Line 13 (Beijing Subway)

Line 13
Line 13 train departing from Xi'erqi Station
Overview
Other name(s)	M13 (planned name) City Railway (Chinese: 城市铁路 / 城铁)
Status	Operational
Locale	Dongcheng, Chaoyang, Changping, Haidian, and Xicheng districts Beijing
Termini	Xizhimen Dongzhimen
Stations	17
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Huilongguan Depot[1]
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (DKZ5, DKZ6)
Daily ridership	745,300 (2014 Avg.) 939,300 (2014 Peak)[2]
History
Opened	September 28, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-28)
Technical
Line length	40.85 km (25.38 mi)[3]
Character	Elevated, at-grade, underground[a]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend line 2 outer Line 2 and Line 4 Tiangongyuan – Anheqiaobei line 2 inner 1301 Xizhimen Beijing North railway station Jingzhang ICR etc. Zhuan river crossing Xueyuannanlu (under planning) Line 9 Jimenqiao – Guogongzhuang 1302 Dazhong Si Line 12 (to be opened 2024) Dongbabei – Sijiqing Qiao 1303 Zhichun Lu Line 10 inner – outer 1304 Wudaokou Qinghua Donglu Xikou (under planning) Line 15 Fengbo Wanquan river crossing Qing river crossing 1305 Shangdi Qinghe railway station Jingzhang ICR, BCR Huaimi line etc. Line 19 branch of Phase 2 (planning) Xingong Changping line Jimenqiao Xi'erqi (old site) closed in 2010 1306 Xi'erqi Changping line Changping Xishankou Jingbao railway and Jingzhang ICR 1307 Longze Shuangsha railway connection 1308 Huilongguan 1309 Huoying Line 8 Yinghai – Zhuxinzhuang Huangtudian railway station (BCR line S2) Huilongguan depot Jiancaichengdong (under planning) connects Line 5 1310 Lishuiqiao Line 5 Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuanbei Qing river crossing 1311 Beiyuan Line 17 crossing Shuangsha railway crossing Beixiao river crossing Future Science City North 1312 Wangjingxi Line 15 Qinghua Donglu Xikou – Fengbo Line 17 (to be opened 2024) Workers' Stadium 1313 Shaoyaoju Line 10 outer – inner Xiaoyue river crossing Line 12 (to be opened 2024) Sijiqing Qiao – Dongbabei 1314 Guangximen 1315 Liufang line 2 outer 1316 Dongzhimen Line 2 and Capital Airport Express Beixinqiao – Terminal 3 line 2 inner v t e

Line 13 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁13号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shísānhào xiàn) is a metro line that serves the northern suburbs of Beijing. On a map, Line 13's route is shaped like an inverted U that arcs north of the city and connects residential suburbs in Haidian, Changping, and Chaoyang Districts with the 2nd Ring Road and Line 2 at Xizhimen and Dongzhimen. With the exception of Dongzhimen and a tunnel between Xi'erqi and Longze, all of Line 13's tracks and stations are located on the surface or elevated above ground. The line is 40.85 km (25.38 mi)^[3] and 16 of its 17 stations are on the surface. Line 13's color is yellow. During rush hour, the section between Xizhimen and Wudaokou Stations was reported in 2013 to be the second most congested section in the Beijing subway network, operating at 130% capacity.^[4]

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