Line 5 (Beijing Subway)
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
The first south-bound trains departs from Tiantongyuan North at 4:59Template:Nbspam. The first north-bound train departs from Songjiazhuang at 5:19Template:Nbspam. The last south-bound train leaves Tiantongyuan North at 10:47Template:Nbsppm. The last north-bound train leaves Songjiazhuang at 11:10Template:Nbsppm. For the official timetable, see the reference.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref>
RouteEdit
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
●: stop
▲: some SB PM peak trains skip
▼: some NB PM peak trains skip
- Line 5 platform, Beixinqiao Station (2).jpg
Beixinqiao Station
- Line 5 platform, Heping Xiqiao Station (1).jpg
Hepingxiqiao Station
- Zhangzizhonglu Station platform, Line 5 (1).jpg
Zhangzizhonglu Station
- Line 5 platform, Tiantan Dongmen Station.jpg
Temple of Heaven East Gate station
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
- 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 |
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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 |
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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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