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Beijing Subway Adds 53km, Remains World's Second Longest

Vincent R. Vinci theBeijinger 2022-05-07
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Beijing’s epic subway system added 53 kilometers of new track in 2021, raising the total track length to 780km, meaning the capital retains its title of second longest subway system in the world – second only to Shanghai.


The Beijing Subway network, as of the end of 2021 (tap image for larger view)


Shanghai boasts the world's longest subway network, according to a recent report by the Global Times. With the city's latest addition of Line 14, the total length of the Shanghai Metro now stands at 831km.

However, when it comes to both Beijing and Shanghai, no one else comes even close – the third longest network, according to Wikipedia, is Guangzhou's, with a mere 531km of track.


A shiny new station along the recently completed southwest section of Beijing's Line 14


For comparison's sake, Beijing's 780km make it longer than the US's three biggest subway networks combined – New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco – which are 399km, 188km, and 187km respectively for a total length of 774km.

Likewise, it's almost as long the New York City Subway (399km) and London Underground (409km) combined, as both add up to 808km.

But while Shanghai might surpass Beijing in terms of subway length, what about other metrics such as the number of lines and stations?


Shanghai also got their own Line 14 this year


With its latest line additions – Line 14 plus a new section of Line 18 – Shanghai now boasts 508 stations and 20 lines. Beijing comes close behind in the station count with 450 according to Beijing Daily, but beats Shanghai with a total of 25 lines in total.


Shanghai's Line 14 features driverless trains


Shanghai also has us beat on driverless carriages: over 160km of its network are serviced by driverless trains.

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That being said, several new lines are slated to open this week in Beijing, including a new section of Line 14, the Western section of Line 11, and Line 19.

Next year looks like a slow one for new lines in the capital, with not much happening beyond the extension of Line 16 into the southern nether regions of Fengtai and renovations on portions of Line 1.


In 2023, Line 17 and Line 3 will connect at Workers' Stadium Station


It will be a different story in 2023 though when the east-west Line 3 and the north-south Line 17 are due to open – bisecting right at Workers' Stadium.

What lines are you looking forward to hopping on in the near future? How often do you take the subway to get around? Let us know in the comments!


READ: Capital Airport Express Will Soon Connect to Line 5, and Other Subway News



Images: travelfreak.com, Beijing Daily, Global Times, sh.sina.com.cn



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