Originally Posted by
moondog
They are one in the same; you just may or may not get a stamp and have to wait in a second line. Never count on the transit desks being staffed in either airport.
OK, so I guess the implication of non-staffing of the transit desk at PEK T3 then is, just go through the regular immigration queues, and ask for TWOV, and then ride the train out to the other half, or stay out at the remote part of T3, as suits me on the particular occasion?