Line 19 (Beijing Subway)

Line 19
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Construction site of Ping'anli station, Line 19 in March 2017
Overview
Other name(s) M19 / R3 (planned name)
Line R3
Type Rapid transit
System Beijing Subway
Status Under construction
Termini Mudanyuan
Xingong
Stations 10
Operation
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Line length 22.4 km
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line 19 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁19号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíjiǔ hàoxiàn), also known by its codename, Line R3 (Chinese: 北京地铁R3线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě R sān xiàn) is an express rapid transit line under construction in Beijing.

Stations

Station Name Connections Distance
km
English Chinese
Mudanyuan 牡丹园  10     
Beitaipingzhuang 北太平庄  12     
Jishuitan 积水潭  2     
Ping'anli 平安里  4   6     
Jinrongjie 金融街      
Niujie 牛街      
Jingfengmen 景风门  14     
Caoqiao 草桥  10   New Airport     
Xinfadi 新发地      
Xingong 新宫  Daxing     

Description

It was reported in February 2012 as one of six new lines under planning by the city's public transit planning authorities.[1] As of 2015, the line was renamed to Line 19[2] with the first phase starting construction in 2016 to be completed by 2020.[3] According to the most recent plan, the first phase will begin at Mudanyuan station and end at Xingong station.[4]

The express line is planned to run north-south west of the city centre, between Lines 16 and 4, through Haidian, Xicheng and Fengtai Districts. The line is planned to have 10 stations, over 22.4 km (13.9 mi).[5] The line was envisioned as a major relief line for the overcrowded Line 4 and more direct link to the Financial Street commercial district. The high anticipated demand prompted planners to suggest the line to use high capacity 8 car type A trains. To fulfill the line's purpose as a crosstown express line, services will operate up to 100 km/h (62 mph) and stations will be around 2.3 km (1.4 mi) apart on average.[6][7]

The second phase under planning consists of a northern extension. A branch line of northern extension will connect with the future rebuilt Qinghe Railway Station, which will be a station on the Beijing–Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway.[8] The long term plan envisions the line to connect Changping High-tech Park in the north to Lushui Road in Daxing in the south, creating a 60 km (37 mi) long line with trains running up to 120 km/h (75 mph) in the outer sections.[9]

References

  1. ↑ (Chinese) "北京轨道交通有望添6条新线12号线缓三环拥堵" 京华时报 2012-02-14
  2. ↑ http://news.cnr.cn/native/gd/20150720/t20150720_519258903.shtml
  3. ↑ "北京地铁19号线一期预计2020年完工 系首条南北地铁快线-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. ↑ "北京地铁2020年规划图高清大图 三条地铁直通河北" [2020 Beijing Subway plan in large detail - three lines to Hebei Province]. Bendibao (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  5. ↑ "北京地铁19号线将设10座车站8座能换乘 年内开建 北京日报 2015-8-27" (in Chinese).
  6. ↑ 104. 北京地铁19号线无缝对接新机场线 10站中8站能换乘-千龙网·中国首都网. beijing.qianlong.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  7. ↑ 106. 北京地铁19号线一期全部车站开建 计划于2020年通车-千龙网·中国首都网. beijing.qianlong.com. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. ↑ 北京地铁19号线一期计划2020年底开通. www.bj.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  9. ↑ 北京地铁19号线将连接大兴和昌平 可换乘新机场线. news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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