The history of Jingmen small ticket car

100 years ago, Zhan Tianyou designed and built a branch railway from Xizhimen to Jingxi mining area to solve the power problem of Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway. Jingmen Branch Line, also known as Jingmen Railway, is an auxiliary railway of Zhan Tianyou Zhangjing Railway, which was also built in 1906 by Zhan Tianyou. Chegongzhuang on the south side of the former Xizhimen Station is diverted to the west via Wulu, Tiancun and Xihuangcun (Shu) Stations, reaching Mentougou Sanjiadian, Seshufen, Datai Station and Muchengjian, * * *1/Station (including the existing Luopoling Station of Fengsha Line), and the main line is extended by 53.363 kilometers. It was built to transport Mentougou coal to Xizhimen as fuel for steam locomotives of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. One-lane driving has been going on for a hundred years. 1 971February1day, Xizhimen-No.5 line was demolished.

Since 2000, due to the demolition of the old railway, the coal mines have been closed one after another, and there are only three shops from Mentougou District to Muchengjian, twice a day (once on weekends). With the opening of bus No.929, fewer and fewer people take the train, and the train is shortened from car to car. In the end, there was only one carriage left, making it the only small train in Beijing with only one carriage. There is only one conductor and one flight attendant on the bus. Nevertheless, it still runs several times a day, tirelessly transporting people who are willing to take it until it stops.

The operation of Jingmen small ticket car is mainly to solve the traffic in mountainous areas. The train to Muchengjian is 2 yuan 5 jiao. It snows in winter, and the 929 bus stops, so there are too many passengers to stand. In other seasons, the 929 bus diverted nine-tenths of the passengers on the original train line. At present, the Jingmen small ticket car has been shut down.