Beijing Suburban Railway
The Beijing Suburban Railway is a mass transit rail system that complements the Beijing Subway and provides commuter train service to outlying suburban districts and counties. Six "S"-numbered lines have been planned. The Beijing Suburban Railway is managed separately from the subway and has a different fare structure. Line S2, opened August 6, 2008, runs from the Beijing North Railway Station to Yanqing County, and provides direct urban rail access to the Great Wall at Badaling. The Beijing North Station is located near the subway stop at Xizhimen (Subway Lines 2, 4, 13). Line S1 will channel riders from Mentougou District west of the city to Pingguoyuan and Wulu, the western terminus of Line 1 and Line 6.
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