Line S2 of

Beijing Suburban Railway BCR (''Beijing City Rail'') also known as Beijing Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service that connects urban Beijing with outlying districts beyond the reach of the city's Beijing Subway network. The suburban rail services run on existin ...

(BCR) () is a commuter rail line in Beijing. The main line runs from

Huangtudian railway station Huangtudian railway station () is a railway station in Changping District, Beijing. The station was constructed in 1966. It is a 4th-class station as of 2006. The terminus of the Line S2 of Beijing Suburban Railway was changed to this station in ...

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Yanqing railway station Yanqing railway station () is the terminus of the Yanqing branch of the Line S2 of the Beijing Suburban Railway. Yanqing railway station was used as a freight station since 1983, and in 2003 it closed due to the fall of shipments. In 2008, the sta ...

Yanqing District Yanqing District (), formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015, is a district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing. The district consists of 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 4 townships, and borders th ...

, following the old Beijing–Baotou railway, and provides faster, more frequent and convenient service than preexisting trains. The line is in length (main line + branch line). The train locomotives are marked "Great Wall" ().

Stations

Operation

Trains can reach a maximum speed of . A trip from Huangtudian to the

Badaling Great Wall Badaling () is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District (within Beijing municipality). The portion of the wall running through the ...

takes about 1 hour and 22 minutes. Since 1 December 2020 there have been five services each way from Friday to Monday and on public holidays. On other days there are three services. Tickets can be purchased from ticket offices of stations along route on the day of travel only. The Beijing Transit card is accepted on this route. Train identification numbers are prefixed with the letter 'S'. The line primarily serves tourists traveling to the Great Wall of China at Badaling. Line S2 uses the NDJ3

diesel locomotive A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving whee ...

marked "Great Wall" () in a seven-car push-pull configuration (L+7T+L). Accommodation comes in 'soft-seat' class only with a 2+2 (first class) or 3+2 (second class) layout. The seats were reversible, but that feature has been removed. Between Nankou and Badaling stations, the train makes a reversal at a switch-back junction. Although all stations are equipped with high-level platforms, trains are equipped with retractable steps and can also serve low-level platforms. On-board facilities include air-conditioning and heating, toilets, hot-water dispensers and a cafe-bar selling tea, coffee, soft drinks, beer and snacks. Smoking is not permitted on the train.

Ticket

The ticket pricing of Line S2 in Beijing administrative region is the same as that of Beijing Subway network, and 10 CNY fee is added in the interval of Kangzhuang - Shacheng. For example, the ticket price of Huangtudian - Shacheng is 18 CNY. Special half-price ticket of children and disabled soldiers is only sold in station ticket offices. Users of traffic cards issued in Beijing and users of QR code of Yitongxing mobile app enjoy the same preferential policy of Beijing Subway accumulated consumption discount. The ticket is not sold online. Passengers do not need to register with their real name. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Passengers can pay the fare by Beijing Yikatong farecard, other farecards of China T-Union standard, QR code generated by Yitongxing mobile app, or purchasing ticket in station ticket offices by cash. Passengers have to show the ticket or tap the farecard or scan the QR code while getting in and leaving the stations.

References

{{Regional and commuter rail transit in China Railway lines in China Rail transport in Beijing Railway lines opened in 2008 Standard gauge railways in China