Line 6 (Beijing Subway)

Line 6
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An 8-car DKZ47 train
Overview
Other name(s) M6 (planned name)
Type Rapid transit
System Beijing Subway
Locale Tongzhou, Chaoyang, Dongcheng, Xicheng and Haidian districts
Beijing
Termini Haidian Wuluju
Lucheng
Stations 27
Daily ridership 601,900 (2014 avg.)[1][2]
1.07 million (2018 peak)[3]
Operation
Opened 30 December 2012
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Character Underground
Technical
Line length 42.8 km (26.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1500 V Overhead line
Operating speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map
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 Jin'anqiao
Line 6, Line 1
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 Pingguoyuan
Yangzhuang
Xihuangcun
Liaogongzhuang
Tiancun
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 Haidian Wuluju
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 Cishousi
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 Huayuanqiao
Line 6, Line 9
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 Baishiqiao South
Line 6, Line 16 Erligou
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 Chegongzhuang West
Line 2, Line 6
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 Chegongzhuang
Line 4, Line 6
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 Ping'anli
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 Beihai North
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 Nanluoguxiang
Line 5, Line 6
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 Dongsi
Line 2, Line 6
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 Dongdaqiao
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 Hujialou
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 Jintailu
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 Shilipu
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 Qingnianlu
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 Dalianpo
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 Huangqu
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 Changying
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 Caofang
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 Wuzixueyuanlu
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 Tongzhou Beiguan
Tongyunmen
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 Beiyunhe West
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 Dongxiayuan
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 Lucheng

Line 6 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁6号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě liùhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in central Beijing. The line currently runs parallel to the north of Line 1 and the Batong line, from Haidian Wuluju in Haidian District to Lucheng in Tongzhou District. It serves important residential areas such as Changying, Chaoqing, and Dingfuzhuang,[4] in addition to important commercial and business areas such as Financial Street, Beijing CBD and the sub-administrative center in Tongzhou District.[5] The line is currently being extended to Shijingshan to the west, opening in 2018. With this extension, it is expected to be 50.67 km (31.48 mi) long with 32 stations.[6][7]

Line 6 uses Beijing Subway's highest capacity rolling stock to date featuring 8-car size B train sets accommodating 1,960 people, compared to the standard 6 cars found on other lines except the Airport Express line which has 4-car train sets.[8] It is also the fastest in the subway system, with trains capable of reaching the speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) compared to 80 km/h (50 mph) on other lines. Stations to the east of the 3rd Ring Road to Tongzhou are more widely spaced, the furthest being 4 km (2.5 mi) apart. These factors allows passengers to travel the whole line in just 48 minutes. Line 6 also has the deepest station in the network, Dongsi station, which is 34 meters underground.[9] The line uses 1500 V overhead catenary as opposed to 750 V third rail used on other lines.[10] Some of the station arrangements where the first of its kind in Beijing. Beijing's first split platform station and stations equipped with passing tracks, opened on Line 6.[5]

Planning

Line 6 was originally planned to be an east–west line passing under Chaoyang Avenue continuing straight westward. However, this alignment will make the central section of Line 6 tunnel extremely close to the Forbidden City. Issues of historic conservation and protection were raised against the proposed alignment. To avoid damaging cultural relics in the area, the entire western and middle section of line 6 was shifted 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northward to Ping'an Avenue, forming the route of Line 6 today.[11][12] Line 6 started construction on December 8, 2007 as one of the "horizontal" east-west lines of the "three-ring, four horizontal and five vertical and seven radial" Beijing Subway masterplan.[13]

Line 6 was originally planned to terminate at Cishousi Station with the S1 Line continuing the line westward. However, because of issues of low capacity and electromagnetic radiation concerns of Maglev technology, the S1 Line section between Cishousi and Pingguoyuan station was replaced by a new Phase 3 (western extension) of Line 6.[14] Later the plan was revised with Line 6 being further extended westward beyond Pingguoyuan to Jin'anqiao station, paralleling the S1 Line.[15]

Route and stations

Line 6's route drawn to scale

Construction is planned in three phases, the first phase in central Beijing, followed by extensions into the eastern and western suburbs. Line 6 is projected to have a short term volume of 700,000 passengers per day and a long term daily passenger traffic of 1.4 million passengers. Though due to its alignment through some of Beijing's densest residential neighborhoods and paralleling the overcapacity and busy Line 1, some industry leaders believe that the average daily passenger flow of the line may reach 1.4 million passengers per day sooner than expected.[10] Within the first few months of operation weekday ridership was at 320,000 passengers. However, by 2014, daily ridership has risen to 700,000 with sections operating at 100% capacity during rush hour. Authorities responded by adding more trains and shortening headway to reduce crowding on the line.[2]

Phase I

Route map of Line 6 Phase I

In Phase I, Line 6 runs 30 km (19 mi) from Wulu in Haidian District to Caoying in Tongzhou District following Linglong Road, Sanlihe Road, Chaoyang North Rd., the west bank of the Grand Canal, and Yunhe East Road. Of the 20 planned stations, 12 will offer transfer connections to other lines. Construction began in December 2007 and was completed in 2012. Total investment for Phase I was estimated at ¥19.7 billion.[16]

Line 6 in Phase I was originally slated to have elevated tracks for 7 km (4.3 mi), east of the 5th Ring Road, from Dingfuzhuang and Changying. After residents along the route raised concerns about train noise, planners reconsidered and ultimately decided to keep all of Phase I underground.[17][18][19] This made the first phase of Line 6 completely underground.[20]

Phase II (eastern extension)

Route map of Line 6 Phase II

In Phase II, which opened in 2014, Line 6 was extended further east by about 12 km (7.5 mi) through seven stations from Caofang to Lucheng in Tongzhou New Town. the extension was designed to have express and local services using passing tracks at select stations.[21] Like Phase I, Phase II track is entirely underground. However, due to a shortage of rolling stock, express services have yet to be implemented. In 2018, the government announced that sufficient rolling stock has arrived to begin implementing an express service.[22][23]

Phase III (western extension)

In 2011, city planning authorities proposed to detach several stations from the S1 line and add to Line 6 as a western extension, a 10.6-km section with six stations from Jin'anqiao to Haidian Wuluju (the western terminus of Phase I).[24][25] The revision, made in response to public concerns about electromagnetic radiation from maglev trains on S1 Line and to expand Pingguoyuan into a mass transit hub, was formalized and submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission for review in March 2012.[25]

All stations will be below ground.[25]

Stations

  • L - local services
  • R - rapid express services

Stations from west to east (and transfer stations with other lines):[16]

L R Station name Connections Nearby bus stops Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
Jin'anqiao 金安桥  S1  Shijingshan
Pingguoyuan 苹果园  1 
Yangzhuang 杨庄
Xihuangcun 西黄村
Liaogongzhuang 廖公庄
Tiancun 田村
●● Haidian Wuluju 海淀五路居 61 73 92 121 334 335 336 414 505 507 653 658 698 952 981 982 983 BRT4支(快速公交4支) 夜3 夜13 运通110 运通113 运通114 运通115 运通118 专98 0.00 0.00 Haidian
●● Cishousi 慈寿寺  10  33 40 61 73 85 481 507 632 夜3 专98 1.49 1.49
●● Huayuanqiao 花园桥 27 61 73 74 77 86 118 300 323 374 394 437 634 645 653 693 701 967 特8 夜3 夜30 运通103 运通201 1.43 2.92
●● Baishiqiao South 白石桥南  9  27 61 86 92 114 118 320 653 693 701 夜3 1.26 4.18
｜｜ Erligou 二里沟 0.75 4.93 Haidian/Xicheng
●● Chegongzhuang West 车公庄西 15 19 26 45 65 94 107 118 693 701 特4 特19 夜3 夜14 0.87 5.80 Xicheng
●● Chegongzhuang 车公庄  2  19 21 44 80 107 118 332 387 618 632 691 693 694 701 特4 特12 夜3 夜8 夜20 夜21 运通106 0.90 6.70
●● Ping'anli 平安里  4  3 13 22 38 42 88 105 107 111 118 332 409 701 特13 夜3 夜4 夜10 夜21 1.43 8.13
●● Beihai North 北海北 3 13 42 107 111 118 612 701 观光3 夜3 夜10 夜21 1.29 9.42
●● Nanluoguxiang 南锣鼓巷  8  3 13 42 60 82 115 118 612 701 夜3 夜21 1.42 10.84 Dongcheng
●● Dongsi 东四  5  58 101 106 109 110 112 116 128 140 684 夜10 夜13 1.87 12.71
●● Chaoyangmen 朝阳门  2  44 58 75 101 109 110 112 139 140 BRT2(快速公交2) 特2 特12 夜13 夜20 1.50 14.21 Dongcheng/Chaoyang
●● Dongdaqiao 东大桥 28 43 75 98 101 109 110 112 118 120 139 140 350 403 515 615 673 BRT2(快速公交2) 夜6 夜13 夜24 1.57 15.78 Chaoyang
●● Hujialou 呼家楼  10  75 113 140 350 405 650 671 673 BRT2(快速公交2) 特8 夜6 夜30 夜34 运通107 0.83 16.61
●● Jintailu 金台路  14  9 30 31 75 117 140 419 421 486 619 635 640 673 682 973 985 988 夜6 夜25 1.48 18.09
●● Shilipu 十里堡 75 138 140 486 640 675 682 911 991 夜3 夜6 2.01 20.10
●● Qingnianlu 青年路 75 419 468 494 499 553 605 675 682 911 991 夜3 夜6 夜13 运通111 运通121 1.32 21.42
●● Dalianpo 褡裢坡 499 517 675 911 3.99 25.41
●｜ Huangqu 黄渠 499 517 583 675 911 1.22 26.63
●● Changying 常营 586 587 639 675 911 专39 1.76 28.39
●｜ Caofang 草房 306 499 517 586 587 639 675 819 824 911 专39 1.56 29.95
●｜ Wuzixueyuanlu 物资学院路 435 587 675 813 824 911 2.02 31.97 Tongzhou
●● Tongzhou Beiguan 通州北关 316 342 435 582 587 911 924 2.45 34.42
｜｜ Tongyunmen 通运门 1.65 36.07
●｜ Beiyunhe West 北运河西 317 552 809 1.46 37.53
｜｜ Beiyunhe East 北运河东 1.29 38.82
●｜ Haojiafu 郝家府 1.22 40.04
●● Dongxiayuan 东夏园 804 822 893 894 1.33 41.37
●● Lucheng 潞城 822 893 894 1.34 42.71

History

  • As of October 2007, Line 6 was planned to feature both express and local stations, but those plans have not been incorporated into the construction of Phase I.[26]
  • On March 22, 2010, the tunneling work on Line 6 commenced near Shilipu in Chaoyang District.[27]
  • As of November 2010, plans for Phase II contained distinct express and local stations.[28]
  • On December 28, 2014, the Phase II stations opened, except for Tongyunmen and Beiyunhe East.
SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Haidian Wuluju — Caofang 30 December 2012 29.882 km (18.57 mi) 20 Phase 1
Caofang — Lucheng 28 December 2014 12.751 km (7.92 mi) 6 Phase 2

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  2. 1 2 晚高峰加小圈车 地铁6号线满载率降12%. 首都之窗. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
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  16. 1 2 (Chinese) Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd. Line 6 Plan, BII Accessed on September 6, 2008
  17. ↑ 北京地铁6号线可能噪音扰民 有望改走地下 ->(行业动态)->行业动态->筑龙网
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  25. 1 2 3 (Chinese)"地铁6号线将西延至杨庄东街" 2012-03-23
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  28. ↑ (Chinese) 2010-11-18
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