Line 5 of the Beijing Subway () is a rapid transit line that runs north to south through central Beijing. Line 5's color is maroon. It entered into operation on October 7, 2007. It runs for in a near straight line through the city center (just approximately east of the Forbidden City at Dongdan) from in Changping District to in Fengtai District. Though Line 4 and Line 8 also broadly follow north-south routes (and so, in part, do Lines 14 and 13), Line 5 remains the only line to follow an almost entirely straight north-south course. Line 5 is also notable for including three stations in the densely populated northern suburb of Tiantongyuan, as well as providing convenient access to the Temple of Earth and Temple of Heaven. Since Line 5 connects with Line 1, Line 2 (twice), Line 6, Line 7, Line 10 (twice), Line 13, Line 14 and Line 15, and also links densely populated suburbs directly to the city center, it tends to experience very crowded conditions during rush hour and even very late into the evening. Over 1 million passengers use the line every weekday in 2019.
The first south-bound trains departs from Tiantongyuan North at 4:59am. The first north-bound train departs from Songjiazhuang at 5:19am. The last south-bound train leaves Tiantongyuan North at 10:47pm. The last north-bound train leaves Songjiazhuang at 11:10pm. For the official timetable, see the reference.
Line 5 runs in a North-South direction, beginning with three stations in the northern suburb of Tiantongyuan in Changping District, about outside the 5th Ring Road. Then, it enters Chaoyang District and connects to Line 13 at . At , it connects with Line 15. At , it links up with Line 10 Loop. Further south, it passes immediately to the east of the Temple of Earth and meets the Line 2 Loop at . Then Line 5 cuts through the old areas of Dongcheng District. It connects with the East-West Line 6 at , and the old foreign Legation Quarter between and . Further south, Line 5 stops at , connects with the East-West Line 7, as well as (connects with Line 14) and eventually reaches and Line 10 again, in Fengtai District.
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Line 5 was the first subway line in Beijing to feature platform screen doors in underground stations and automatic platform gates in elevated stations that prevent riders from falling onto the tracks. Line 5 stations also have LCD screens that display the wait times for the next train. Line 5 trains have digital voice announcements (in Mandarin and English) and LCD passenger information displays.
Construction work on Line 5 got underway in late 2002 and the line opened to the public on October 7, 2007.