Getting around
Getting around China and Beijing
Beijing-Tianjin high speed rail link to open August 1st
The new high speed bullet train connecting Beijing with Tianjin will open tomorrow. The trip which usually takes two hours will be cut down to 30 minutes.
The trains were the first of its kind to be designed and built in China. Tianjin will host 12 Olympic soccer matches, so the new line will [...]
Beijing’s newest subway line, Line 10 opened yesterday from 2 p.m. The line is 24.6 kilometers long and includes 22 stations. It is marked blue on subway maps. I took a ride on it this morning and everything seemed to be running smoothly,
Subway stations now x-ray all bags at stations and ticket [...]
Drivers face fines for driving in Olympic lanes
Drivers face a fine of 200 yuan ($29) if they drive in the specially designated Olympic lanes starting July 20th.
Repeat offenders could be fined up to 1,800 yuan and even face jail time. The driving restrictions last until the Paralympics are over on September 20th.
The odd and even system will also begin this coming [...]
Press conference on the new subway lines
The official Olympic website has a transcript of the press conference on the opening of the new subway lines in Beijing. I think I am confused as the reporters at the press conference, because they don’t say specifically when the new subway lines will open.
AFP
I’m from AFP. I am a little bit confused about [...]
Beijing to close airport during opening ceremony
If you are coming to Beijing by plane to watch the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, don’t be late because they will will be temporarily closing the airport from 7:59pm.
The latest available flight from Shanghai to Beijing will be at 2:55 pm on August the 8th.
Also, from July 20th everyone entering any of [...]
Beijing line 10 subway due to open anytime
Beijing’s newest subway line, Line 10, is due to open at anytime now. The line has been four and a half years in the making. It was built at a cost of $2.25 billion. With a single ticket of just 2RMB (30 cents) it is going to a while for the government [...]
Torrential rain forces subway line to close
Line 5 subway was closed down yesterday for three hours as Beijing was hit with a late storm. Temperatures increased this week to around 35 degrees Celsius.
Rain flowed into the low-lying Chongwenmen Station and electricity was stopped for safety reasons.
Sand bags were place at the entrance of the station to prevent further [...]
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