S1 line (Beijing Subway)

S1 line
 S1 
S1 Line under test.
Overview
Other name(s)
  • M26 (planned name)
  • Line 26
  • Mentougou Line[1]
  • Datai Line[2]
  • Beijing Low-speed Maglev[3]
  • Beijing Maglev[4]
Type Rapid Transit, Maglev
System Beijing Subway
Locale Shijingshan and Mentougou districts
Beijing
Termini Shichang
Jin'anqiao
(Extended to Pingguoyuan in 2019)
Stations 7
Operation
Opened December 30, 2017
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Co., Ltd
Technical
Line length 8.25 kilometres (5.13 mi)
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)[5]
Route map
Jingmen railway
UpperLeft arrow line 6 Lucheng
Pingguoyuan
Line 6 (to be opened 2020)
Line 1
Right arrow line 1 Sihui East
Jin'anqiao
Line 6 (to be opened 28 Dec 2018)
Shijingshan tunnel
its Fengsha railway part
Yongding River
 Sidaoqiao
 Qiaohuying
Fengcun ditch
 Shang'an
 Liyuanzhuang
Xifengsi ditch
 Xiaoyuan
 Shichang
Shimenying depot

S1 Line (Chinese: S1线; pinyin: S-yī Xiàn) of the Beijing Subway is a medium-low speed maglev line. It is operated by the Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Co., Ltd. The line was opened on December 30, 2017. It starts from Pingguoyuan station and goes west towards Mentougou District.[6]

The line uses the medium-low speed magnetic levitation technology which can give a top speed of 105 km/h.[7][8] The actual speed of the line is 80 km/h (50 mph)[9].

Six-coach maglev trains were built by the Tangshan Railway Vehicle, a subsidiary of CRRC.[10] It is China's 3rd commercial maglev train in operation.[10] S1 Line is part of Beijing's attempts to tackle environmental problems caused by heavy car use, coal burning and fast urbanization by upgrading its urban rail systems.[10]

The S1 Line designation is a holdover from a defunct plan to build several suburban railway lines in Beijing. S1 Line was envisioned to reuse the Jingmen Railway connecting Cishousi station to Mentougou District.[11] That plan was abandoned and the section between Pingguoyuan and Cishousi stations was replaced with Phase 3 of Line 6, and the other section was replaced today's Maglev S1 Line.

History

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Jin'anqiao — Shichang 30 December 2017 8.2 km (5.10 mi) 7 (initial phase)

Stations

The under construction Yongding River Bridge of S1 Line.
Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Distance
km		 Location
English Chinese
Shichang 石厂 931 948 959 960 0.00 0.00 Mentougou
Xiaoyuan 小园 890 960 965 981 994 1.29 1.29
Liyuanzhuang 栗园庄 941 981 1.27 2.56
Shang'an 上岸 1.04 3.60
Qiaohuying 桥户营 1.08 4.68
Sidaoqiao 四道桥 941 0.84 5.52
Jin'anqiao 金安桥  6  325 336 337 358 370 396 472 489 892 929 931 941 941快 948 959 961 977 BRT4 (快速公交4) BRT4支 (快速公交4支) 运通101 运通112 运通116 2.73 8.25 Shijingshan
Pingguoyuan 苹果园  1   6  1.58 9.83

References

  1. ↑ simplified Chinese: 门头沟线; traditional Chinese: 門頭溝線; pinyin: Méntóugōu Xiàn
  2. ↑ 大台线; 大台線; Dàtái Xiàn
  3. ↑ 北京低速磁悬浮; 北京低速磁懸浮; Běijīng Dīsù Cíxuánfú
  4. ↑ 北京磁浮; Běijīng Cífú
  5. ↑ http://www.xinhuanet.com//english/2017-09/16/c_136614176.htm
  6. ↑ "S1 line of Beijing subway to use maglev trains". eBeijing, the Official Website of the Beijing Government. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Beijing's first maglev train plans to open in 2012". People's Daily Online.
  8. ↑ "Nation New maglev line to connect western Beijing". People's Daily Online.
  9. ↑ http://www.xinhuanet.com//english/2017-09/16/c_136614176.htm
  10. 1 2 3 NAN, ZHONG (19 February 2014). "Maglev trains speeding toward greener future". China Daily Asia. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  11. ↑ 北京市规划建6条市郊铁路 速度比地铁快一倍(图)-搜狐财经. business.sohu.com. Sohu. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
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