May 8th, 6:20 AM. Zhang Yuanyuan, a resident of the Rose Garden community in Dacheng Hui Autonomous County, left her home and boarded the Dacheng Special Line 1 bus within a five-minute walk. Twenty-five minutes later, she arrived at Lucheng subway station in Beijing, swiping her card to transfer and begin her daily commute. The route she takes is the province's first dedicated bus line to Beijing, launched on May 8th last year—the Dacheng to Lucheng Subway Station Express Commuter Bus Line (Special Line 1). This route connects 16 residential communities in Dacheng, benefiting approximately 50,000 cross-provincial commuters. Over the past year of operation, the line has run smoothly, truly achieving seamless and direct cross-provincial commuting for residents of Beijing and Hebei, serving as a vivid example of the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in the realm of transportation convenience.
"Commuting used to be very troublesome. I had to walk 2 kilometers to the Yingguogong bus stop, and it took 50 minutes to an hour to get into Beijing, then transfer to the subway," Zhang Yuanyuan recalled, shaking her head. "After Special Line 1 opened, the 2-kilometer distance was reduced to 100 meters, and it takes only 20 minutes to reach Beijing. It's convenient and efficient!" Zhang calculated the benefits: compared to the past, not only does she save nearly an hour on her one-way commute, but her commuting costs have also significantly decreased. "I used to occasionally take a taxi or carpool, which cost over 10 yuan per trip. Now, taking Special Line 1, with various discounts applied, costs just over 3 yuan for a direct trip to Beijing, saving nearly 2,000 yuan in commuting expenses per year."
Zhang Yuanyuan's commuting transformation is a vivid reflection of the increasing convenience of cross-provincial travel for residents of Beijing and Hebei. As the diversified transportation network to Beijing—including cross-provincial buses, customized express buses, and intercity railways—becomes increasingly dense, cross-provincial commuting between the two areas is shifting from "being possible" to being "comfortable" and "fast." More and more cross-provincial commuters are opting for the "work in Beijing, live in Dacheng" lifestyle. "Many friends and colleagues working in Beijing plan to settle in Dacheng," Zhang Yuanyuan admitted. Commuter Biao Anyue also shares this sentiment: "Living in Dacheng, everything you need for food, housing, and transportation is available. With less commuting time and lower living costs, the sense of happiness in life keeps rising."
Since the implementation of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development strategy, Dacheng has accelerated the pace of inter-regional transportation network connectivity. The Dacheng section of the Capital Ring Expressway, the Dacheng section of the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway, and the Chaobai River Bridge on the Changtong Road have all been completed and opened to traffic. "Dead-end roads" such as Jiangtan Road and Guancha Road, which previously hindered northward access to Yanjiao, have been fully connected, significantly improving regional road network accessibility and accelerating the formation of a cross-domain, three-dimensional transportation framework. To date, Dacheng has six round-trip bus lines to Beijing, two customized express bus lines to Beijing, and two express commuter bus lines. The daily number of train departures from Dacheng Station on the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway has increased to 20, shortening commuting distances, facilitating daily travel, and continuously enhancing the sense of gain and happiness among residents.
Zheng Ben, Party Branch Secretary of the Transportation Service Management Center of the Dacheng Hui Autonomous County Transportation Bureau, stated that they will proactively strengthen regular coordination with the transportation departments of Tongzhou District. Efforts will focus on precise improvements in route optimization and adjustment, coordinated allocation of transport capacity, shared use of station resources, and operational information exchange. The goal is to further unify operational standards, increase commuter frequencies, and improve transfer and connection layouts, making cross-provincial commuting more convenient and smooth for the public.
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