The Daily Challenge of Moving and Sustaining Millions in Beijing

Every working day 11 million people take the Beijing Subway system! Everyday, all drivers in Beijing are only allowed to drive every other day to avoid long traffic jams. Everyday 27 million people need to be feed and provided water, sewage disposed of, etc. This alone in quite a management and planning challenge!

A dense crowd of commuters in winter coats fills a subway station corridor beneath signs pointing to Dongsi Shitiao and Yonghegong Lama Temple.

Uniformed station attendants push passengers into a packed commuter train while others wait in line on the platform.