That's because Beijing subway line 2 traces nearly exactly the loop where the city's Ming dynasty city walls once stood. The history of Beijing is literally traced by line 2's underground footprint.

Hundreds of commuters, dozens of them with fractured bones, were sent to the hospital in Beijing on Thursday after two trains collided on a busy metro line during snowy conditions, the city’s ...

The first subway line proposed in September 1953 was meant to be a wartime bunker. ... In 1981, 32 years after it was first proposed, the Beijing Metro Line 1 was finally fully in operation.

Beijing's Line 2 subway is a rolling costume party on Halloween. By ABC News. October 31, 2014, 10:50 AM. People in costume pose for photos as they celebrate Halloween in Beijing, Oct. 31, 2013.

Beijing’s metro was approved in 1965 and had a first line of 24km, primarily motivated by military considerations. It was the first line in China and opened on 1 October 1969. A late starter with ...

Models show the new uniforms of workers on subway Line 4 in Beijing on July 8, 2009. The uniforms, whose predominant color is navy blue, are modern and simple in style.

Passengers can use the palm scanning service to check in at the Daxing Airport Metro Line in southern Beijing from May 21, 2023. Photo: web. A specific check-in service was launched on Sunday that ...

In Beijing, two subway trains collided in heavy snow, resulting in 515 people being sent to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, officials say. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

Hundreds of commuters, dozens of them with fractured bones, were sent to hospital in Beijing on Thursday after two trains collided on a busy metro line during snowy conditions, the city’s ...

For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground.

For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground. Support for LAist comes from.