Editing Transport in Beijing (section)

==Urban public transportation==

Beijing has an extensive public transportation network of buses, trolleybuses, suburban rail and a rapidly expanding subway system.<ref name="transit">{{Cite web |title=北京"十四五"交通规划出炉 多条地铁将实现跨线运营-新华网 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/house/20220509/8e389b410f9946519067fc40c64bccc8/c.html |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=www.xinhuanet.com}} </ref>

===Beijing Subway===
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[[File:01 111 and 01 031 at Yangzha Middle School (20211027075355).jpg|thumb|{{lnl|BJS|1}} trains on [[Batong line]]]]
The [[Beijing Subway]] now has 29 lines and 523 stations, covering {{convert|879|km|abbr=on|}}. Subway travel is generally fast, clean, economical and during peak periods congested. As of 2023, on average, around 9.46 million journeys are taken on the metro each day, with this number increeasing to around 10.8 on working days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=去年地铁日均客运量946.23万人次-新华网 |url=http://www.bj.xinhua.org/20240515/ae0b5fdd3df54c16a8603a1d054f9321/c.html |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.bj.xinhua.org}}</ref> A ¥3 minimum fare that rises according to the distance travelled applies to all lines, except the [[Capital Airport Express]] (¥25) and the [[Daxing Airport Express]] (¥10 - ¥35). The electronic commuter fare card, ''[[Yikatong]]'' is accepted on all lines.


===Beijing Suburban Railway===
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[[File:CRH6A-0439 at Changyangcun (20210507190122).jpg|thumb|A [[Sub-Central line]] train in [[Fangshan District|Fangshan]]]]
The [[Beijing Suburban Railway]], a suburban commuter train service, is managed separately from the Beijing Subway. The two systems, although complementary, are not related to each other operationally. Beijing Suburban Railway is run as part of the [[China Railway Beijing Group]].

There are 4 suburban railway lines currently in operation: [[Line S2, BCR|Line S2]], [[Sub-Central line]], [[Huairou–Miyun line]] and [[Tongmi line]].

===Bus, Trolleybus and BRT===
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[[File:4730682 at Tian'anmen (20200825112812).jpg|thumb|Beijing Bus No. 1 on Chang'an Boulevard at Tiananmen Square.]]
[[File:9532336 at Ping'anli (20201210145559).jpg|thumb|right|A Beijing trolleybus.]]
[[File:1838504 at Zhushikouxi (20210409150250).jpg|thumb|[[Double-Decker Bus]] No. 141 in Beijing]]
The Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. ("BPT") is the main bus and [[Beijing Tram & Trolleybus|trolleybus]] operator in the city. It is owned by the city and, as of 2009, operated nearly 28,000 buses (including trolleybuses) on 882 bus routes and delivered 5.03 billion rides in 2009.<ref>[http://www.bjbus.com/home/view_content.php?uSec=00000096&uSub=00000103 "Statistics" ''bjbus.com''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722081739/http://www.bjbus.com/home/view_content.php?uSec=00000096&uSub=00000103 |date=2011-07-22 }} Accessed 2011-02-03</ref> in 2011, Beijing had more than 28,343 buses carrying over 13.39 million person/trips a day.<ref name="transit"/> Over 1,100 [[Dual-mode bus|Dual-mode]] trolleybuses operate on 29 routes and is gradually being expanded to combat urban air pollution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2018-03/03/c_1122480417.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303035203/http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2018-03/03/c_1122480417.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2018|title=北京快速公交1号线今年"梳起大辫子"-新华网|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> BPT also currently operates 4 [[bus rapid transit]] lines.

====Bus pass====
The BPT offered month-long bus passes until 2006.

====Bus enquiry services====
The BPT provides enquiry services via both its official website http://www.bjbus.com and a helpline: +86-10-96166.