Template:Short description Template:Infobox rail line Line 5 of the Beijing Subway (Template:Zh) 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 Template:Convert<ref name=sohu200710>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in a near straight line through the city center (just approximately Template:Convert east of the Forbidden City at Dongdan) from Template:Stl in Changping District to Template:Stl in Fengtai District.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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Hours of operationEdit

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RouteEdit

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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 Template:Convert outside the 5th Ring Road. Then, it enters Chaoyang District and connects to Line 13 at Template:Stl. At Template:Stl, it connects with Line 15. At Template:Stl, 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 Template:Stl. Then Line 5 cuts through the old areas of Dongcheng District. It connects with the East-West Line 6 at Template:Stl, and the old foreign Legation Quarter between Template:Stl and Template:Stl. Further south, Line 5 stops at Template:Stl, connects with the East-West Line 7, as well as Template:Stl (connects with Line 14) and eventually reaches Template:Stl and Line 10 again, in Fengtai District.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Stations (North to South)Edit

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Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops<ref>北京地铁</ref> Travel
Time
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Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:00 0.000 0.000 Changping
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:02 0.939 0.939
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:04 0.965 1.904
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:06 1.544 3.448 Chaoyang
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:09 1.305 4.753
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:11 1.286 6.039
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:15 3.000 9.039
Template:Stl Template:Nowrap Template:Small 0:17 1.838 10.877
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:19 1.122 11.999
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:21 1.025 13.024
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:23 1.059 14.083 Dongcheng
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:26 1.151 15.234
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:28 0.866 16.100
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:30 0.791 16.891
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:32 1.016 17.907
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:34 0.848 18.755
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:36 0.945 19.700
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:38 0.821 20.521
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:40 0.876 21.397
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:42 1.183 22.580
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Small 0:44 1.900 24.480 Fengtai
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Small 0:46 0.905 25.385
Template:Stl Template:Large Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Small 0:48 1.670 27.055


TechnologyEdit

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.

File:BJ-Line5-Dongdan-Platform.JPG File:Beijing-Line5-PSD.JPG File:Interior of Beijing Subway Line5 Train 20181016.jpg File:BJ-Line5-LCD-inner.JPG
Line 5 platform at Dongdan
with platform screen doors
Platform doors. Articulated, interconnected cars
on Line 5.
LCD display inside Line 5
train.

HistoryEdit

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

TimelineEdit

File:Chongwenmen Station 02.jpg
Station entrance at Chongwenmen prior to Line 5's opening.
  • December 28, 2002: Construction on Line 5 began.<ref>Template:In lang北京市南北交通大动脉地铁5号线近日将通车 Template:Webarchive</ref>
  • 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 2Template:Nbspp.m.
  • November 23, 2007: Sound insulation were installed on the elevated parts of Line 5 following complaints of excess noise from nearby residents.<ref>Template:In lang北京地铁5号线补装隔音设备 将低声进入天通苑,新浪网</ref>
Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Songjiazhuang — Tiantongyuanbei 7 October 2007 Template:Convert<ref name=sohu200710 /> 23 (initial phase)

Rolling stockEdit

Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Amount in Service Fleet Numbers Depot
DKZ13 File:DKZ13 TP442 Arrived at TIANTONGYUAN Station.jpg CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment
2006 61 TP401–TP461 Taipingzhuang
Songjiazhuang

ReferencesEdit

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