South Railway Station opens bus hub to improve access
by (09/10/09 23:59)
Traffic signs are available underground at the South Railway Station
By Annie Wei
Beijing South Railway Station may be known as Asia’s largest train station, but it has also gained notoriety for not being easily accessibe.
The situation is expected to improve after the National Day holiday when 20 bus lines, including bus 20, 84, 102, 106, 203 and 458, will begin servicing the station.
According to the Beijing Municipal Committee of Transportation, the bus lines will move their departure hub from Yongdingmen to Beijing South Railway’s north square. The bus hub has five bus shelters. The first is exclusively for tourist buses. Bus 20 and 203 go toward Beijingzhan (Beijing Railway Station) near the CBD area. Bus 458 heads for Lugouqiao; Bus 106 to the Dongzhimen area; and bus 102 and 84 to the Beijing Zoo and Bei’tucheng (near the Olympic Park), respectively. There s also a night bus service, Bus 208.
From the train station’s north exit, it will take passengers less than two minutes to reach the bus hub. There are clear signs directing people to buses, taxi queues and an entranc to the recently opened Subway Line 4 on Beijing South Railway’s ground floor. Five new parking spaces for bicycles will soon open outside the train station.
