Music:
The Enqueue of Warrior Lanling - Liu Qing Yao
Chief Elephant's Run - Guan Da Zhou
Sunset with Astounding Waves - Platix_Zhang
In Your Eyes - Yanni
The cover photo was taken by myself
Beijing Subway Line 8 was opened in 2008. Served originally as the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Shuttle, it ran as the branch of Line 10, traveling horizontally between Beitucheng Station and Forest Park South Gate Station, connecting National Sports Center (The Bird Nest), National Aquatic Center, and Olympic Green. By that time, all rolling stocks on Line 8 were borrowed from Line 10 using the connection tunnel.
Despite of its short length brought together with only 4 stops at the beginning, the line extends both inbound and outbound for several times since then: by the end of 2011, the line extended northbound, or to say, outbound, to East Huilong'guan Avenue, where giant communities are located at; by the end of 2012, the line extended inbound to Drum Tower Avenue, connecting the inner loop subway line, the Line 2; then by the end of 2013, the line extended both in and outbound, where the north'est' station connecting Changping Line at Zhuxinzhuang, while the south'est' station arriving at South Luogu Alley in downtown Beijing, serving multiple cultural and tourists sites; then by the end of 2018, the line extends one stop further inbound to National Art Museum, meanwhile opening a disconnected section in the south, from Zhushikou to the very south end of the city: Yinghai. Finally, by the end of year 2021, the middle section opened and connected the entire line, forming a 32.25-mile (51.6km) long vertical line, which almost overlaps with the 'Symmetric Axis Line' of Beijing City.
As a result, while the sections further away from downtown mainly serve passengers traveling from and to home or living places, the downtown section mainly serve tourists to Beijing City for sight seeing. Its maximum daily ridership reached 8.2 million this April.
Current trains of Line 8 are all made by CRRC Sifang. Equipped with 112 6-B-car trains, with a top speed of 50mph (80km/h), the line has a shortest train interval of 2.5 minutes, but a relatively low traveling speed.
This video was filmed and made to celebrate the grand opening of the entire line, as well as the 15th anniversary of Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
The front view was filmed thorough the creek between the low-opacity membrane of the railfan window. (The window was 100% clear before October 2021 until someone trespassed into the operator's cab, making the operating company blocking all railfan windows). Still, the video is not including the face of any staff, and direct filming of any passengers are avoided to the greatest extend.
Thanks for watching!
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中文标题：【前方展望POV】厚载中轴十五年，福来京城南北天 -【北京地铁8号线】朱辛庄→瀛海 驾驶室视角全程展望
BGM：《兰陵王入阵曲》-柳青瑶，《象王行》-关大洲，《惊涛落日》-Platix_Zhang，《In Your Eyes》- Yanni
封面图片为自己拍摄
光阴似箭，十五年前，8号线作为短小精悍的奥运支线，将崭新的北京面貌，隆重的奥运盛宴的喜悦带给了五湖四海的人们。
时至今日，随着不断延伸发展，8号线已经摇身一变成为纵贯京城中轴龙脉的巨型主动脉。一路南下，经南锣鼓巷，美术馆，王府井，前门与天桥，这座古都的核心文化被一线牵挂。便利之余，这条巨龙将京城之魂以最佳面貌展现在世人面前。
感谢观看！
