Beijing North Railway Station

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

Address: Next to Xizhimen of Xicheng District
Railway Station See-off Service 
 

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 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Zhangjiakou	D1023, G2457, G2457, G2459... 52 departures from 06:41 to 20:57	0h48m - 1h31m	CNY 104/ 65 USD 15/ 10
Badaling	D1103, D6703, D1091, D6705... 11 departures from 08:19 to 20:35	0h22m - 0h31m	CNY 29/ 18 USD 4/ 3
Datong	D1103, G2531, D1105, D1107... 15 departures from 08:19 to 20:25	1h46m - 2h45m	CNY 211/ 132 USD 31/ 19
Hohhot East	D1023, G2457, G2457, G2459... 34 departures from 06:41 to 20:57	2h13m - 3h8m	CNY 268/ 175 USD 39/ 26
Baotou	G2491, D1071, D1071, G2493... 12 departures from 08:31 to 18:45	3h18m - 4h14m	CNY 366/ 235 USD 54/ 35

 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

Station Building

Underground Entrance

 Arrival by bus:
At Xizhimen North (east of the terminal): 375, 438, 632, Te15
At Subway Xizhimen (southwest of the terminal): 16, 26, 87, 305, 375, 438, 651, Te15, Night Bus Line 14
At Suojiafen (northeast of the terminal): 21, 331, 375, 387, 620, 691, 693
At Beixiaguan: 16, 26, 305, 603, Night Bus Line 14
At Yutaoyuan (northeast of the terminal): 27, 44, 80, 331, 347, 604, 618, 620, Te12 (inner line), Night Bus Line 20

Passengers arriving by bus will be dropped off outside the terminal building. The terminal of the station is the building with four red Chinese characters on top of it. Overseas passengers can enter the station directly with the passport, then find the boarding gate for your train in the waiting hall.

 Arrival 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. 

 Arrive by taxi:

From/ To	Duration (minute)	Cost (CNY)
Tiananmen Square	15	26
West Railway Station	20	33
Capital Internation Airport	30	100

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

If arriving by taxi, you will be dropped off outside the station. If you have already bought the ticket, no matter it is an e-ticket or a paper ticket, please enter the station to find the right waiting room to wait for the departure. Tickets are available at the ticket offices to the east of the ground level waiting hall or at two sides of the underground waiting hall. You can go there to buy one, then enter the station and find a seat in your waiting room according to the ticket information.
 

A number of check points are available inside the waiting halls. Please find the right check point to have your passport checked. Then go to the platforms by escalators, lifts or stairs to get onboard.

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, please put your luggage in the right position, ensuring it won’t fall and hurt others when moving.
 

Platform

Upon arrival, passengers can get out the station through exits on 1F, or go down to -1F to exit. LED screen showing the most up-to-date arrival time and stopping platform is available at the exit for the convenience of those meeting passengers. After going through the exit, follow the direction signs to find buses, subway, and taxis to leave the station.

 Leave by bus:
Please confirm which bus you are going to take first and then find the boarding sites to the east, southwest, northeast, and southeast of the terminal building.

 Leave by subway:
Pay attention to direction signs and you will find the subway easily. There is a passage on -1F leading to the subway entrance.

 Leave by taxi:
When arriving, passengers need to go out of the station and walk to the roadside to take taxis. It is very convenient.
 

 Tiananmen Square:
Take subway line 4 at Xizhimen, change to line 1 at Xidan, get off at Tiananmen East and then walk there.

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

 West Station:
Take subway line 4 to National Library, transfer to line 9 to get there;
Take bus 21or 691 at Suojiafen to get there directly.

 South Station:
Take subway line 4 to reach it.

 East Station:
Take subway line 4 to Xidan first and then change to line 1 to Dawanglu. Afterwards, walk about 900 meters (984 yards) southeastward to the East Station.

 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 New Airport 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 ground level waiting hall, and two at two sides of the underground waiting hall.

 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 in 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 with entrances in the front middle, and exits at front two sides. Inside the underground waiting hall, 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 ticket office or close to the waiting hall on 1F. It charges CNY20 for each bag per day.

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