Tourists flying into Beijing airport now have the choice of taking the subway from the airport into the city. This comes about following the opening of three new subway lines on 19 July 2008.
The subway line running from Beijing Capital Airport is 28km long with 4 stations stretching from Dongzhimen to the airport. The maximum running speed of the train is 110km/h. Despite being more than ten times the normal subway fare the ride from the airport is still reasonably priced at 25 yuan. With the exchange rate of 1 USD = 6.82848 CNY as at 21 July that equals USD3.66
Subway Line 10 (Phase I) and the Olympic Extension have also opened. The three new lines have a combined rail distance of 58km. This now brings the total track length in the Beijing subway system to 200km of tracks with 8 rail lines.
As an important subway line connecting the north and the east of Beijing, the Phase I Project of Subway Line 10 extends 25km long with 22 stops, and includes six interchange stations with connections to the No. 13 line, the Olympic extension, No.5 line, the Airport Express Line, No.1 line, and No. 4 line. As such, Subway Line 10 can reach Beijing’s new development area Zhongguancun, the Beijing Olympic Center, the Asia Games Village and the CBD zone, as well as other key functional areas.
The Phase I Project of Subway Line 10 is important as it connects the north and the east of Beijing. Line 10 runs for 25km and includes 22 stops. The line is also an interchange for several lines and connects to no. 13 line, no. 5 line, the Olympic extension, the Airport Express Line, no 4 line and no. 1 line. Line 10 is an important line that has coverage of the new development area Zhongguancun, the Olympic Center and the CBD.
The new Olympic Extension line is 4.5km long in total with 4 stops. The starting stop, Beitucheng Station, is connected to the Olympic Green and the Olympic Central Zone. From 20 July only Olympic ticket holders for that day and and holders of registered certificates for the Beijing Olympics Games will be able to use the extension line.
The normal subway lines cost 2 yuan which with the exchange rate of 1 USD = 6.83386 as at 21 July is 29 US cents.
