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Metro Arts and ArchitectureExamples of good station design:Departure Procedure and SoundsNo alert signal on some lines (especially with nearly ALL trains on Line 2, you just have to rush to the train before the doors close), others have just a rather quiet tone before the doors open and close. Lines Batong and 13, though, have an alert in two tones when the doors are closing. All announcements are in Mandarin and English. It goes like this: "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, there is a Chinese alert only: "[station] dao le", which means, "we've arrived at [station]". This is right before the doors open.Useful Links for Beijing SubwaySearch (Google) (will most likely bring up Beijing Subway's official website)System maps (Google Images) City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in) Images (Google Images) Search urbanrail.net Wikipedia page Beijing city information (Wikipedia) Other City Pages at Metro Bits This page: http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrocity.html?city=110 ![]() Do you want to discuss this page or know of more facts that fit in here? Visit Metro Bits Forum. Thanks to those who have already contributed! |