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Beijing Subway Line 5

Tiantongyuanbei ↔ Songjiazhuang

(Identification Color: purple )

Beijing subway line 5 stretches 27.6 km (17 mi), connecting four districts, namely, Fengtai, Dongcheng, Chaoyang and Changping. On the subway map, the light purple line 5 is just like a giant dragon bridging the northern and southern Beijing. The completion of subway line 5 solves the problem of spending as long as 3 to 4 hours traveling between the north Beijing and south Beijing. Together with two terminals, Tiantongyuanbei and Songjiazhuang, line 5 has totally 23 stops. The whole journey runs for 49 minutes.
See subway maps for reference.

Time for the first train and last train of subway line 5
Tiantongyuanbei: 4:59 – 22:47
Songjiazhuang: 5:19 – 23:10

Check the following timetable for detailed information

Timetable

Station	To Tiantongyuanbei		To Songjiazhuang
Station	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Tiantongyuanbei	--	--	4:59	22:47
Tiantongyuan	6:08	23:59	5:01	22:49
Tiantongyuannan	6:06	23:57	5:03	22:51
Lishuiqiao	6:04	23:55	5:06	22:54
Lishuiqiaonan	6:01	23:52	5:08	22:56
Beiyuanlubei	5:59	23:50	5:11	22:59
Datunludong	5:55	23:46	5:14	23:02
Huixin Xijie Beikou	5:52	23:43	5:17	23:05
Huixin Xijie Nankou	5:50	23:41	5:19	23:07
Hepingxiqiao	5:48	23:39	5:22	23:10
Hepingli Beijie	5:46	23:37	5:24	23:12
Yonghegong	5:43	23:34	5:26	23:14
Beixinqiao	5:41	23:32	5:28	23:16
Zhangzizhonglu	5:40	23:31	5:30	23:18
Dongsi	5:37	23:28	5:32	23:20
Dengshikou	5:35	23:26	5:34	23:22
Dongdan	5:33	23:24	5:36	23:24
Chongwenmen	5:31	23:22	5:38	23:26
Ciqikou	5:29	23:20	5:40	23:28
Tiantan Dongmen (Temple of Heaven East Gate)	5:27	23:18	5:43	23:31
Puhuangyu	5:24	23:15	5:45	23:33
Liujiayao	5:22	23:13	5:47	23:35
Songjiazhuang	5:19	23:10	--	--

Transfers

Lishuiqiao: Transfer with Line 13

Datunludong: Transfer to line 15

Huixin Xijie Nankou and Songjiazhuang: Transfer with Line 10

Beixinqiao: Transfer with Beijing Subway Capital Airport Express

Yonghegong and Chongwenmen: Transfer with Line 2

Dongsi: Transfer with Line 6

Dongdan: Transfer with Line 1

Ciqikou: Transfer to line 7

Puhuangyu: Transfer with line 14

Surroundings and Bus Routes near All Stations

('' Subway Transfer Stations)

Tiantongyuanbei
Buses Exchangeable: 441, 487, 520, 533, 537, 643, 860, 922, 933, C110, C112, C114, C115, C118, C120, C121, 103, 158, 163, 164, 220, 77, Zhuan 177, Zhuan 137, Zhuan 35, Zhuan 42

Tiantongyuan

Buses Exchangeable: BRT3

Tiantongyuannan
Buses Exchangeable: BRT3

Lishuiqiao
Surroundings: Lishuiqiao Park
Buses Exchangeable: 303, 319, 430, 464, 456, 558, 617, 621, 628, 905, 966, 984, Chang 27, 141, 157, 60, Zhuan 81

Lishuiqiaonan
Buses Exchangeable: 617, 621, 966, 183, 76, Zhuan 107, Zhuan 164, Zhuan 197, Zhuan 213, Zhuan 48, Zhuan 81

Beiyuanlubei
Buses Exchangeable: 593, 183, Zhuan 120, Zhuan 37

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Datunludong
Buses Exchangeable: 311, 319, 415, 430, 484, 569, 695

Huixin Xijie Beikou

Surroundings: Museum of Tibetan Culture
Buses Exchangeable: 18, 84, 567, Night Line 28

Huixin Xijie Nankou
Surroundings: the relic of urban walls of Dadu (in Yuan Dynasty)
Buses Exchangeable: 515, 944

Heping Xiqiao
Surroundings: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Buses Exchangeable: 117, 300, 95, 328, 464, 547, 601, 604, 607, 641, 847

Hepingli Beijie
Surroundings: Ditan Park
Buses Exchangeable: 125, 117, 104

Yonghegong
Surroundings: Capital Museum, Yonghe Temple
Buses Exchangeable: 13, 84, 116, 117, Night Line 6

Beixinqiao
Surroundings: Guijie Street
Buses Exchangeable: 82, 107, 135, 612, 13, 84, 116, 117

Zhangzizhonglu
Buses Exchangeable: 3, 4, 13, 42, 82, 113, 115, 118

Dongsi
Surroundings: Former residence of Hou Baolin
Buses Exchangeable: 58, 101, 109, Night Line 13

Dengshikou
Surrounding: Beijing Tijing Hotel, Dengshikou Primary School
Buses Exchangeable: 110

Dongdan
Surroundings: Dongdan Park, Dongdan Sports Center, China National Children's Art Theatre
Buses Exchangeable: 39, 52, 120, Night Line 10, Night Line 17, Night Line 1

Chongwenmen
Surroundings: New World Department Store, Tongren Hospital, Beijing Hospital, Dongdan Park, Ming Dynasty City Wall Relics Park
Buses Exchangeable: 108, 101, 103, 104, 8, 41, 142

Ciqikou
Surroundings: Xin Ciqi, Qinghua Temple, Former Residence of Cao Xueqin
Buses Exchangeable: 23, 57, 41, 84, 106, 116, 128, 599

Tiantan Dongmen (Temple of Heaven East Gate)
Surroundings: Temple of Heaven, Amusement Park, Longtan Park
Buses Exchangeable: 17, 39, 54, 84, 128, 599, 957, 958, Zhuan 2

Puhuangyu
Surroundings: Puhuangyu Auditorium
Buses Exchangeable: 25, Night Line 28, Zhuan 202

Liujiayao
Surroundings: Home Inn, 7 Days Inn
Buses Exchangeable: 300, 368, 146

Songjiazhuang
Buses Exchangeable: 2, 39, 511, 526, 990, 181, 211, Night Line 28, Zhuan 189, Zhuan 62

- Last updated on Jan. 31, 2024 by Kate Liu -

Questions & Answers on Beijing Subway Line 5

Asked by Anthony from INDIA | Aug. 12, 2023 12:26

How do I reach Sheraton Grand Doncheng Hotel Beijing from Terminal 3 by subway please? Thank you

Answers (2)

Answered by Sally | Aug. 14, 2023 01:16

You can take Capital Airport Express from T2 to Beixinqiao Station and then transfer to Metro Line 5 to Hepingxiqiao Station. Getting out of the exit A, you need to walk about 1.1 km west to reach the hotel.

Answered by Anthony | Aug. 14, 2023 05:58

Thank you Sally .

Asked by Curtis ENNS from CAN | Oct. 14, 2019 05:39

can you provide subway directions from Beijing Grand millenium hotel to pearl market ?

Answers (2)

Answered by Nancy from CANADA | Oct. 16, 2019 18:51

Take metro line 10 from Jintai Xizhao station to Songjiazhuang station, then transfer to metro line 5 to Tiantan station (Exit A2), and walk north around 500m to the market. It takes around 40 minutes with CNY4.

Answered by Curtis from CANADA | Oct. 17, 2019 03:45

Thanks,
I figured it out..

Asked by Andy from UK | Sep. 14, 2019 12:49

Hi. Is it possible to walk from Beijing dongzhimen station to holiday inn Express dongzhimen?

Or will I need to take a taxi?

What route do I need to take?

Thank you

Answers (1)

Answered by Nance from USA | Sep. 17, 2019 02:01

You can walk to your hotel. The distance is only around 1.2km. It is located southeast of Dongzhimen metro station.

Asked by Lila Campbell from AUSTRALIA | Jul. 24, 2019 21:23

We are visiting Beijing in August and travelling by high speed train from Shanghai.

What MTR line do we take from South Railway Station to get to the Novotel Peace Hotel, No 3 Jinyu Hutong? What MTR station is closest to the hotel.

Thanks for your help.

Lila

Answers (1)

Answered by Field from USA | Jul. 29, 2019 01:08

Take metro line 14 to Puhuangyu Station, and transfer to metro line 5 to Dengshikou Station (Exit A), and walk west of 500m to it. The nearest metro station is Dengshikou (Line 5).

Asked by Amelia from SINGAPORE | Jun. 09, 2019 22:56

Beijing capital Airport terminal 3, take airport express to chongwenmen station

need about how many min ? And their mrt tickets price? Please advice. Thanks,

Answers (1)

Answered by Ryan from USA | Jun. 09, 2019 23:17

It takes about 1 hour and the bus fare costs about CNY30 per person.