Line 13 (Beijing Subway)

Line 13
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Overview
Other name(s)	M13 (planned name) City Railway (Chinese: 城市铁路) City Rail (Chinese: 城铁) Light Rail (Chinese: 轻轨)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Operational
Locale	Dongcheng, Chaoyang, Changping, Haidian, and Xicheng districts Beijing
Termini	Xizhimen Dongzhimen
Stations	16
Daily ridership	745,300 (2014 Avg.) 939,300 (2014 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	September 22, 2002
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Huilongguan Depot[2]
Technical
Line length	40.5 km (25.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
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Line 13 train entering Wudaokou

Line 13 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁13号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shísānhào xiàn), is a metro line that serves the northern suburbs of Beijing. On a map, Line 13's route is shaped like an inverted U that arcs north of the city and connects residential suburbs in Haidian, Changping and Chaoyang Districts with the 2nd Ring Road and Line 2 at Xizhimen and Dongzhimen. With the exception of Dongzhimen, all of Line 13's tracks and stations are located on the surface or elevated above ground. The line is 40.9 km (25.4 mi) and 15 of its 16 stations are on the surface. Line 13's color is      yellow. During rush hours, the section between Xizhimen and Wudaokou Stations is the second most congested section in the Beijing subway network, operating at 130% capacity.^[3]

Fare

Platform sign at Xizhimen Subway Station marking Dazhongsi-bound Line 13 train

Starting fare of RMB(¥) 3.00 that increases according to the distance fare scheme introduced in December 2014.

Hours of operation

Wudaokou Station

The first trains depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 5:35am. The last trains to go the full-distance and reach the other terminus depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 10:42pm. In addition, Line 13 offers later night trains from either terminus that travel half of the full route. The last train to leave Xizhimen, departs at 11:45pm and ends its journey at Huilongguan at 12:09am. The last train to leave Dongzhimen, departs at 11:45pm and ends its journey at Huoying at 12:09am. For the official timetable, see.^[4] The frequency of trains on Line 13 vary from 3.5 minutes per train during the morning rush hour (6:20am–9:40am) to 5 minutes per train during the evening rush hour (4:40pm–8:40pm) to 10-11.5 minutes per train after 10:50pm. For full listing of train frequency, see.^[5]

Route

Line 13's route is shaped like a horseshoe over northern Beijing. From Xizhimen in Xicheng District, Line 13 heads north, running alongside the Beijing-Baotou Railway into Haidian. After three stops in the bustling university district -- Dazhongsi, Zhichunlu (transfer to Line 10) and Wudaokou—Line 13 leaves the 5th Ring Road and enters the suburbs of northern Haidian. At Xi'erqi, Line 13 meets the Changping Line, and turns east, following the southern edge of Changping District for three stops (Longze, Huilongguan, and Huoying), before turning to the southeast. It enters Chaoyang District at Lishuiqiao (transfer to Line 5) and curls southwest after Beiyuan onto the Beijing-Chengde Expressway. At Wangjing West, Line 13 intersects with Line 15. After entering the 3rd Ring Road at Guangximen, the line runs straight south, along the remnants of the eastern earthen wall to Liufang. Then, Line 13 goes underground to Dongzhimen in Dongcheng District where transfers are available to Line 2 and the Airport Express.

Stations (from West to East)

Station №	Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Travel Time	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
1301	Xizhimen	西直门	2   4  VAP	7 16 21 26 27 44 80 87 105 111 332 347 360 362 375 387 438 534 563 618 632 651 691 693 694 特12 特15 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 运通104 运通105 运通106 专6	0:00	0.0	0.0	Xicheng
1302	Dazhongsi	大钟寺		80 87 88 94 300 302 315 361 425 606 658 695 特8 夜30 运通101 运通201	0:03	2.8	2.8	Haidian
1303	Zhichunlu	知春路	10	79 88 304 311 386 579 601 630 653 671 751 夜9	0:05	1.2	4.0
1304	Wudaokou	五道口		86 307 331 375 398 508 549 630 运通126 专12	0:08	1.9	5.9
	Qinghuadongluxikou	清华东路西口	15			—	—
1305	Shangdi	上地		447 449 521 681 909 运通123 运通205 专28 专29 专60 专85	0:13	4.9	10.8
	Qinghe Railway Station	清河站				—	—
1306	Xi'erqi	西二旗	Changping	320 333 362 509 521 544 570 636 902 963 运通112 运通114 专82 专85	0:16	2.4	13.2
1307	Longze	龙泽		428 441 463 519 543 625 996 专102 专103	0:21	3.8	17.0	Changping
1308	Huilongguan	回龙观		460 461 557 560 636 681 880快 887 专89 专101 专102 专121	0:24	1.4	18.4
1309	Huoying	霍营	8  (  S2   Huaimi  via HKP)	371 462 478 551 558 606 607 681 专21 专42 专52	0:28	2.1	20.5
	Jiancaichengdonglu	建材城东路				—	—
1310	Lishuiqiao	立水桥	5	301 430 464 465 558 621 751 905 966 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 运通117 运通128 专81 昌平22 昌平27 昌平52	0:33	4.8	25.3	Chaoyang
1311	Beiyuan	北苑		466 484 530 596 621 653 695 966 特11 夜26 运通128 专20 专81 专107	0:36	2.3	27.6
1312	Wangjing West	望京西	15	471 538 547 571 851 854 866 882 905 928 970快 985 987 运通110 专112	0:44	6.7	34.3
1313	Shaoyaoju	芍药居	10	119 515 547 567 696 942快 专22	0:47	2.2	36.5
1314	Guangximen	光熙门		130 300 302 379 419 547 596 671 847 916快 942快 980快 特8 夜18 夜30 运通104	0:49	1.1	37.6
1315	Liufang	柳芳		104 110 116 123 130 夜24	0:51	1.1	38.7
1316	Dongzhimen	东直门	2   Airport	3 18 24 44 75 106 107 117 123 130 131 132 359 401 404 413 416 418 612 635 850 850快 852 915 915快 916 916快 918 935 935快 942快 966 980 980快 特2 特12 夜6 夜10 夜20 夜32	0:53	1.8	40.5	Dongcheng

• The infill Qinghuadongluxikou Station on Line 13 will be opened in 2021.
• The infill Qinghe Railway Station on Line 13 will be opened at the end of 2019.
• The opening time of the infill Jiancaichengdonglu Station is unknown.

History

Beijing Subway AFC ticket Line 13

Line 13 was opened in two phases: The western section between Xizhimen and Huoying was opened on September 28, 2002; the eastern section from Huoying to Dongzhimen was opened on January 28, 2003. Despite being numbered 13, the line was only the third subway line to enter into operation. It was the first Beijing Subway line to adopt Yikatong, the electronic farecard, at the end of 2003.

Rolling stock

Current

A type DKZ5 Line 13 train

• DKZ5 trainsets #H401, #H403-H456
• DKZ6 trainset #H402

The rolling stock maintenance facility is located at Huilongguan. From mid-2008 to early 2009, all Line 13 trains were converted from four cars per train to six cars per train.

References

External links

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