Daxing line

Not to be confused with Daxing Airport Express.

Daxing line
A Daxing line train leaving Xihongmen station
Beijing MTR
Overview
Other name(s)M4 South (planned name)
Line 4 South
StatusOperational
LocaleFengtai and Daxing districts
Beijing
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing MTR Corporation Limited
Depot(s)Nanzhaolu
Rolling stock6-car Type B (SFM05)
Daily ridership310,000 (2014 Avg. Daxing Line only)[1]
376,000 (2014 Peak Daxing Line only)[a][2]
History
Opened30 December 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12-30)
Technical
Line length21.76 km (13.52 mi)[3]
CharacterUnderground and elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph) (maximum service speed)
Route map

Legend
Line 4
Anheqiaobei Up arrow
 Gongyi Xiqiao
above is line 4
Shuangfeng railway
Xingong
Line 19
Left arrow Mudanyuan
Daxing Airport Express crossing
 Xihongmen
Gaomidianbei
Xinfeng river
 Gaomidiannan
Zaoyuan
Qingyuan Lu
Huangcun Xidajie
Huangcun Railway Station (subway)
Huangcun railway station (China Railway)
Jinghu,
Jingjiu railways etc.
 Beijingdaxing
Jingxiong ICR
Xiaolong river
 Yihezhuang
Tiantang river
 Biomedical Base
Tiangongyuan
Nanzhaolu depot

The Daxing Line of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁大兴线; traditional Chinese: 北京地鐵大興線; pinyin: Běijīng Dìtiě Dàxīng Xiàn) is a rapid transit line that connects the southern Daxing District of the city with the subway network. It extends Line 4 south from its southern terminus at Gongyixiqiao, on the 4th Ring Road in Fengtai District, to Tian'gongyuan, beyond the 6th Ring Road in Daxing District. The Daxing Line is about 21.76 km (13.52 mi) in length[3] with 18 km (11 mi) underground.[4][5] Daxing line contains 12 stations and is about 21.76 km (13.52 mi).[3] Initially, the Daxing line was planned to have 4 ground stations. However, due to lack of space, only Xihongmen was built above the surface.[6] Full-scale construction began in 2007 and the line was opened on 30 December 2010, 14:00 local time.[7] Daxing line's color is teal, the same as Line 4.

  1. ^ 我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显. Beijing Municipal Transportation Committee (北京市交通委员会). 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ^ Liu Mian (刘冕). 地铁日客流突破1100万人次. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "组图：北京地铁大兴线轨道洞体全线贯通". 7 January 2010.
  4. ^ 地铁大兴线01号标段（义和庄站）开工建设 (in Simplified Chinese). Daxing News. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  5. ^ 地铁大兴线各站年底全封顶. Beijing Times (in Simplified Chinese). 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  6. ^ 北京地铁大兴线6月1日开工 计划2011年底通车 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Evening News. 15 May 2008.
  7. ^ (Chinese) [1] Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine 20 Apr. 2010