Line 8 of the Beijing Subway, formerly known as the Olympic Branch Line, has ten stations and runs 15.1 km from Huilongguan Dongdajie (Huilongguan Avenue East) in Changping District in the northern suburbs to Beitucheng in Chaoyang District.
Line 8 sits on the central north-south axis of the city of Beijing, which is aligned through the Drum Tower, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and Yongdingmen. The line is being expanded along the central axis in both directions. By 2013, Line 8 will be extended further south to the National Art Museum in Dongcheng District, to the north of Beijing's most well-known shopping street Wangfujing.
Following is the latest Beijing Subway Line 1 schedule, see Beijing Subway Map for reference.
Beijing Subway Line 8 Schedule Time Table
| Station | Huilongguan Dongdajie to National Art Museum | National Art Museum to Huilongguan Dongdajie | ||
| First Train | Last Train | First Train | Last Train | |
| Huilongguan Dongdajie | 5:17 | 22:13 | -- | -- |
| Huoying | 5:19 | 22:15 | 6:25 | 23:22 |
| Yuxin | 5:22 | 22:18 | 6:21 | 23:19 |
| Xixiaokou | 5:25 | 22:21 | 6:19 | 23:16 |
| Yongtaizhuang | 5:27 | 22:23 | 6:16 | 23:14 |
| Lincuiqiao | 5:31 | 22:27 | 6:13 | 23:10 |
| South Gate of Forest Park | 5:34 | 22:30 | 6:09 | 23:07 |
| Olympic Green | 5:36 | 22:32 | 6:07 | 23:05 |
| Olympic Sports Center | 5:39 | 22:35 | 6:05 | 23:02 |
| Beitucheng | 5:42 | 22:38 | 6:03 | 23:00 |
| Anhuaqiao | 5:44 | 22:40 | 6:00 | 22:57 |
| Andelibeijie | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Guloudajie | -- | -- | 5:55 | 22:53 |