Beijing Suburban Railway

BCR (Beijing City Rail) also known as Beijing Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service that connects urban Beijing with outlying districts beyond the reach of the city's Beijing Subway network. The suburban rail services run on existing China Railway lines.

BCR
Overview
LocaleBeijing
Transit typeCommuter rail
Operation
Began operationAugust 6, 2008
Operator(s)China Railway Beijing Group
System map

BCR
Simplified Chinese北京城市铁路
Traditional Chinese北京城市鐵路
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese北京市郊铁路
Traditional Chinese北京市郊鐵路

The suburban rail services are managed by the China Railway Beijing Group, an agency of the Ministry of Railways that is not affiliated with the operators of Beijing Subway.

There are 4 suburban railway corridor currently in operation: Line S2, Sub-Central line, Huairou–Miyun line and Tongmi line.

In operation
Line Service route Opened Length
km		 Routing
Sub-Central Liangxiang – Beijingxi (West) – Beijing – Beijingdong (East) – Tongzhou – Qiaozhuangdong (East) 31 December 2017 63.7[1] Jingguang railway, Beijing underground cross-city railway, Jingha railway, Tongqiao railway
S2 Main line: Huangtudian – Nankou – Badaling – Yanqing (Yanqing station under renovation)
Branch: Huangtudian – Nankou – Badaling – Kangzhuang – Shacheng		 6 August 2008 (main)
21 December 2012 (branch)[2]		 108.3[3]
95 (except unopened Yanqing station)		 Beijing Northeast Ring railway, Jingbao railway
Huairou–Miyun Qinghe – Changpingbei (North) – Yanqihu[4] – Huairoubei (North) – Heishansi – Gubeikou 31 December 2017 133.4[5] Jingzhang intercity railway, Jingtong railway
 Tongmi  Main line: Tongzhouxi (West) – Shunyi – Niulanshan – Huairou – Miyunbei (North)
Branch: Tongzhouxi (West) – Shunyi – Niulanshan – Huairou – Yanqihu – Huairoubei (North)		 30 June 2020[1] 83.4[1] Jingcheng railway, Jingtong railway

History
  • 6 August 2008: Line S2 opened.
  • 21 December 2012: Line S2 (branch) opened[6]
  • 1 November 2016: Line S2 (main line and branch line) — was diverted from Beijingbei (North) to Huangtudian.
  • 31 December 2017: Sub-Central line and Huairou–Miyun line opened.
  • 30 April 2019: Huairou–Miyun line — Yanqihu station (formerly known as Fangezhuang) opened, and the northern destination was extended to Gubeikou.[7]
  • 20 June 2019: Sub-Central line — Eastern extension to Qiaozhuangdong (East).[8]
  • 30 December 2019: Huairou–Miyun line — was diverted from Huangtudian to Qinghe.
  • 30 March 2020: Line S2 (main line) — shortened to Badaling for the station renovation, free shuttle bus is offered to Yanqing urban area.[9]
  • 30 June 2020: Sub-Central line — Western extension to Liangxiang. Tongmi line opened.

Short-term planning
Line Service route Planned Opening Date
Huairou–Miyun
(Southern extension)		 Southern extension to Beijingbei (North) September 2020
 Northeast Ring  Huangtudian – Wangjing – Xinghuo – Beijingdong (East) Late 2020
 Yizhuang (Benz Special line)  Mixed passenger and freight railway.
Anding – Second Factory of Beijing Benz Automobile Co.		 TBA

See also

References
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  2. "北京市郊铁路S2线开通至河北怀来". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  3. http://bjwb.bjd.com.cn/html/2019-04/22/content_11879746.htm
  4. "北京范各庄火车站今起更名为雁栖湖站". 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. "怀柔-密云线12月30日引入清河站". 北京市郊铁路 (Beijing Suburban Railway). 2019-12-29.
  6. "北京市郊铁路S2线开通至河北怀来". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  7. "市郊铁路怀密线明起开到古北口". www.bj.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  8. "明起市郊铁路副中心线东延至乔庄东站 可刷二维码乘车". 2019-06-19.
  9. "Attention! S2 station changed". Yanqing Gov. 2020-04-16.
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