Beijing: The airport express train can pay with one card
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Yesterday, the airport express train began to run as planned throughout the day, that is, it runs at a frequency of every 10 minutes after opening to test vehicles and signals. The airport express train will be officially put into operation early next month. By then, citizens will only need 16 minutes from Dongzhimen to Terminal 3 of the Capital Airport. The staff member said, “Regardless of whether the final airport line fare is set at 25 yuan or 30 yuan, passengers can directly use the all-in-one card to ride.”
At present, the Dongzhimen Station of the Airport Express Railway has been basically completed, and only the final cleaning and grooming work is left. In early July, Sanyuanqiao Station of Metro Line 10 was also opened at the same time. Passengers can also transfer directly to the Airport Express from Sanyuanqiao Station.
Initially planned departure interval of 10 minutes
Yesterday, the reporter took the airport express train with the staff of the construction company China CNR Group Long Passenger Co., Ltd. According to Wen Longxian, a senior engineer of the company, the trial run is performed according to the plan, that is, the sports car will be tested at the frequency of every 10 minutes after the opening, and the vehicle will be tested and the signal will be debugged throughout the day. The test will continue until the opening. Wen Longxian said that after the opening of the airport express train in early July, the planned departure interval will be 10 minutes, and it is expected to be shortened to about 5 minutes in the future. “The exact time of the first and last trains has not yet been determined, but it should be that as long as there are flights at the airport, the express train will operate.”
The fares of Dongzhimen and Sanyuanqiao are the same
Located at the entrance of the airport express train at T3, the automatic ticket gate has been installed. Two automatic ticket vending machines are also in place, and they also have a card recharge function. The same as the process of taking the subway, passengers have to buy tickets at automatic ticket vending machines, swipe their cards through the gates, and swipe their cards again when leaving the station.
Passengers who transfer to the Airport Express by subway to the Capital Airport can swipe their card from Dongzhimen Station or Sanyuanqiao Station to leave the station, pay 2 yuan for the subway ticket, then swipe their card again to enter the airport line, and pay for the car when leaving the station. fee. Take the Airport Express from Sanyuanqiao Station and Dongzhimen Station, the fare is the same.
The car in front of T3 changes to the car behind and then reaches T2
Entering the airport express train platform on the 4th floor of the Dongzhimen Transportation Hub, a red and gray locomotive slowly arrived at the station. The red locomotive continued the red and gray decoration style of Dongzhimen Station. “For the sake of environmental protection, the decoration materials of the whole car are stainless steel, and no paint is used.” The staff introduced. The train started steadily, approaching 100 kilometers per hour in a few minutes, and quickly reached Sanyuanqiao Station. After a short stop, the train continued to depart. After 1 km, the train drilled out of the ground and continued on the elevated track. After 16 minutes, it drove. Enter the T3 Transportation Center (GTC) of the Capital Airport. After staying for less than a minute, the vehicle in front was changed to the rear vehicle and exited on the same road. After an elevated turn, it went underground again. After three or four minutes, it arrived at the T2 terminal.
The reporter found that at present, all mobile phone signals are in place in the airport express train, and mobile phone calls are continuous and stable when traveling underground.
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