Line 15 (Beijing Subway)

Line 15 of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁15号线; traditional Chinese: 北京地鐵15號線; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíwǔhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in northern Beijing.

Line 15
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Line 15 train approaching Houshayu station in 2010
Overview
Other name(s)	M15 (planned name)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Operational
Locale	Haidian, Chaoyang, and Shunyi districts Beijing
Termini	Qinghuadongluxikou Fengbo
Stations	20
Daily ridership	149,400 (2014 Avg.) 432,200 (2016 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	December 30, 2010 (2010-12-30)
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Character	Underground/Elevated
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (DKZ31)
Technical
Line length	41.4 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Route map planned phase two Xizhimen - Dongzhimen Line 13 station under construction Jingzhang ICR Qinghuadongluxikou Liudaokou Changping line southern extension to be opened 2021 Jimenqiao – Changping Xishankou Beishatan Olympic Green Line 8 National Art Museum - Zhuxinzhuang water body of Olympic Green Anlilu Line 5 Songjiazhuang - Tiantongyuan North Datunlu East Guanzhuang Line 17 (to be opened 2022) ( Yizhuang Zhanqianqu South – Future Science Park North ) Line 13 ( Dongzhimen – Xizhimen ) Skyway crossing S11 Wangjing West Wangjing Line 14 Beijing South railway station - Shangezhuang Wangjing East Beixiao river Shuangsha railway Cuigezhuang Maquanying depot connects depot Maquanying connects depot Sunhe Wenyu river China International Exhibition Center Hualikan Houshayu Nanfaxin Shimen Jingcheng railway Shunyi Chaobai River Fengbo Fengbo yard

The line has a total length of 41.4 kilometres (25.7 mi) across northern Beijing from Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District in the west, to Fengbo in Shunyi District in the east.[2] The line uses Sparcs CBTC system supplied by Nippon Signal.[3] It cost ¥17.6 billion. The line features 6-car trains similar to other lines in the Beijing Subway.[4] Tunnels of Line 15 are up to 38 metres (125 ft) underground, making them the deepest in Beijing's subway system.[4] Trains run every 2-3 minutes during the rush hour with some trains performing skip-stop services.[5] A journey on a local all stop train from Fengbo to Qinghuadongluxikou station takes about 60 minutes.[6]

Route

The line is 41.4 km long (25.7 mi) with 20 stations, with 4 transfer stations at Wangjing (Line 14), Wangjing West (Line 13), Datunlu East (Line 5) and Olympic Green (Line 8). The line run from Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District to Fengbo in Shunyi District. Line 15 travels underground from Qinghuadongluxikou to Maquanying, and then goes above ground on an elevated track to Houshayu before returning underground and going underneath the Chaobai River to Fengbo. The elevated section is high enough to allow elevated roads to pass underneath. A major public venue on the Line 15 is the New China International Exhibition Center (New CIEC) at the China International Exhibition Center station. New CIEC holds the annual Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which attracted 800,000 visitors in 2012.[7]

List of Stations

Service Route [5][8]			Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[9]		Location
L	R	G	English	Chinese
●	●	●	Qinghuadongluxikou	清华东路西口		355 392 438 450 466 549 专12	0.000	0.000	Haidian
●	●	●	Liudaokou	六道口		26 355 398 438 450 478 490 577 603 606 632 693 特15 夜4 夜14 专12	1.144	1.144
●	●	●	Beishatan	北沙滩		16 26 307 345 425 450 478 484 518 577 607 609 618 625 635 695 751 特13 特15 夜14 夜38	1.337	2.481
●	●	●	Olympic Green	奥林匹克公园	8	311 379 450 484 695 751 专40	1.999	4.480	Chaoyang
●	●	●	Anlilu	安立路		108 124 301 311 379 415 419 425 450 466 484 518 538 653 695 751 905 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 特11 专40	1.368	5.848
●	●	●	Datunlu East	大屯路东	5	311 415 425 430 464 484 538 569 596 620 695 751 夜26 专40	0.938	6.786
●	●	●	Guanzhuang	关庄		386 569	1.087	7.873
●	●	●	Wangjing West	望京西	13	450 471 538 547 571 851 854 866 882 905 928 970快 985 987 专112	2.071	9.944
●	●	●	Wangjing	望京	14	130 404 416 421 451 471 593 604 621 851 855 991 夜32 专15	1.758	11.702
●	●	●	Wangjing East	望京东		445 专15 专112	1.652	13.354
●	｜	●	Cuigezhuang	崔各庄		415 944 991 专116 专122	2.295	15.649
●	｜	●	Maquanying	马泉营		944 988 991 专14	2.008	17.657
●	｜	●	Sunhe	孙河		405 415 538 586 696 847 850 854 857 915 916 942 980 991	3.309	20.966
●	｜	●	China International Exhibition Center	国展		696 850 915 916 933 942 955 980	3.386	24.352	Shunyi
●	｜	●	Hualikan	花梨坎		915 916 933 955 980	1.615	25.967
●	●	●	Houshayu	后沙峪		855 915 916 955 980	3.354	29.321
●	●	｜	Nanfaxin	南法信		顺4 顺27 顺38	4.576	33.897
●	●	｜	Shimen	石门	Tongmi  (Shunyi railway station)	915 915快	2.712	36.609
●	●	｜	Shunyi	顺义		850 850快 856 915 915快 945	1.331	37.940
●	●	●	Fengbo	俸伯		856 915 915快 918 924 945 970	2.441	40.381

History

During planning of Line 15, the eastern terminus was moved from Fuqian Jie [10][11] to the east bank of the Chaobai River.[2] Construction began on Phase I of Line 15 in Shunyi District on April 11, 2009.[2][12] At that time, Phase I of Line 15 was only 31.15 km (19.36 mi) long with 12 stations.[2] According to the construction schedule in 2009, the eastern-most Shunyi section of Phase I (18.5 km or 11.5 mi in length with seven stations) would be opened first on December 30, 2011.[13][14] The remainder of Phase I would follow in May 2013.[2]

The route of Line 15's Phase II has been revised several times over the years. In April 2009, Phase II plans showed the western half of Line 15 running from Xiyuan Station in Haidian District, through the campus of Tsinghua University, Zhongguancun, and the Olympic Green, and joining Phase I at Wangjing West.[2][10] When track-laying began in Phase I on October 28, 2009, the schedule and alignment of Phase II underwent a major revision, with one proposal extending Line 15 westward as originally planned with additional stations[15] and another proposal sending Line 15 southward and parallel to Line 8 to provide relief for congested Line 4 and 5.[16][17] Ultimately the route west to Qinghuadongluxikou was selected and the design of Xiyuan station leaves enough space to build another platform in between Line 4 and Line 16 platform for potential Line 15 extension westward beyond Qinghuadongluxikou.[18] Additionally the construction schedule was revised with Phase I expanded from 31 km (19 mi) and 12 stations to 38 km (24 mi) and 18 stations. Phase II plans also underwent a revision; instead of two sections, Phase II would be built and opened in three sections.

The first section of Phase I, from Wangjing West to Houshayu, opened on December 30, 2010. The second, from Houshayu to Fengbo, followed at the end of 2011. The third section, from Qinghuadongluxikou to Wangjing West, opened on December 28, 2014.[6]

Line 15, Phase I stations, from east to west with transfers in parentheses:

Section 1, opened Dec. 30, 2010	Section 2, opened Dec 31st, 2011	Section 3, opened Dec 28, 2014[19][20]
Houshayu 后沙峪 Hualikan 花梨坎 China International Exhibition Center 国展 Sunhe 孙河 Maquanying 马泉营 Cuigezhuang 崔各庄 Wangjing East 望京东* Wangjing 望京 (Line 14) Wangjing West 望京西 (Line 13)	Fengbo 俸伯 Shunyi 顺义 Shimen 石门 Nanfaxin 南法信	Guanzhuang 关庄 Datunlu East 大屯路东** (Line 5) Anlilu 安立路 Olympic Green 奥林匹克公园 (Line 8) Beishatan 北沙滩 Liudaokou 六道口 Qinghuadongluxikou 清华东路西口

 * Wangjing East station did not open in 2010 due to lack of connections with the surrounding road system. It was opened on 31 December 2016.

** Datunlu East station did not open in 2014 because the transfer corridors to Line 5 were still under construction. It was opened on 26 December 2015.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Wangjing West — Houshayu	30 December 2010	17.725 km (11.01 mi)	8	Phase 1 (1st section)
Houshayu — Fengbo	31 December 2011	11.060 km (6.87 mi)	4	Phase 1 (2nd section)
Qinghuadongluxikou — Wangjing West	28 December 2014	9.944 km (6.18 mi)	6	Phase 1 (3rd section)
Datunlu East	26 December 2015	Infill station	1
Wangjing East	31 December 2016	Infill station	1

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
DKZ31		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	2010	28	15 001–15 028	Maquanying Fengbo

Gallery

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  Line 15 under construction near Wangjing Station (photo taken September 3, 2009)
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  Wangjing Station
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  Maquanying Station
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  Wangjing West Station
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  Shunyi Station
• 
  Nanfaxin Station
• 
  Shimen Station
• 
  Cuigezhuang

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External links

• Official Beijing Subway Website
• Line 15 Information Page at the Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co. Ltd.