Beijing's urban rail transit system handled 3.58 billion passenger trips in 2025 as the city stepped up efforts to improve service quality and operational efficiency, according to a report by Beijing ...

When the Beijing Subway opened on 1 October 1969, only two short lines served the growing Chinese capital. Now, with a population of over 17.4 million in the metro area, Beijing has to act fast to ...

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up One day after Beijing metro realized citywide ...

On March 8, two months after four new lines started operation, Beijing's 16 metro lines have completed more than ten million passenger rides per day, officially making it the busiest subway in the ...

The expansion of the Beijing Metro could serve as a metaphor for the rise of the People’s Republic of China as a superpower: Its first line opened in 1969, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, ...

Beijing's metro network was proposed more than 50 years ago to mixed reactions. Li Ye traces the history. It is 1969, and workers who took part in the subway construction eagerly wait for the first ...

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up Forget about waiting in line at the ticket ...

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, NPR's ...

The Beijing subway system continues to be a beacon of efficiency and convenience for millions of commuters, significantly improving their daily commute and enhancing overall quality of life. The ...

Recently I took my 200th trip on the Beijing Metro. I know because I used up the fourth 100RMB charge on my Metro card, below. (Rides are for now 2RMB apiece, about 28 cents, regardless of distance.) ...