During summer vacations, Beijing's public transportation will shift to summer mode with a variety of special measures to better meet the needs of the residents and visitors.
Reduced Subway Operating Intervals
Beijing Subway will increase capacity during peak hours at key transfer stations and stations near popular tourist attractions and business districts, preparing for extended late-night operations.
Line 1 (Batong Line), Line 6, and Line 8 will switch to a new summer schedule on weekends in mid-July as required by passenger flows, with the minimum interval between trains on weekends to be reduced from 4 minutes 30 seconds to 3 minutes on Line 1 (Batong) and from 5 minutes to 4 minutes on Line 6 and Line 8. On weekdays, new trains will be added on Line 15, reducing the minimum interval from 3 minutes to 2 minutes 50 seconds during peak morning hours and from 3 minutes 25 seconds to 3 minutes 15 seconds during peak evening hours.
8 Recommended Tourist Routes
The bus service will increase frequency, shorten departure intervals, and better coordinate transfers across lines. In all, 60 additional buses will be put into service along 34 key routes in 8 popular areas, with 28 buses on call during peak days to ensure tourists are able to access key attractions across the city.
Chaoyang Cultural-Tourist Bus Line: Double-decker buses cover 30 kilometers and 30 stops in all, connecting three of the city's green lungs - Chaoyang, Olympic Forest, and Wenyuhe parks, three night tour landmarks - the Liangma River, Olympic Tower, and the Wenyu Megalights Wonderland, and four major commercial areas - Solana, Sun Palace, Asian Games Village and Olympic Center, and Beiyuan, along with countless other popular tourist spots.
Route 44: Passing the Yonghe Lama Temple, Beijing Ancient Observatory, Qianmen Street, Financial Street, Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre, and other historical buildings and cultural landmarks.
Route 107: A hit with the younger generation, this route passes the Forbidden City, Drum Tower, and Beihai Park.
Route 5: Perfect for those looking for iconic buildings like the National Stadium (Bird's Nest), Beijing National Aquatics Center (Water Cube), Tian'anmen Square, and Desheng Gate.
Route 23: Buses on this route are decorated with the traditional Peking Opera characters Mu Guiying and Zhao Yun and historical photographs of the route.
The Tram XIJIAO Line: Passing by Bagou, Summer Palace West Gate, Chapeng, Wan'an, National Botanical Garden, and Fragrant Hills stations.
Special Travel Line 1 and Line 2 and Route 317: All head to the three major cultural buildings of the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center.
Special Travel Line 20: Taking visitors to Tsinghua University, Peking University, the Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan Park.
Source: Beijing Daily App
