Yanfang Line, Beijing Subway

Yanfang line
A Yanfang line train between Magezhuang and Dashihedong
Overview
Other name(s)M25 South (planned name)
Line 25 South
StatusMain line in operation
LocaleFangshan District
Beijing
Termini
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Metro Operation Administration (BJMOA) Corp., Ltd.[1]
Depot(s)Yancun North
Rolling stock4-car Type B (DKZ76, SFM16)
History
Opened30 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-30)
Technical
Line length14.4 km (8.9 mi) (main line)[2]
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Legend
 Yanshan
Fangshan Chengguan
Fangshan railway
 Raolefu
Magezhuang
Dashi river
 Dashihedong
Xingcheng
Yancun
Liangchen railway
 Zicaowu
planned through train via Fangshan line
Fangshan line
Yancundong
Dongguantou Nan(S) Down arrow
Yancun North depot

Yanfang Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁燕房线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě yānfáng xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It was opened on December 30, 2017.

History

Construction of the Yanfang Line was scheduled to commence in September 2011 and be completed by 2013.[3] On October 17, 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection declined to approve plans for the line citing lack of approval for the project from the National Development and Reform Commission and uncertain environmental impact of the line on the South–North Water Transfer Project which has a channel and reservoir in Fangshan District.[4][5] As a result, the onset of construction was delayed to at least the end of 2013.[5]

Construction on Yanfang Line was started in April 2014. The line was scheduled to open in 2017.[6] The line opened on December 30, 2017.

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Yancundong — Yanshan 30 December 2017 14.4 km (8.95 mi)[2] 9 (main line)

Route

Map of Yanfang Line.

The line is projected to be Y-shaped, with the main line starting at Yanshan and the branch line starting at Zhoukoudian Town. The two will merge at Raolefu before terminating at Yancundong.[3] Currently only the main line is operational, while the branch line is under planning.

Stations

Service
routes 		Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Distance
km[7] 		Location
English Chinese
● ● Yancundong 阎村东  Fangshan  F43 F48 F49 F50 F69 F78 0.000 0.000 Fangshan
● ● Zicaowu 紫草坞 832 951 F13 F37 F70 1.541 1.541
● ● Yancun 阎村 836 839 901 901快 917 934 952 F12 F18 F41 F42 F76 F85 快速直达专线86 1.210 2.751
● ● Xingcheng 星城 831 836 839 901 901快 904 917 934 952 F12 F18 F41 F42 F76 F85 快速直达专线86 1.649 4.400
● ● Dashihedong 大石河东 831 836 839 901 917 F12 F18 F41 F42 F47 F76 F85 1.929 6.329
● ● Magezhuang 马各庄 831 836 839 901 917 F12 F18 F19 F26 F30 F41 F42 F47 F76 F80 F85 快速直达专线86 2.087 8.416
● ● Raolefu 饶乐府 831 836 839 901 917 F12 F18 F19 F26 F30 F41 F42 F47 F76 F80 F85 0.984 9.400
● ｜ Fangshan Chengguan 房山城关 836 839 F15 F18 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F26 F41 F42 F56 F76 F77 F85 1.777 11.177
● ｜ Yanshan 燕山 831 837 901 906 F11 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F37 F38 F40 F47 F77 F80 2.076 13.253
● Laochengqu 老城区 Fangshan
● Guce 顾册
     ● Zhoukoudian Town 周口店镇

Rolling Stock

Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Amount in Service Fleet Numbers Depot
DKZ70 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 2015 15 YF 001–YF015 Yancun North
SFM16 CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2016 1 YF016

Technology

The line is the first in Beijing to be capable of unattended train operations, and the first in China to exclusively use subsystems developed by domestic manufacturers.[8]

Future Development

The 6.1 km (3.8 mi) branch line of Yanfang line, from Raolefu station to Zhoukoudian Town station is under planning. Due to low passenger flow, the branch line will not be built in the short-term planning.[9] In addition, Beijing Subway is evaluating the possibile merge with the Fangshan line.

References

  1. ^ "公司介绍". 2019-11-27. 目前，负责运营北京市轨道交通燕房线、北京大兴国际机场线 (Currently operates Yanfang line and Daxing Airport Express of Beijing Subway)
  2. ^ a b "北京地铁燕房线上线试跑". 2017-02-17.
  3. ^ a b Gong Zheng (巩峥) (6 January 2011). 周口店三年后通地铁. Beijing Daily. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. ^ 北京轨交燕房线工程因环评未过被叫停 (in Simplified Chinese). Sina News. 2011-10-18.
  5. ^ a b 北京地铁燕房线或今年底动工 (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-03-29.
  6. ^ 燕房线预计2017年年底开通 - 今日头条. toutiao.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  7. ^ "燕房线路网车站站间距信息". Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  8. ^ "Beijing orders first driverless metro trains". 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "燕房线支线暂缓建设，今年上半年燕房线进站量全路网最低". 2019-12-10.
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