Line 13 (Beijing Subway)

The Bejing subway fares range from CNY 3-10 for all lines, with digital banking systems being a prominent payment type as opposed to traditional ticketing.

Regular subway users can use a Yikatong card, which offers cheaper journeys, as well as mobile phone apps, which deploy payments via a QR code.^[5]

The first trains depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 5:34 am. The last trains to go the full-distance and reach the other terminus depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 10:49 pm and 10:41pm respectively. In addition, Line 13 offers later night trains from either terminus that travel half of the route's length. The last train to leave Xizhimen, departs at 11:45 pm and ends its journey at Huilongguan at 12:09 am. The last train to leave Dongzhimen, departs at 11:45 pm and ends its journey at Huoying at 12:09 am. The official timetable of the first and last trains of Line 13 can be seen online.^[6] The frequency of trains on Line 13 varies from 3.5 minutes per train during the morning rush hour (6:20 am – 9:40 am) to 5 minutes per train during the evening rush hour (4:40 pm – 8:40 pm) to 10-11.5 minutes per train after 10:50 pm. For a full listing of train frequency, see.^[7]

Line 13's route is shaped like a horseshoe over northern Beijing. From Xizhimen in Xicheng District, Line 13 heads north, running alongside the Beijing-Baotou Railway into Haidian. After three stops in the bustling university district -- Dazhong Si, Zhichun Lu (transfer to Line 10), and Wudaokou—Line 13 leaves the 5th Ring Road and enters the suburbs of northern Haidian. At Xi'erqi, Line 13 meets the Changping Line, and turns east, following the southern edge of Changping District for three stops (Longze, Huilongguan, and Huoying), before turning to the southeast. It enters Chaoyang District at Lishuiqiao (transfer to Line 5) and curls southwest after Beiyuan onto the Beijing-Chengde Expressway. At Wangjingxi, Line 13 intersects with Line 15. After entering the 3rd Ring Road at Guangximen, the line runs straight south, along the remnants of the eastern earthen wall to Liufang. Then, Line 13 goes underground to Dongzhimen in Dongcheng District where transfers are available to Line 2 and the Capital Airport Express.

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Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Travel Time	Distance km[8]		Location
English	Chinese
Xizhimen	西直门	2   4  Huairou–Miyun VAP	7 16 21 26 27 44 69 80 87 105 111 200 305 332 347 362 375 387 534 604 618 632 651 686 693 快速直达专线201 夜8 夜20 专216	0:00	0.000	0.000	Xicheng
Dazhong Si	大钟寺	12  (OSI)	87 88 94 300 302 315 361 368 425 606 658 695 921 夜30 专168 专216	0:03	2.839	2.839	Haidian
Zhichun Lu	知春路	10	311 319 386 579 601 630 653 671 快速直达专线93 专168	0:05	1.206	4.045
Wudao Kou	五道口		86 307 331 375 398 508 549 630 专12	0:08	1.829	5.874
Shangdi	上地		447 449 623 681 专60	0:13	4.866	10.740
Qinghe railway station	清河站	Changping  QIP Huairou–Miyun	320 333 495 603 623 夜4 专29 专139	0:15	1.036	11.776
Xi'erqi	西二旗	Changping	333 362 367 509 608 636 902 932 963 快速直达专线39 快速直达专线98 通医专线11 专128	0:16	1.545	13.321
Longze	龙泽		428 441 463 519 543 625 996 昌19 昌21 昌58 快速直达专线128 专80 专102 专103	0:21	3.623	16.944	Changping
Huilong Guan	回龙观		460 461 557 560 636 681 880快 887 专89 专101 专102 专121	0:24	1.423	18.367
Huoying	霍营	8  ( S2 via HKP)	371 462 478 551 558 606 607 681 专52 专192	0:28	2.110	20.477
Lishui Qiao	立水桥	5	301 319 426 430 464 465 558 617 621 628 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) 昌27专 快速直达专线60 快速直达专线141 快速直达专线157 快速直达专线168 快速直达专线169	0:33	4.785	25.262	Chaoyang
Bei Yuan	北苑		141 466 484 530 596 621 653 695 966 夜26 专81 专107 专164 专197	0:36	2.272	27.534
Wangjingxi	望京西	15   17	450 538 547 571 851 854 866 907 928 987 快速直达专线197 专112	0:44	6.720	34.254
Shaoyaoju	芍药居	10	119 515 547 567 696 942 快速直达专线41 快速直达专线65 快速直达专线172 专22	0:47	2.152	36.406
Guangxi Men	光熙门	12	95 130 300 302 368 379 547 596 604 641 671 916快 942 980快 快速直达专线41 夜30	0:49	1.110	37.516
Liufang	柳芳		104 110 115 123 130 419 夜24 专26	0:51	1.135	38.651
Dongzhimen	东直门	2   Capital Airport	18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 132 135 142 200 359 401 404 413 416 612 850快 852 852快 915 916快 918 935快 942 980快 快速直达专线72 快速直达专线102 通医专线3 夜20 专26	0:53	1.769	40.420	Dongcheng

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From Xizhimen to Dongzhimen, line 13 had station numbers from 1301 to 1316, except for Qinghe Railway Station. The station numbers in Beijing Subway for new subway stations were cancelled before Line 5 opened in October 2007.^[9]

Line 13 was opened in two sections: The western section between Xizhimen and Huoying was opened on September 28, 2002; the eastern section from Huoying to Dongzhimen was opened on January 28, 2003. Despite being numbered 13, the line was only the third subway line to enter into operation as lines 3 to 12 were still under planning at line 13's opening. It was the first Beijing Subway line to adopt Yikatong, the electronic farecard, at the end of 2003.

On November 22, 2018, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources began the 30-day public consultation of a plan to split Line 13 into two lines, temporarily named Line 13A and Line 13B.^[12] This was later changed to Line 18 and a new shortened Line 13 respectively. According to the plan, the existing Line 13 will be split between Xi'erqi station and Huilongguan station, to form two L-shaped lines intersecting in the north of the city.^[13] Passengers can use a cross-platform interchange between Line 13 and Line 18 at Longzexi station, an underground station in the west of the Jingzang Expressway (this station will only open for Line 18 in 2025. Line 13 at this station will be delayed to 2027).^[14]

Line 13-18 temporary through service (Line 18 initial section, 2025-2026)

Main article: Line 18 (Beijing Subway)

In 2024, Beijing Infrastructure Investment (BII) suggested that, due to slow status of some new stations, both new sections of Line 13A and 13B will temporary be pieced together as a new line, tentatively called "Yizi line of Line 13" (13号线一字线). The Yizi line will start operation in 2025-2026.^{[15][16][17][18]} The line is expected to open in late 2025.^[19][16] It will be 19.8 km in length with 11 stations.^[20] The line will be fully underground.

In June 2025, CRCC confirmed to use Line 13-18 north section through line (13-18北段贯通线).^[21] Sometime after, this was renamed to Line 18 (initial section).

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Station Name[22]		Connections[23]	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Malianwa	马连洼	16	305 328 333 362 438 449 476 509 518 575 608 623 651 932			Haidian
Shangdi Software Park	上地软件园		495 909 专143
Dongbeiwang	东北旺		333 365 367 446 447 509 902 963 982 快速直达专线39 快速直达专线46 快速直达专线98 快速直达专线111 快速直达专线138 通医专线11
Longzexi	龙泽西[24]		344 345 367 371 407 608 617 618 625 夜38			Changping
Huilongguan Xidajie	回龙观西大街		344 367 441 460 461 519 560 618 快速直达专线203 夜38 专101 专102 专121
Wenhualu	文华路		367 441 460 461 462 551 557 618 夜38
Huilongguan Dongdajie	回龙观东大街	8	367 441 462 478 558 607 618 636 681 996 C113 快速直达专线203 夜38 专21 专40 专52 专78 专101 专192 专193
Huoyingdong	霍营东		367 441 558 618 636 快速直达专线202 快速直达专线203 夜38 专52
Tiantongyuan	天通苑	5	319 426 430 432 464 465 520 621 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) 昌27专 快速直达专线60 专58 专104 专119 专133 专136 专137
Taipingzhuang	太平庄		319 428 432 933 快速直达专线168 快速直达专线169 专48 专104 专119
Tiantongyuandong	天通苑东	17	301 386 432 530 596 628 夜26 专58 专119

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Line 18 (after 2027)

Line 18^[25] (planning name Line 13A) under construction will have a total length of 31.3 km (19.4 mi) with 19 stations, including 19.54 km (12.14 mi) of new line and 13 new stations.^[26][27] The line will be built to support expanded 8-car Type B trains.^[28]

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Station Name[22]		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Chegongzhuang	车公庄	2   6			Xicheng
Xizhimen (Rebuild)	西直门	2   4
Sidao Kou	四道口[22]				Haidian
Dazhong Si	大钟寺	12
Zhichun Lu	知春路	10
Baofu Si	保福寺[22][29]
Wudao Kou	五道口
Qinghua Donglu Xikou	清华东路西口	15
Shangdi	上地
Qinghe railway station	清河站	Changping  QIP
Xi'erqi	西二旗	Changping
Longzexi	龙泽西[24]	13			Changping
Huilongguan Xidajie	回龙观西大街[22]
Wenhualu	文华路
Huilongguan Dongdajie	回龙观东大街	8
Huoyingdong	霍营东[22]
Tiantongyuan	天通苑	5
Taipingzhuang	太平庄[22]
Tiantongyuandong	天通苑东	17

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New Line 13 (after 2027)

The new Line 13 (planning name Line 13B) will have a total length of 32.2 km (20.0 mi) with 15 stations, including 9.0 km (5.6 mi) of new line and 6 new stations.^[26][27] The line will continue to use 6-car Type B trains.^[28]

More information Station Name, Connections ...

Station Name[22]		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Malianwa	马连洼	16			Haidian
Shangdi Software Park	上地软件园
Dongbeiwang	东北旺[22]
Longzexi	龙泽西[24]	18			Changping
Longze (Rebuild)	龙泽[22]
Huilong Guan	回龙观
Huoying	霍营	8
Dongxiao Kou	东小口[22]
Lishui Qiao	立水桥	5			Chaoyang
Bei Yuan	北苑
Wangjingxi	望京西	15   17
Shaoyaoju	芍药居	10
Guangxi Men	光熙门	12
Liufang	柳芳
Dongzhimen	东直门	2   Capital Airport			Dongcheng

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The line uses 6-car type B rolling stock.

Current

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Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year built	Year refurbished	Amount in service	Fleet numbers	Depot
DKZ5		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2002	2015–2018	55	H401, H403–H456	Huilongguan
DKZ6		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles		2015	1	H402
ZBM15		Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2023-2024		44	13 001–13 044	Huilongguan Xiaoxinzhuang (after the split project)

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Former

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Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year built	Year Retired	Number Made	Fleet numbers	Depot	Notes
DK3G		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	1971	2003	14	H101–H114	Huilongguan
DK8			1986	2002	4	H115–H118
M		Tokyu Car Corporation	1984	2003	1	H301
DKZ1		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	1998	2003	1	H302
BD8		Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2000	2003	1	H303		Formerly used by Tianjin Metro.
DKZ10		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	2005	2010	1	H457		Retired due to reliability issues.

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  Interior of a DKZ5 stock (pre-refurbishment)
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  Interior of a refurbished DKZ5 stock