Line 4 (Beijing Subway)

Line 4 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁4号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě sìhào xiàn) is a subway line in Beijing's mass transit network. It entered into operation on September 28, 2009,[5] and runs from north to south, parallel and to the west of Line 5, through Haidian, Xicheng, and Fengtai Districts in the western half of the city. It runs from Anheqiao North in the north and ends at Gongyixiqiao in the south, but the 4-Daxing connected line runs all the way to Tiangongyuan in Daxing. All stations are underground except Anheqiao North. It is 28.2 km (17.5 mi)[6] long with 24 stations.[7] Riding on this line starts from a fare of RMB(¥) 3.00 depending on the distance traveled. Line 4's color is      teal.

Line 4
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Overview
Other name(s)	M4 (planned name)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Operational
Locale	Haidian, Xicheng and Fengtai districts Beijing
Termini	Anheqiao North Gongyixiqiao
Stations	24
Daily ridership	1,187,000 (2014 Avg. Line 4 only)[1][2] 1,574,000 (2014 Peak Line 4 only)[3]
Ridership	351 million (2012 annual)[4]
Operation
Opened	September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
Operator(s)	Beijing MTR Corporation Limited
Depot(s)	Longbeicun, Majiapu
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (SFM05)
Technical
Line length	28.165 km (17.501 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC, third rail
Route map Longbeicun yard Anheqiao North Qing river Beigongmen Bei'anhe Xiyuan Line 16 Wanpingcheng (to be opened 2021) Yuanmingyuan Park Wanquan river East Gate of Peking University Zhongguancun Haidianhuangzhuang Line 10 outer – inner connects Line 10 Renmin University Line 12 (to be opened 2021) Sijiqing – Guanzhuangluxikou Weigongcun connects Line 9 National Library Line 9 Line 16 (to be opened 2021) line 16 Bei'anhe Nanchang river line 9 Guogongzhuang line 16 Wanpingcheng Beijing Zoo Xizhimen Line 2 outer – inner Line 13 Dongzhimen Beijing North railway station Jingzhang intercity railway etc. line 19 Mudanyuan Xinjiekou Ping'anli Line 19 (to be opened 2021) Line 6 line 6 Jin'anqiao – Lucheng line 19 Xingong Xisi Lingjing Hutong Xidan Line 1 Pingguoyuan – Si Hui Dong (E) Line 2 Xuanwumen Beijing underground cross-city railway crossing inner – outer Caishikou Line 7 Beijing West railway station – Hua Zhuang Taoranting South Hucheng river Beijing South railway station Jinghu railway Jinghu HSR, Jingjin ICR etc. Line 14 Zhangguozhuang (to be opened 2021) – Shangezhuang Liangshui river Ma'cao river Majiapu Jiaomen West Line 10 inner – outer Gongyixiqiao Majiapu depot Connects Daxing line Tian'gongyuan

Inside the train compartment of Line 4. It shares many design features with MTR trains

Line 4 and Daxing line operate as a single line although they are classified as separate lines.[8] Two different routes are ran during the day: 1. A full line connecting both Line 4 and Daxing line. 2. A shorter line that ends at Xin'gong station, the first station of Daxing line. Combined, the Line 4/Daxing Corridor carries an average of 1.24 million passengers every day.[9]

Hours of operation

The first south-bound trains departs from Anheqiao North at 5:00 AM. The first northbound train departs from Gongyixiqiao at 5:10 AM. The last northbound train leaves Anheqiao North at 10:45 PM. The last southbound train leaves Gongyixiqiao at 11:10 PM.[10] Each train completes the entire journey in 48 minutes.

Route

In the north, Line 4 begins in Anheqiao, just beyond the Summer Palace, and heads south past the Old Summer Palace, through the university district and Zhongguancun, Beijing's high-tech silicon village, before turning east at the National Library of China and passing the Beijing Zoo en route to Xizhimen. After entering the 2nd Ring Road at Xizhimen, Line 4 resumes southwards at Xinjiekou and traverses the old city through Xisi, Xidan, Xuanwumen, Caishikou, and Taoranting Park. It passes the city's high-speed rail link at the Beijing South railway station before reaching the terminus at Gongyixiqiao. Construction began in 2004 but delays have pushed back the opening date by two years to September 28, 2009.[11]

Service routes

• Anheqiao North — Xin'gong (through service via Daxing line)
• Anheqiao North — Tian'gongyuan (through service via Daxing line)

List of Stations

The following is the list of stations, from north to south (with transfers to other lines):

Service routes		Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[12]		Location
		English	Chinese
●	●	Anheqiao North	安河桥北		437 575 专28	0.000	0.000	Haidian
●	●	Beigongmen	北宫门		303 332 346 384 394 563 584 601 观光3 夜8	1.363	1.363
●	●	Xiyuan	西苑	16	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	1.251	2.614
●	●	Yuanmingyuan Park	圆明园		331 424 432 438 508 579 601 664 观光3 特19	1.672	4.286
●	●	East Gate of Peking University	北京大学东门		305 307 320 331 355 365 375 438 450 549 579 601 614 681 982 观光3 特19	1.295	5.581
●	●	Zhongguancun	中关村		26 302 305 307 320 332 355 365 384 392 450 466 549 579 584 601 613 614 681 686 740 982 983 特9 特15 夜8	0.887	6.468
●	●	Haidianhuangzhuang	海淀黄庄	10	302 304 305 307 320 332 355 365 386 584 614 630 634 653 671 681 特15 夜8 夜9	0.900	7.368
●	●	Renmin University	人民大学		26 300 300快 302 305 320 323 332 355 361 365 425 549 584 614 651 653 658 695 921 特8 特15 夜8 夜30	1.063	8.431
●	●	Weigongcun	魏公村		26 305 320 332 563 603 609 645 651 653 658 695 特15 夜8	1.051	9.482
●	●	National Library	国家图书馆	9	86 92 305 320 332 481 563 609 653 658 695 特19 夜8	1.658	11.140
●	●	Beijing Zoo	动物园		7 15 16 19 27 56 65 87 102 103 105 107 111 305 332 334 347 360 360快 362 534 563 604 632 695 特19 夜8	1.517	12.657	Xicheng
●	●	Xizhimen	西直门	2   13  VAP	7 16 21 26 27 44 80 87 105 111 305 332 347 360 362 375 387 438 534 563 604 618 632 651 686 691 693 694 特12 特15 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专6	1.441	14.098
●	●	Xinjiekou	新街口		7 47 105 111 508 夜36	1.025	15.123
●	●	Ping'anli	平安里	6	3 13 22 38 42 88 105 107 111 118 409 701 特13 夜3 夜4 夜10 夜21	1.100	16.223
●	●	Xisi	西四		3 13 22 38 42 88 101 102 103 105 109 124 409 612 特13 夜4 夜10 夜13	1.100	17.323
●	●	Lingjing Hutong	灵境胡同		22 38 46 68 88 102 105 109 特13 夜4 夜10	0.869	18.192
●	●	Xidan	西单	1	1 15 22 52 70 83 88 102 105 109 特13 夜1 夜4 夜10	1.011	19.203
●	●	Xuanwumen	宣武门	2	7 9 15 22 44 67 70 83 102 105 109 332 特2 特7 特13 特14 夜4 夜5 夜10	0.815	20.018
●	●	Caishikou	菜市口	7	5 6 48 57 70 83 102 105 109 381 特14 夜4 夜7 夜10 夜18 专13	1.152	21.170
●	●	Taoranting	陶然亭		40 59 83 133 381 414 特14 夜4 夜18 夜23 专13	1.200	22.370
●	●	Beijing South railway station	北京南站	14  VNP  Jingjin	20 25 102 106 133 343 381 414 458 485 529 652 665 特12 夜15 夜17 夜24 专18 专53	1.643	24.013	Fengtai
●	●	Majiapu	马家堡		51 66 72 134 485 501 529 特14 夜18 专145	1.480	25.493
●	●	Jiaomen West	角门西	10	51 72 474 501 529 646 特14 夜18 专26 专145	0.827	26.320
●	●	Gongyixiqiao	公益西桥		377 474 511 556 646 825 990 专26 专132 专145	0.989	27.309
●	●	Xin'gong	新宫		343 353 369 474 556 685 827 829 946 954 专59 专67	see Daxing line
	●	Xihongmen	西红门		381 454 470 474 483 646 829 937 993 专84 专97 专169			Daxing
	●	Gaomidian North	高米店北		631 937
	●	Gaomidian South	高米店南		937 专24
	●	Zaoyuan	枣园		410 631快 829 841 937 940 954 968
	●	Qingyuanlu	清源路		456 631 631快 829 841 934 940 954 968 969 专23
	●	Huangcun Xidajie	黄村西大街		456 631 631快 829 840 934 940 954 968
	●	Huangcun railway station	黄村火车站	HCP	366 366快 369 631 631快 827 829 840 957 968 969
	●	Yihezhuang	义和庄		456 934
	●	Biomedical Base	生物医药基地		456 827
	●	Tian'gongyuan	天宫院		456 827 829

Planning and construction

Plans for Line 4 date back to the 1950s when Beijing's first subway line was still under construction. It was planned to run from the Summer Palace, east towards Xizhimen, southeast to Zhongshan Park, terminating at the Beijing Stadium, which near today's Tiantandongmen Station.[13] Ultimately, the section between Summer Palace to Xizhimen was built as planned. However, construction only formally started in 2004.[14]

On December 3, 2004 Hong Kong's MTR Corporation, Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd., and Beijing Capital Group Co., Ltd. signed the Beijing Metro Line 4, investment, construction, operation principle of cooperation agreement, making Line 4 the Mainland China's first rail transit line financed using a public-private partnership framework. Subsequently, on November 8, 2005, a joint venture among the 3 companies was established. The Hong Kong MTRC will invest 735 million RMB to the construction of Line 4 and in return have the right to operate Line 4 for 30 years.[15]

On February 11, 2009, the construction of Line 4 is nearing completion with all tunnels bored.[16] On March 6, four subway trains begin testing while Hong Kong's then Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, visited the project.[17] On September 28, 2009, Line 4 was officially opened for trial operation. Bringing the number of subway lines in Beijing to 9.[18] On December 30, 2010, the Daxing line started trial operation, with direct service into Line 4. Creating a 50 km (31 mi) long line with 35 stations.[19]

In 2008, planners in Haidian District have proposed extending the line to the north by 8 km (5.0 mi) with four additional stations.[20] The planned stations have been identified as Baiwangshan (百旺山), Xibeiwang (西北旺), Aerospace City West (航天城西), and Yongfeng (永丰).[21] However, by June 2010, Line 4's northern extension was cancelled and replaced by the northern extension of Line 16 which opened in 2016.[22]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Anheqiao North — Gongyixiqiao	28 September 2009	28.2 km (17.52 mi)[6]	24	(initial phase)
Gongyixiqiao — Tian'gongyuan	30 December 2010	see Daxing line		(through services)

Operation

Unlike the other lines of the Beijing Subway, which are completely state-owned and operated, Line 4 was built and is managed by the Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd., a three-way joint-venture among the Hong Kong MTR Corporation, the Beijing Capital Group ("BCG"), and the Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co. ("BIIC").[23] The Hong Kong MTR, which operates the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, and the state-owned BCG each holds a 49% stake in the venture and the BIIC has 2%.[23] The JV is responsible for 30% of the investment capital to build Line 4, mainly to finance the purchase of electrical and mechanical equipment, while the Beijing Municipal Government provided the remaining 70%, to cover civil engineering, station, and track work costs.[24]

The Beijing government has also awarded the JV a concession to manage Line 4 for 30 years.[24] The PPP JV model was designed to introduce private capital as well as advanced metro management methods to the growing Beijing Subway.[23] Among the most visible differences in management of Line 4 is a ban on food and beverage consumption inside Line 4 trains and stations.[25]

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
SFM05		CRRC Qingdao Sifang	2008, 2010	73	001–040 061–093	Longbeicun Majiapu Nanzhaolu

Gallery

• 
  Yuanmingyuan Park Station
• 
  East Gate of Peking University Station Exit D
• 
  Mural at East Gate of Peking University Station
• 
  Zhongguancun Station Exit B
• 
  Haidianhuangzhuang Station Exit A2
• 
  Mural at National Library Station
• 
  Beijing Zoo Station
• 
  Xisi Station
• 
  Taoranting Station

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External links

• Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd official site