In addition to shuttling Olympic visitors around town, the new lines will boost transport options for Beijing's residents, whose rising wealth has triggered a boom in car ownership and worsened ...

BEIJING: Construction began Friday to extend a metro line in Beijing built for the 2008 Olympics. According to the municipal transport authorities, the No. 8 line will be extended both to the ...

Beijing subway controllers stand on a subway platform inside a new station near the Olympic Stadium during a media tour in Beijing July 19, 2008. Beijing opened three new subway lines on Saturday ...

A new subway line, which runs through the complex of stadiums, gymnasiums and parks for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is to begin trial operation on June 1, a local rail traffic official said in ...

Operations started on 10 Olympic bus routes on Sunday to carry the expected increase ... a volunteer driver for the Olympic Line 1. Beijing's 350 existing routes are to run later, said Zhou Zhengyu, ...

Beijing 2008 was estimated to have cost in excess of £20bn Ten years ago, the Beijing Olympics was reaching ... growing vegetables near the finish line ...

All well: Despite reports of problems in Beijing ... bus headed for the Media village. There was just the hint of traffic congestion as we closed on our destination so we switched to the empty ...

With over 35 events from the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, gamers will have the opportunity to compete in, and get an early look at many of the official venues.

Three new subway lines have opened this weekend, including services to the Olympic stadium and Beijing airport - expanding the subway by 40 per cent to 200 kilometres long. Officials who are keen ...