Beijing adds 3 new metro lines, further easing downtown traffic
Updated: December 16, 2024 09:59Xinhua
Passengers board a train of Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- Three new metro lines opened on Sunday in Beijing, adding the city's total urban rail transit length to 879 kilometers, ranking first among Chinese metropolitans.
Wu Yulan, an official of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, said that the three sections of metro lines include one east-west underground corridor through the city, which is also connected to many north-south rail transit lines, giving new options for people in big residential areas in the city.
Wu said Beijing's rail transit network currently boasts 522 stations, including 98 interchange stations.
Beijing has taken measures to ease traffic congestion by building more subway lines, which provide mass rapid transit solutions in the sprawling metropolis. Since Beijing Metro Line 1 was officially opened on Oct. 1, 1969, to become China's first urban rail transit, Beijing has built the country's longest-operating urban rail transit network.
Wu said the extending rail transit network was developed to serve a better life for the people and to pursue high-quality development in the city.
Construction workers pose for a group photo at a terminus station of Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Construction workers take selfies on a train of Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers pose for photos at Chaoyang Station of Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers take a train of Beijing Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers arrive at Anhua Qiao Station of Beijing Subway Line 12 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Jimen Qiao Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows an interior view of the Anhua Qiao Station of Beijing Subway Line 12 in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Chaoyang Station Transportation hub in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows signs inside the Chaoyang Station of Beijing Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers taking a subway train of the Beijing Subway Line 3 arrive at the Workers' Stadium Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers are pictured at Chaoyang Station of Beijing Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers transfer to Beijing Subway Line 3 at Dongsi Shitiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Jimen Qiao Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers take a train of Beijing Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Dongsi Shitiao Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Chaoyang Station Transportation hub in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Workers' Stadium Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows an interior view of the Anhua Qiao Station of Beijing Subway Line 12 in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers take a train of Beijing Subway Changping Line at Jimen Qiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Workers' Stadium Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers transfer to Beijing Subway Line 3 at Dongsi Shitiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers arrive at Jimen Qiao Station of Beijing Subway Changping Line, where they can transfer to the newly-operated Beijing Subway Line 12, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers board a train of Beijing Subway Changping Line at Jimen Qiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Passengers transfer to Beijing Subway Line 3 at Dongsi Shitiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Chaoyang Station of Beijing Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Workers' Stadium Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
A passenger walks to take the train of Beijing Subway Changping Line at Jimen Qiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
A train of Beijing Subway Line 12 arrives at Anhua Qiao Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 15, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Dongsi Shitiao Station of Beijing Subway in Beijing, capital of China. [Photo/Xinhua]
