The 35-kilometer line starts from Pingguoyuan in the west of the city and ends at Bawangfen in the east.

The midway station at Xi'dan, a commercial center in downtown Beijing, resumed operation today after undergoing renovation and repair for more than two months. It was built a decade ago.

Beijing has now 54 kilometers of subway lines, including a ring line. The subway lines transport about 500 million people each year.

(People's Daily 12/08/2000)