Harbin Subway Line 2

Harbin Metro Line 2 connects the north bank of the Songhua River area with the old urban districts of Jiangnan. It is recognized as China's first smart metro line built for extreme cold regions and the country's first underground transit tunnel to cross the Songhua River.

Extending in the north-southeast direction and with a total length of 29 kilometers (18 miles), Harbin subway line 2 runs from Jiangbei University Town to Meteorological Observatory, passing by several passenger transportation hubs like North Railway Station and Harbin Railway Station. Besides, Harbin metro line 2 covers several popular scenic areas in the city, such as Ice and Snow World, Sun Island and Central Street. Its signature cyan-green identification color was inspired by the iconic green dome of Harbin's St. Sophia Church, conveying a sense of premium elegance.
 
See subway maps for reference.

 People's Square & Zhujiang Road: Transfer with line 3
 Heilongjiang Provincial Museum: Transfer with line 1
 

Station	To Meteorological Observatory	To Jiangbei University Town
Jiangbei University Town	5:30-22:30	-
Harbin North Railway Station	5:33-22:33	5:33-23:14
Dagengjia	5:30-22:36	5:35-23:10
Longchuan Road	5:31-22:38	5:32-23:08
Shimao Avenue	5:30-22:41	5:30-23:05
Ice and Snow World	5:30-22:45	5:30-23:01
Sun Island	5:32-22:48	5:32-22:58
People's Square	5:30-22:51	5:30-22:54
Zhongyang Street	5:31-22:53	5:35-22:52
Shangzhi Street	5:33-22:55	5:33-22:50
Harbin Railway Station	5:34-22:57	5:32-22:48
Museum of Heilongjiang Province	5:30-23:00	5:30-22:46
Workers' Cultural Palace	5:32-23:02	5:35-22:44
The People's Government of Heilongjiang Province	5:34-23:04	5:33-22:42
Provincial Hospital	5:36-23:07	5:31-22:40
Zhujiang Road	5:30-23:09	5:30-22:38
Nanzhi Road	5:32-23:11	5:36-22:36
Northeast Agricultural University	5:35-23:15	5:32-22:32
Meteorological Observatory	-	5:30-22:30

 What you'll see: Step off the train and you're already inside a crystal palace. Themed Pure and Immaculate Ice, the entire station is bathed in icy blue, with ice-sculpture textures and crystalline light installations recreating the romance of the Snow and Ice Festival underground. Even before you reach the surface, you're immersed in the fairy-tale kingdom of ice and snow, a perfect prelude to the real Ice and Snow World just steps away.

Surroundings: Harbin Ice and Snow World, Snow Sculpture Exposition
Bus Routes: 211, 212, 213, 215, 219, 223, 225, 226, 29, 43, 47, 80, 119, 125, 126, 127, 42, 551, 552, S11, tourism bus lines
 What you'll see: The station's Roman columns rise from the walls, European-style awnings shade the concourse, and intricate wrought-iron floral patterns trace the archways. Most strikingly, 31 independent electronic screens cycle through the stories of the historic street's diverse architectural styles, each telling the past and present of these buildings. Look up and you'll also be amazed by the European-style chandeliers of the painted caisson ceilings.

Surroundings: Central Street Pedestrian Street, St. Sophia Church, Stalin Park, the Middle East Railway Bridge
Bus Routes: 2, 21, 75, 105, 126, 136, 132, 9, 53, 13
 What you'll see: Arched colonnades, ceramic-tiled walls, and aluminum cornices mirror the century-old Harbin Railway Station above. Classical European-style pendant lamps cast a warm glow over simplified caisson ceilings. On the platform wall, the massive art installation Cycle tells Harbin's railway story: the very first locomotive of the Chinese Eastern Railway is rendered in relief, with archival photos behind them documenting four major reconstructions of the station.

Surroundings: Harbin Railway Station, the Former Site of the South Manchuria Railway Harbin Office, the Former Residence of Li Zhong-zhi, Nangang Highway Passenger Terminal
Bus Routes: 16, 29, 32, 36, 64, 74, 85, 133, 383, S11
 Where you are: It sits directly beneath the north plaza of Harbin North Railway Station. This is the gateway station if you want to explore northern Heilongjiang like Qiqihar and  Daqing, or head south to Changchun, Shenyang, and Dalian.

Surroundings: Harbin North Railway Station, Harbin North Highway Passenger Terminal (long-distance bus hub)
Bus Routes: 211, 213, 219, 223, 551, 552, S11
 What you'll see: Above the columns of the station, an enormous dome in yellow-and-green saturated color blocks draws your eye upward, while stained-glass panels straight out of a Gothic church filter color onto the platform. The art wall depicts a musical staff flowing across the mural, and notes dancing among Western orchestral instruments, traditional Chinese strings, keyboards, and the Manchu octagonal drum. It's a visual ode to Harbin's identity as the "City of Music."

Surroundings: Flood Control Memorial Tower, Songhua River riverfront, Daoli District government offices
Bus Routes: 16, 17, 21, 23, 70, 72, 82, 86, 203, 205, 209, 252, 366
 What you'll see: This is the first stop after crossing from Songhua River’s south bank to north bank, and it announces your arrival in Harbin New District. At the threshold between concourse and platform stand oversized old-style clocks and a giant compass, the compass needle aligned precisely with true north above ground, symbolizing both the moment of the station's birth and the forward momentum of the new district.

Surroundings: Wangsen International Travel City, Shimao Avenue commercial corridor, Songbei District civic center
Bus Routes: 43, 80, 119, 122, 125, 126, 127, 146, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219
 What you'll see: Sun Island Station is the only atrium-structured metro station in Harbin. Look up as you ride the escalator: the ceiling opens into a painted sky of blue and white clouds, backlit to mimic the crystalline "Harbin blue." European wrought-iron canopies arch over the escalators, their filigree echoing the garden pavilions above ground. The floor itself is inspired by piano key, turning your walk to the platform into a quiet stroll through an outdoor melody. You feel the island's scenery flowing down from the surface into the underground.

Surroundings: Sun Island Scenic Area, Harbin Polar Land, Songhua River
Bus Routes: 42, 43, Tourist Bus Line 1, 2, 3 & 4
 What you'll see: As a triple-arch mined cavern, this station feels almost cathedral-like. Simple European-style lines trace the vast curved ceilings, and bright, even lighting fills every corner, giving the space a grand, stately dignity appropriate to its name.

Surroundings: Heilongjiang Provincial Government
Bus Routes: 21, 22, 25, 28, 30, 60, 68, 69, 71, 82, 101, 103, 108, 115
 Where you are: It's a transfer station connecting Metro Line 1 and Line 2, making it one of the busiest interchange nodes in the city. The Heilongjiang Provincial Museum is right at the entrance, while Qiulin Department Store (Harbin's oldest Western-style retail institution, operating since 1908), and the International Trade City underground pedestrian street all radiate from the station's exits . 

Surroundings: Heilongjiang Provincial Museum, Memorial Hall of Mao Zedong's Inspection of Heilongjiang, Qiulin Department Store, Grandbuy Shopping Center, International Trade City, Northern Theater
Bus Routes: 13, 14, 16, 21, 28, 32, 33, 42, 46, 101, 103, 108, 109, 115, 133, 383, 386