | 1.059  | 14.083  | Dongcheng
●  | Yonghegong Lama Temple | 雍和宫 |  2  | 13 18 44 75 84 116 117 125 130 142 200 夜6 夜20 | 0:26  | 1.151  | 15.234
●  | Beixinqiao | 北新桥 |  Capital Airport  | 13 82 84 106 107 116 117 135 612 夜6 | 0:28  | 0.866  | 16.100
●  | Zhangzizhong Lu | 张自忠路 |  | 3 4 13 82 84 106 113 115 116 118 夜3 夜34 | 0:30  | 0.791  | 16.891
●  | Dongsi | 东四 |  6  | 58 84 101 106 109 110 116 128 夜13 | 0:32  | 1.016  | 17.907
●  | Dengshi Kou | 灯市口 |  | 84 104 106 108 110 111 116 128 夜18 | 0:34  | 0.848  | 18.755
●  | Dongdan | 东单 |  1  | 1 39 41 52 84 104 106 108 110 111 116 120 128 140 夜1 夜17 | 0:36  | 0.945  | 19.700
●  | Chongwen Men | 崇文门 |  2  | 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17 夜19 夜24 夜28 | 0:38  | 0.821  | 20.521
●  | Ciqi Kou | 磁器口 |  7  | 17 23 39 41 43 57 60 84 106 116 128 137 599 夜7 夜24 夜28 | 0:40  | 0.876  | 21.397
▼  | Temple of Heaven East Gate | 天坛东门 |  | 6 17 20 34 35 36 39 41 43 54 60 72 84 116 128 599 958 夜24 | 0:42  | 1.183  | 22.580
▼  | Puhuangyu | 蒲黄榆 |  14  | 25 39 43 53 54 91 122 128 141 200 599 821 957 夜24 夜28 专161 专162 专202 | 0:44  | 1.900  | 24.480  | Fengtai
▼  | Liujiayao | 刘家窑 |  | 2 7 12 39 43 50 51 54 93 139 300 300快 368 599 649 652 665 687 821 827 829 839 848 881 943 954 957 973 997 夜23 夜24 夜30 专202 | 0:46  | 0.905  | 25.385
●  | Songjiazhuang | 宋家庄 |  10   Yizhuang  | 2 39 84 139 141 366 511 524 526 555 576 581 990 快速直达专线116 快速直达专线211 夜28 专62 专189 | 0:48  | 1.670  | 27.055

* Beixinqiao Station

* Hepingxiqiao Station

* Zhangzizhonglu Station

* Temple of Heaven East Gate station

### Technology

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Line 5 was the first subway line in Beijing to feature platform screen doors in underground stations and automatic platform gates in elevated stations that prevent riders from falling onto the tracks. Line 5 stations also have LCD screens that display the wait times for the next train. Line 5 trains have digital voice announcements (in Mandarin and English) and LCD passenger information displays.

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Line 5 platform at Dongdan
with platform screen doors | Platform doors.  | Articulated, interconnected cars
on Line 5.  | LCD display inside Line 5
train.

## History

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Construction work on Line 5 got underway in late 2002 and the line opened to the public on October 7, 2007.

### Timeline

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Station entrance at Chongwenmen prior to Line 5's opening.

* December 28, 2002: Construction on Line 5 began.[15]
* March 28, 2004: Tunneling started underneath Yonghegong Lama Temple and Hepingli Beijie stations, marking the start of Line 5 construction in urban Beijing. The tunnel would pass the Temple of Heaven.
* May 20, 2004: The tunnel between Yonghegong Lama Temple and Zhangzizhonglu stations broke through.
* November 11, 2005: Railway tracks were laid at Huixinxijie Beikou station.
* July 2006: The entire underground railway was completed.
* September 2006: Platform screen doors began installation in Line 5 stations.
* April 2007: Line 5 started trial runs without passengers.
* October 7, 2007: Line 5 opened to the public at 2 p.m.
* November 23, 2007: Sound insulation were installed on the elevated parts of Line 5 following complaints of excess noise from nearby residents.[16]

Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name

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Songjiazhuang — Tiantongyuanbei  | 7 October 2007  | 27.6 km (17.15 mi)[5] | 23  | (initial phase)

## Rolling stock

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Model | Image | Manufacturer | Year Built | Amount in Service | Fleet Numbers | Depot

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DKZ13 |  | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment | 2006  | 61  | TP401–TP461  | Taipingzhuang
Songjiazhuang

## References

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1. ^ 北京城建集团承建的地铁五号线太平庄车辆段工程顺利通过竣工验收. 北京市人民政府国有资产监督管理委员会. 2007-08-07. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
2. ^ 地铁10号线万柳车辆段封顶. 2007-08-26. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
3. ^ 客流信息. Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
4. ^ 北京地铁全网客流再创历史纪录 逼近1270万. China News (中国新闻社). May 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
5. ^ a b c "北京地铁五号线开通试运营 列车时刻表首次发布". 2007-10-08.
6. ^ 京地铁五号线开通试运营 列车时刻表首次发布. Sohu.
7. ^ 孙福亮, 马毅林. "纵观北京地铁十年客流变化（2010-2019）". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
8. ^ [1] Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "Download". bjsubway.com. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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12. ^ "天通苑北".
13. ^ 北京地铁
14. ^ "站间公里数 北京地铁官方网站".
15. ^ (in Chinese)北京市南北交通大动脉地铁5号线近日将通车 Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
16. ^ (in Chinese)北京地铁5号线补装隔音设备 将低声进入天通苑，新浪网

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Public transportation in Beijing

Beijing Subway|

| Lines in operation|

*  1  \-  Batong
*  2
*  3
*  4  \-  Daxing
*  5
*  6
*  7
*  8
*  9
*  10
*  11
*  12
*  13
*  14
*  15
*  16
*  17
*  19
*  Yizhuang  (Line 24)
*  Fangshan  (Line 25)
*  Yanfang  (Line 25 South)
*  S1  (Line 26)
*  Changping  (Line 27)
*  Capital Airport  (Line 34)
*  Daxing Airport  (Line 35)

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Under construction|

*  1  (Fushouling renovation & Branch)
*  6  (South ext.)
* Line 13 split project ( 13A  &  13B )
*  17  (Middle section)
*  Pinggu  (Line 22 & 23)
*  28
*  Daxing Airport  (North ext.)
*  M101

Planned|

*  3  (Phase 2)
*  7  (Phase 3)
*  11  (Phase 2)
*  12  (Phase 2)
*  15  (Phase 2)
*  17  (Branch)
*  19  (Extension and Branch)
*  20  (Phase 1)
*  Fangshan  (Line 25 Phase 3)
*  S6  (Phase 1)

Trams in Beijing|

| Lines in operation|

*  Qianmen
*  Xijiao  (line 29)
*  Yizhuang T1

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CR S-train
(Beijing Suburban Railway)|

| Lines in operation|

* Sub-Central
* S2
* Huairou–Miyun
*  Tongmi

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Under construction|

*  Jingmen–Menda
*  Northeast Ring
*  Yizhuang Benz

CR C/G-train
(intercity railways)|

| Lines in operation|

*  Beijing–Tianjin
*  Beijing–Xiong'an
*  Beijing–Tangshan
*  Beijing–Binhai
*  Beijing–Zhangjiakou
*  Huairou–Daxing Airport  (Daxing Airport–Langfang section)

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Other CR railways|

| Corridors|

*  Beijing–Shanghai corridor
*  Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau)
*  Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)
*  Beijing–Kunming
*  Beijing–Lanzhou

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Major railways|

*  Beijing–Harbin
*  Beijing–Guangzhou
*  Beijing–Kowloon
*  Beijing–Shanghai
*  Beijing–Baotou
*  Fengtai–Shacheng
*  Beijing–Yuanping
*  Beijing–Tongliao
*  Beijing–Chengde
*  Datong-Qinhuangdao

Other urban transit|

| Lines in operation|

* Beijing Bus
* Beijing Bus Rapid Transit
* Beijing Capital Airport Bus
* Capital Airport Terminal 3 People Mover

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Transportation hubs|

|  Airports|

* Beijing Capital (PEK)
* Beijing Daxing (PKX)

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Railway stations|

* Beijing (BJP)
* Beijing West (BXP)
* Beijing South (VNP)
* Beijing North (VAP)
* Beijing East (BOP)
* Beijing Chaoyang (IFP)
* Beijing Fengtai (FTP)
* Qinghe (QIP)
* Beijing Sub-Center (Under construction)

* China: AH
* BJ
* CQ
* FJ
* GD/HK/MO
* GS
* GX
* GZ
* HA
* HB
* HE
* HI
* HL
* HN
* JL
* JS
* JX
* LN
* NM
* NX
* QH
* SC
* SD
* SH
* SN
* SX
* TJ
* XJ
* XZ
* YN
* ZJ

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Beijing Subway stations

Line 5|

* Tiantongyuanbei
* Tiantongyuan
* Tiantongyuannan
* Lishui Qiao  13
* Lishuiqiaonan
* Beiyuanlubei
* Datunludong  15
* Huixin Xijie Beikou
* Huixin Xijie Nankou  10
* Heping Xiqiao  12
* Hepingli Beijie
* Yonghegong Lama Temple  2
* Beixinqiao  Capital Airport
* Zhangzizhong Lu
* Dongsi  6
* Dengshi Kou
* Dongdan  1
* Chongwen Men  2
* Ciqi Kou  7
* Temple of Heaven East Gate
* Puhuangyu  14
* Liujiayao
* Songjiazhuang  10   Yizhuang

Stations that are unopened, disused, proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.
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