Line S2 (BCR)

Line S2
S2
Overview
Other name(s)	S2(for main line) / S28(for branch line) (planned name) Yanqing Line Line S28(for branch line)
Type	Commuter rail
System	BCR
Status	Operational
Termini	Huangtudian Yanqing or Shacheng
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	6 August 2008
Owner	China Railway
Operator(s)	Beijing Suburban Railway
Rolling stock	NDJ3
Technical
Line length	77.07 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Operating speed	160 km/h

Line S2 (simplified Chinese: S2线; traditional Chinese: S2線; pinyin: S Èr Xiàn) is a line of Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR).^[2] The train locomotives are marked "Hexie Great Wall" (Chinese: 和谐长城号; pinyin: Héxié Chángchéng Hào). The main line runs from Huangtudian railway station in Changping District to Yanqing railway station in Yanqing District, following the old Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and provides faster, more frequent and convenient service than preexisting trains. The line is currently 82 kilometres (51 mi) in length with six stations and one branch line. Once the Beijing–Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway is completed most likely Line S2 services will be transferred to the new line.

Stations

		Station №	Station Name		Connections	Distance km		Location	Section
			English	Chinese
○	○	VAP	Beijing North Beijingbei	北京北	(  2   4   13  via Xizhimen)			Xicheng	Jingbao railway
○	○	QHP	Qinghuayuan	清华园				Haidian
○	○	QIP	Qinghe	清河
●	●	HKP	Huangtudian	黄土店	Huaimi  (  8   13  via Huoying)	0.00	0.00	Changping	Jingbao railway Huangtudian branch
○	○	CPP	Changping	昌平		21.79	21.79		Jingbao railway
●	●	NKP	Nankou	南口		9.25	31.04
●	●	ILP	Badaling	八达岭		21.19	52.23	Yanqing
｜	●	YNP	Yanqing	延庆		15.75	67.98		kangyan railway
●		KZP	Kangzhuang	康庄		9.31	77.29	Yanqing	Jingbao railway
●		SCP	Shacheng	沙城		35.45	112.74	Huailai Co. (Zhangjiakou, Hebei)

Trains can reach a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). A trip from the Beijing North station to the Badaling Great Wall takes about 1 hour and 22 minutes.^[3] There are regular departures throughout the day from Beijing North, with an average of one train per hour during operating hours.^[4] Tickets can be purchased from ticket offices of stations along route on the day of travel only. The Beijing Transit card is accepted on this route.^[5] Train identification numbers are prefixed with the letter 'S'. The line primarily serves tourists traveling to the Great Wall of China at Badaling.

Line S2 uses the NDJ3 DMU train marked "Hexie Great Wall" (Chinese: 和谐长城号; pinyin: Héxié Chángchéng Hào) in a seven-car push-pull configuration (L+7T+L). Accommodation comes in 'soft-seat' class only with a 2+2 (first class) or 3+2 (second class) layout. The seats were reversible, but that feature has been removed. Between Nankou and Badaling stations, the train makes a reversal at a switch-back junction. Although all stations are equipped with high-level platforms, trains are equipped with retractable steps and can also serve low-level platforms. On-board facilities include air-conditioning and heating, toilets, hot-water dispensers and a cafe-bar selling tea, coffee, soft drinks, beer and snacks. Smoking is not permitted on the train.

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