Fangshan line

Fangshan line
A Fangshan line train leaving Libafang station
Overview
Other name(s)	M25 North (planned name) Line 25 North
Status	Operational
Locale	Fengtai and Fangshan districts Beijing
Termini	Yancun Dong (E) Dongguantou Nan (S)
Stations	16
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Depot(s)	Yancun
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (BD24)
Daily ridership	102,600 (2014 Avg.) 132,100 (2014 Peak)[1]
History
Opened	30 December 2010; 10 years ago (2010-12-30)
Technical
Line length	31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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The Fangshan Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁房山线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě fángshān xiàn) is a rapid transit line in western Beijing that runs from Yancun Dong (E) in Fangshan District north and east to Dongguantou Nan (S) in Fengtai District. The line is 31.8 km (19.8 mi). It is mainly elevated, including 10 elevated stations and 6 underground stations.^[2] It allows residents of Beijing's western suburbs to connect to the rest of the Beijing Subway network. It was opened on December 30, 2010.

An expansion of the line came on December 30, 2017 with the opening of the one-station western extension to Yancun Dong (E).

The line was extended further north to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road, and now connects with Line 10 at Shoujingmao and will connect with Line 16 at Dongguantou Nan (S) in the future. The northern extension opened on December 31, 2020.^[3]

Route[]

Daotian station on the Fangshan Line.

Tracks north of Guangyang Cheng station

The Fangshan Line starts at Yancun Dong (E), just west of the East Yancun Bridge, where it interchanges with the Yanfang Line. Previously, it started at Suzhuang which is located at the intersection of Changhong Xi Lu and Suzhuang Dajie in the Liangxiang area of Fangshan District. The line makes four stops in Liangxiang including at the Fangshan Campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology. The line then heads north to the towns of Guangyang and Changyang. After crossing the Yongding River, the Fangshan Line enters Fengtai District where the line makes two more stops, at Dabaotai near the Beijing World Park, and at Guogongzhuang, also the southern terminus of Line 9. The line furthermore makes four stops northeast.

Stations[]

List of stations from northeast to southwest:

History[]

Construction of the Fangshan Line was originally set to begin in 2012^[5] but was moved up to April 1, 2009 to use stimulus funding provided by the government to counter the Financial Crisis of 2007-08.^[6] The names of Phase 1 stations was announced on March 25, 2010 as a 7-day publicity.^[7]

On December 30, 2010, the line began operating from Suzhuang to Dabaotai, but was not connected to any other line of the subway system. One year later, on December 31, 2011, the Dabaotai to Guogongzhuang section opened, linking the Fangshan Line with Line 9 and the rest of the subway network.

On December 30, 2017, the line was extended one stop westward to Yancun Dong (E).

On December 31, 2020, the line was extended north by 4 stations.^[3]

Rolling Stock[]

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
BD24		Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2009 2019–2020	44	FS 001–FS 044	Yancun

References[]

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