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Line 5 has a few interesting stations, the most striking one being Beiyuan North station. Line 15 consists of unique stations, all with elements in Chinese red. Line 4 has the most art in it, stations have frescos inspired by their surrounds. Line 6 stations are designed using grey bricks resembling the old buoldings and the Hutong district it passes. Line 10 stations under the CBD reflect the metal and modernity of skyscapers [globaltimes.cn].
Photo [beijing2008.cn]: Beiyuan North station from 2007, resembling a silkworm pod.
Line 8 has diverse notable stations, for example Zhuxinzhuang, South Gate of Forest Park station, Olympic Green, Olympic Sports Center, Beitucheng, Guloudajie, Xizhimen.
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The northern part of line 8 has interesting stations, lines 4 and 5 also have some. On the newer line 16 in the northwest, almost all stations have chandeliers and Chinese decorations. Ride the Maglev line S1 in the far west for its interesting technology. Yanfang Line in the southwest is driverless.
Bombardier ART family Members: Beijing (Airport Line), Detroit (people mover), Kuala Lumpur (Kelana Jaya Line), Miami (Metromover), New York (AirTrain JFK), Toronto (Scarborough RT), Vancouver (Expo Line, Millennium Line), Yongin (EverLine), Characteristics: Similar 'automated rapid transit' trains. Vancouver and Kuala Lumpur use LIM technology. Chinese family Members: Beijing, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, Characteristics: Unadorned, clean and solid station design, often using coloured plates. Western-style trains. Hong Kong acted as consultant for most Chinese metro cities.
All trains (except Line 5, 8 and 10) have a loud ringing bell sound moments before the doors close. Older trains have a faint beep when the doors open and close. Newer trains have 1 or 2 beeps when the doors open and 1, 2 or 3 beeps as the doors close depending on the line. All announcements are in Mandarin and English: "Lieche qianfang de chezhan shi [name of station]. You zai [station] xiache de chengke, qing nin tiqian zuo hao zhunbei. [Station] jiu yao dao le." (Which means: The next station for this train is [station]. Passengers alighting at [station], please get ready. We will soon be arriving at [station]" (mp3 from beijing-visitor.com). When the train gets into the station: "[station] dao le", which means, "we've arrived at [station]".
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