Line 18 (Beijing Subway)

Line 18
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Overview
Other name(s) R1 (planned name)
Line R1
Type Rapid transit
System Beijing Subway
Status Planned
Operation
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line 18(Chinese: 北京地铁18号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíbā hàoxiàn) or Line R1 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line under planning in Beijing.[1]

History

In January 2011, the R1 Line was described by the Tongzhou District leadership as a line that would run parallel to Line 1 which would be built before 2015.[2] The line was named in February 2012 as one of six new lines under planning by the city's public transit planning authorities.[1]

References

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