Beijing Railway Station

Beijing Railway Station is about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) from Tiananmen Square, 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) from South Station, 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) from North Station, 8 miles (13 kilometers) from West Station,16.8 miles (27 kilometers) from Capital International Airport and 31 miles (50 kilometers) from Daxing International Airport.

Address: South of Jianguo Gate and west of Dongbian Gate of Dongcheng District

 

 Schedule for Major Domestic Stations

The station consists of a terminal and a front square.
 2F: waiting hall, central ticket checking hall
 1F: ticket hall

1F Map of Beijing Railway Station

2F Map

More Beijing Railway Station Pictures(16)

 Arrival by bus:
To Beijing Railway Station West: 103, 104, Night Line 10, 19, 21, 24, 28 & 5, Zhuan 2
To Beijing Railway Station Front Street: 9, 24, 63, 126, 140, 142, 668
To Beijing Railway Station East:  126, 639, 122, 403, Capital Airport Shuttle Bus West Railway Station Line, 20, 39, Night Line 17 & 21

 Arrival by subway: Line 2

If you get to the station by subway, you arrive at the front square of the station. 
 
 Arrival by taxi:

From/ To	Duration (minute)	Cost (CNY)
Tiananmen Square	10	30
Summer Palace	40	80
West Railway Station	25	50
South Railway Station	30	60
North Railway Station	30	60
Chaoyang Railway Station	30	60
Fengtai Railway Station	35	70
Capital International Airport	50-60	100-130
Daxing International Airport	70-80	180-210

Note: The above duration and costs may vary if journey times are prolonged by traffic lights and jams.

 

Passengers should find where they should go to have their tickets checked. The ticket information will tell the number of the checkpoints. Remember that overseas passengers need to go through the manual check channel with their passport bearing the ticket. 
 Upon arrival, passengers will get off at the platform on 1F. After, follow the direction boards to get out of the station, then follow the boards to find buses, subway, and taxis to leave the station.

There are 5 bus stops in front of the front square and passengers can find them on the west and east. The airport shuttle bus is on the east side, beside Beijing Railway Station East Street Bus Park. The subway exit and entrance and taxi stands can be easily found on the front square. There is also a pick-up point near the overpass in front of the square, and a direction board will lead passengers to it.
 

Front Square Map

Subway Entrance/ Exit on the Front Square

 

 Tiananmen Square
1. Take subway line 2 to Qianmen, get out through Exit C and then walk northward to get there. After visiting the square, one can keep walking northward to reach the Forbidden City or go southward to Qianmen Street.
2. Take bus no. 9 on the east of the station square to Tiananmen east, and then walk to the square. 

 Badaling Great Wall
1. Take the subway line 2 to Jishuitan, get out from Exit B2 and walk to Deshengmen to take bus 877.
2. Take subway line 2 to Xizhimen, transfer to line 13 to Qinghe Railway Station, and then take a high speed train there to Badaling.

 West Railway Station:
1. Take subway line 2 to Xuanwumen, change to line 4 to Caishikou, and then change to line 7 to the station.
2. Take bus no. 9 and get off at West Railway Station.

 South Railway Station
 Take subway line 2 to Xuanwumen, and then change to line 4 to get there.

 East Station
Take subway line 2 to Jianguomen first and then change to line 1 to Dawanglu. After, walk about 900 meters (984 yards) southeastward to get there.

 Capital International Airport
Take subway line 2 to Dongzhimen, and then change to Airport Express Line to the airport.

 Daxing International Airport
1. Take subway line 2 to Jishuitan, transfer to line 19 to Caoqiao, and take Daxing Airport Express line to the airport.
2. Take Daxing Airport Shuttle Bus on the east side to the airport.

Bus / Subway Search

Ticket Office

Red Cap Luggage Service

 Ticket Office: The ticket hall is located in the west of the terminal building, equipped with special windows for ticket purchase, changing, refund, and international tickets, etc. On two sides of the railway exit, there are also ticket windows for passengers' convenience. 

 Waiting Hall:
Four regular waiting rooms, two soft-seat waiting rooms, a bullet train waiting room, and an international waiting room can be found inside the station. Passengers should read their tickets carefully and go to the correct waiting room. English service is provided in the international waiting room, soft seat waiting room and the central ticket checking hall. Besides, escalators, elevators, toilets, supermarkets, electronic storage cabinets, restaurants, coffee house, free drinking water, and direction boards showing locations, etc are all available here for passengers’ convenience.

 LED screens: LED screens can be found in the station showing the departure time, checkpoints, boarding platforms and arrival times, exits on 1F and 2F.

 Left Luggage:
Left luggage service is provided close to the ticket office at the west side of the station. Electronic storage cabinets are available at the entrance of the ticket office. Usually, the charge is CNY10 for a bag per day. In addition, the front square also has a deposit center where luggage needs to be checked before depositing. The fare is also CNY10 for a bag per day.

 The Red Caps:
Porters who will carry luggage for passengers are easily recognized as they all wear red cap. They usually charge CNY10 for a small bag and CNY20 for a large bag. Please note that they convey luggage to the platforms, not carriages. Passengers must carry their luggage onto the luggage from the platform themselves.

 Inquiry Center：
The inquiry center is on the second floor, where passengers can ask for help with departures, boarding, and ticket issues, etc.