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Beijing’s No.5 subway line opens
Beijing’s new No.5 subway line officially opened today at 2pm and I went down for a look soon after. My hopes for two-way escalators were quickly dashed – I was greeted by a long flight of stairs that will make it difficult for the elderly and disabled to access the Dongsi station. An elevator may have been hidden somewhere, but its whereabouts weren’t immediately obvious. Of course, the station looked really clean, but it probably won’t be long until a thick layer of grime covers the station like the rest of Beijing. Water was leaking from the roof above the stairs, so that will need to get patched up.
The station platforms are very impressive, especially the glass walls that line the platform and ensure safety. The train seems quicker than the trains on the first and second lines. The train’s interior has neat purple trimmings and the air-conditioning system seems a lot better. One complaint is that there isn’t enough handles hanging off the rails inside the carriage, so short people will find it difficult to keep their balance when the train is crowded.
There were a lot of people inside the station taking photos and enjoying another milestone in Beijing’s development (which everyone knows about because it has been given wide coverage in the media). However, I wasn’t really prepared for the sheer number of people waiting to enter my destination stop. According to security guards, there was a need to control numbers and they were slowly letting a line of over 100 people enter the station. Obviously, they don’t want too many tourists skylarking around, but hopefully everything will be up and running tomorrow for my trip to work.
 People line up to get their first look at the No.5 subway line.
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Posted: 4:03 PM, 7/10/2007 in BeijingShare on Facebook |
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Finally
Finally we can hope for some new routes in Beijing that will [hopefully] alleviate the traffic in this capital city. Tried the new line and its just great to have it around. Can't wait to have the other lines open up and, maybe [wishful thinking], have no more traffic here.
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Posted by renmenbi.com at 11:52 AM, 10/10/2007 |
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Subway no.5
I take the subway everyday. it's much better than other subway lines BUT....i still find lots of funny things happen: 1 the train driver can not park exactly at the right place to let the glass wall door to match the train door, so usually he needs to adjust it after arrival. 2 sometimes the computer tells the wrong station name, and after a while corrected by human voice.....
about the escalator and elevator, i agree with you! I think this subway wants to be as same as Hong Kong ones, but it still needs improving! |
Posted by Anonymous at 10:13 AM, 11/10/2007 |
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No rubbish bins
I agree with you that the train often doesn't align properly with the glass doors. Another problem that my wife and I noticed this week is that there isn't any rubbish bins at the stops. Wouldn't it be better to provide lots of bins and prevent the subway stations from becoming dirty?
Edited by zhangbohan on 10/10/2007 at 10:16 PM |
Posted by zhangbohan at 12:14 PM, 11/10/2007 |
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