Beijing North Railway Station

Beijing North Railway Station is a time-honored station operating high speed trains to Badaling Great Wall and northern China.  It is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Tiananmen Square, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from West Railway Station, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from South Railway Station, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Capital International Airport, and 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Daxing International Airport.

Address: Next to Xizhimen of Xicheng District
 

North Railway Station mainly operates high speed trains to/from Zhangjiakou, Badaling Great Wall, Datong, Hohhot, Baotou, etc.
 

 Major Rail Line from this station to:

See detailed Beijing Train Schedule

(Last Update on Apr 28, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Xi'an North	G2455 at 08:06	6h47m	CNY 732.5/ 456 USD 102/ 63
Badaling Great Wall	G2515, D6703, G7841, D6725... 6 departures from 07:05 to 19:26	0h27m - 0h53m	CNY 36/ 23 USD 5/ 3
Zhangjiakou	D1023, D1125, G2515, G2529... 41 departures from 06:10 to 20:58	0h55m - 1h40m	CNY 99/ 62 USD 14/ 9
Datong South	D1125, G2515, G2529, G2455... 21 departures from 06:44 to 20:03	1h46m - 2h35m	CNY 237/ 148 USD 33/ 21
Hohhot East	D1023, G2459, G2461, G2463... 12 departures from 06:10 to 20:58	2h9m - 3h28m	CNY 276/ 179 USD 38/ 25
Baotou	G2491, G2481, D1077... 9 departures from 08:30 to 17:48	3h17m - 4h9m	CNY 374/ 240 USD 52/ 33

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
 The Beijing North Train Station consists of a terminal building and a square in front. The terminal building has six floors above ground and two floors underground.
 2F-5F: staff office
 1F: waiting hall, ticket office, duty desk, police stand, entrances and exits, platforms
 -1F: ticket office, waiting hall, entrances and exits

Beijing North Railway Station

Underground Entrance

 

 By Subway Line 2, Line 4 or Line 13
Passengers arriving by subway can leave via exit A1 or A2. Then follow the sign to reach the station entrance. 
 

 By bus
To Beijing North Railway Station Bus Stop: 375, 632
To Xizhimen Subway Station Bus Stop: 16, 26, 305, 375, 651, 87, Zhuan 216, Night Line 14
To Suojiafen Bus Stop: 21, 331, 375, 387, 620, 686, 693, 69

 By taxi

From / To	Duration (minute)	Cost (CNY)
Tiananmen Square	25	45
Summer Palace	30	50
West Railway Station	25	40
Qinghe Railway Station	35	65
South Railway Station	35	60
Capital Airport	50	100-130
Daxing Airport	70	180-220

 Note: The above duration and cost are for reference only. It excludes delays caused by traffic jams and lights.
 

Both self-service checkpoints and manual checkpoints are available inside the waiting halls. Passengers need to find the right checkpoint to have their passports checked. Then go to the platforms by escalators, lifts or stairs and get on board.

 Tips:
1. Read the LED screens carefully to find the right train when arriving at the platforms, because there may be two on the platforms.
2. When boarding, mind your steps because the carriage is higher than the platform.
3. After getting onboard, put your luggage in the right position, ensuring it won’t fall and hurt others when moving.

To leave the station, passengers can get out the station through exits on 1F, or go down to -1F to exit. After going through the exit, follow the direction signs to find buses, subway, and taxis to leave the station.

The bus stop is outside Exit No. 1; the subway station of line 2, 4 and 13 is on -1F; To take taxis, passengers need to get out the station and walk to the roadside.

Platform of Beijing North Railway Station

 

 Tiananmen Square:
Take subway line 2 at Xizhimen to Fuxingmen, and transfer to line 1. Get off at Tiananmen East station.

 Beijing Railway Station:
Take subway line 2 to get there.

 West Station:
Take subway line 4 to National Library and transfer to line 9 to get there;

 South Station:
Take subway line 4 to reach it.

 Capital International Airport:
Take subway line 2 at Xizhimen, get off at Dongzhimen and change to Airport Express Line to get there.

Daxing International Airport:
Take subway line 4 to Jiaomenxi, then change to subway line 10 and get off at Caoqiao. Finally, take Daxing Airport Express Line from Caoqiao to Daxing Airport.

Bus and Subway Search
 

An LED Screen inside the Station

 Ticket Offices: They are located inside the terminal building: one to the east of the waiting hall on 1F, and two on two sides of the waiting hall on -1F.

 Waiting Hall: Two waiting halls are available in the station. One is in the center of 1F. A special area for the old, weak, sick, disabled, and pregnant is located on its west side. Toilets and hot drinking water are also available in the west of this waiting hall. The other waiting hall is on -1F. There are toilets, hot drinking water, and elevators, etc. on both sides for passengers’ convenience.

 Left Luggage service: It can be found in the south of the ticket office or close to the waiting hall on 1F. Self-service locker is available on -1F.

 LED screens: LED screens can be found in the station showing departure time, checkpoints, and boarding platforms and arrival times, exits on 1F and -1F.