Line 16 (Beijing Subway)

Line 16 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁16号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíliù hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in Beijing. Currently, the line is 19.6 km (12.2 mi) in length with 10 stations.[2] It will be 49.8 km (30.9 mi) with 30 stations when fully completed.[4] The line is fully underground.

Line 16
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Line 16 train under test at China National Railway Test Centre in 2016
Overview
Other name(s)	M16 (planned name)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Operational
Locale	Haidian District Beijing
Termini	Beianhe Xiyuan
Stations	10 (in operation)
Daily ridership	114,000 (2018 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)
Operator(s)	Beijing MTR Metro Line 16 Corp., Ltd.
Character	Underground
Depot(s)	Beianhe
Rolling stock	8-car Type A (DKZ93, SFM40)
Technical
Line length	19.6 km (12.2 mi)[2] (in operation)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h[3]
Route map Beianhe depot Beianhe Jingmi diversion canal Wenyanglu Sanxingzhuanghou river Daoxianghulu Dongbutou flood canal Tundian Tundian flood ditch Hongfeng canal Yongfeng Wuyi canal Yongfeng South Xibeiwang Malianwa Nongdananlu Qing river Anheqiao North Xiyuan Line 4 Tian'gongyuan section below to be opened 2020-2021 Wanquanheqiao Wanquan river Suzhoujie Line 10 outer – inner Suzhouqiao Line 12 Sijiqing – Guanzhuangluxikou Wanshousi Nanchang river and Zizhuyuan lake National Library Line 9   line 9 Guogongzhuang Line 4 line 4 Anheqiao North Nanchang river line 4 Tian'gongyuan Erligou Line 6 Jin'anqiao – Lucheng Ganjiakou Line 3 Tian Cun – Caogezhuang North East Gate of Yuyuantan Park Muxidi Line 1 Pingguoyuan – Si Hui Dong (E) Yongding River diversion canal Jingjiu railway and Beijing underground cross-city railway Daguanying Line 7 Beijing West railway station – Hua Zhuang Hongliannanli Lianhua river Lize Business District Line 14 Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Daxing Airport Express Daxing Airport Fengcao river Fengyiqiao South Fangshan line Yancun East Fengtai railway station Jinghu railway etc. Line 10 inner – outer National Library Fengtainanlu Line 9 Guogongzhuang Fufengqiao Jinghu railway Kandan Yushuzhuang Yushuzhuang yard Yushuzhuang North Fengtai West railway station marshalling yard Wanpingcheng

The exterior of the Malianwa Station

Construction began in December 2013. The northern section, from Beianhe to Xiyuan was opened on 31 December 2016.[2] An infill station, Nongdananlu was opened on December 30, 2017.[4]

The line is managed by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited and uses CNR Changchun DKZ93 and CSR Sifang SFM40 eight-car high-capacity wide-body Type A trains.[5] Line 16's color is      dark-moderate green.

Route

The line starts at the west end of Beiqing Road (北清路) just outside of the 6th Ring Road and follows the road east to Yongfeng Road (永丰路) where it turns south towards the city. Line 16 follows Yongfeng Road south to Xiyuan, its current terminus.

History

In 2009, Line 16 was among the 198 major urban planning projects listed by the city’s development and reform commission.[6] At that time, Line 16 was slated to run about 35 km (22 mi) from Huilongguan in Changping District to Huaxiang in Fengtai District.[6]

According to the June 2010 plans, the northern section of Line 16 will replace the originally planned Line 4 northern extension and run 48 km (30 mi) from Beianhe in Haidian District south to Xiaoyueyuan near the Marco Polo Bridge in Fengtai District.[7] The line would begin near Beianhe, and provide access to parts of Haidian, north of the foothills the Western Hills that extend into district. For this reason, that section of the line was also referred to as the Haidian Shanhou (literal translation Haidian Back Mountain) Line because it begins on the backside of the low-lying range that extends from the Fragrant Hills to the Summer Palace.[7] Points of interest that the line may pass along route to Xiaoyueyuan in the south include the Summer Palace, Haidian Gymnasium, National Library, Purple Bamboo Park, Beijing Zoo, Chegongzhuang West Road, Sanlihe, Wanshou Temple, Lize Business District, and the Fengtai railway station.[7] The proposal was scaled back with the removal of the Haidian Shanhou section in December 2010, reducing the line to just 23 km (14 mi), from Suzhoujie to Wanping. But the northern section was subsequently restored months later, bringing the line length 49 km (30 mi).[8]

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning released the plans for several subway stations in 2013.[9] Construction of the line began in December 2013.[10]

The northern section, from Beianhe to Xiyuan, except for Nongdananlu, opened on December 31, 2016.[2] Nongdananlu opened on December 30, 2017.[4] In April 2020, Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform decided to build an infill station on Line 16: Yushuzhuang North.[11]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Beianhe — Xiyuan	31 December 2016	19.6 km (12.18 mi)[2]	9	Northern section
Nongdananlu	30 December 2017	Infill station	1

Future Development

The middle section from Xiyuan to Ganjiakou will open in 2020.[12][13] The southern section from Ganjiakou to Wanpingcheng will open in 2021.[14][15]

List of Stations

List of stations from north to south.

Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[16]		Location
English	Chinese
Beianhe	北安河		544 专16 专99	0.000	0.490	Haidian
Wenyanglu	温阳路		330 544 633 642 651 902 908	2.653	3.143
Daoxianghulu	稻香湖路		543 544 902 专38 专54	2.310	5.453
Tundian	屯佃		303 512 543 544 575 902	2.352	7.805
Yongfeng	永丰		446 512 543 544 575 902	1.960	9.765
Yongfeng South	永丰南		365 384 438 570 575 623 902 908	1.315	11.080
Xibeiwang	西北旺		333 384 438 570 575 623 902 908 909	2.108	13.188
Malianwa	马连洼		305 328 333 362 438 449 476 509 518 575 608 623 644 651 932	2.195	15.383
Nongdananlu	农大南路		305 333 362 393 437 438 476 509 575 608 636 644 651 688 专28	1.517	16.900
Xiyuan	西苑	4	303 331 332 333 346 384 393 394 432 437 438 476 508 534 563 579 584 601 608 610 636 644 671 686 688 特19 夜8	2.690	19.590
Wanquanheqiao	万泉河桥
Suzhoujie	苏州街	10
Suzhouqiao	苏州桥	12
Wanshousi	万寿寺
National Library	国家图书馆	4   9
Erligou	二里沟	6				Haidian / Xicheng
Ganjiakou	甘家口
East Gate of Yuyuantan Park	玉渊潭东门
Muxidi	木樨地	1				Haidian
Daguanying	达官营	7				Xicheng
Hongliannanli	红莲南里
Lize Business District	丽泽商务区	14   Daxing Airport				Fengtai
Fengyiqiao South	丰益桥南	Fangshan
Fengtai Railway Station	丰台站	10
Fengtainanlu	丰台南路	9
Fufengqiao	富丰桥
Kandan	看丹
Yushuzhuang	榆树庄
Yushuzhuang North	榆树庄北
Wanpingcheng	宛平城

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
DKZ93		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	2016	35	301–335	Beianhe
SFM40		CRRC Qingdao Sifang		29	336–364

Formation

	← Beianhe Xiyuan →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Tc1	Mp1	M1	Mp3	M3	M2	Mp2	Tc2

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