Line 6 (Beijing Subway)

Line 6
Cishousi station platform
Overview
Other name(s)M6 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleTongzhou, Chaoyang, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian and Shijingshan districts
Beijing
Termini
Stations34 (in operation)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)Wulu yard, Wuliqiao, Dongxiaoying
Rolling stock8-car Type B (DKZ47)
Daily ridership601,900 (2014 avg.)[1][2]
1.07 million (2018 peak)[3]
History
OpenedDecember 30, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-30)
Technical
Line length53.4 km (33.2 mi)[4]
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

Legend
Shichang Up arrow
Line 11
Left arrow Xinshougang (Shougang Park) – Moshikou Right arrow
 Jin'anqiao
Line S1
 Pingguoyuan
Line S1
Line 1 (closed for renovation)
Left arrow Universal Resort – Fushouling (to be opened 2024) Right arrow
 Yangzhuang
Xihuangcun
Liaogongzhuang
Jingmen railway crossing
101 line railway crossing
 Tiancun
Yongding River diversion canal
 Haidian Wuluju
Wulu yard
connects line 10
 Cishousi
Line 10
Left arrow outer – inner Right arrow
Jingmi diversion canal
 Huayuanqiao
Baishiqiaonan
Line 9
Left arrow Guogongzhuang – National Library Right arrow
 Erligou
Line 16
Left arrow Wanpingcheng – Bei'anhe Right arrow
 Chegongzhuangxi
Chegongzhuang
Line 2
Left arrow outer – inner Right arrow
 Ping'anli
Line 19
Left arrow Xingong – Mudanyuan Right arrow
Line 4
Left arrow Tiangongyuan – Anheqiaobei Right arrow
 Beihaibei
Beihai－Qianhai
Zhuxinzhuang Right arrow
 Nanluogu Xiang
Line 8
Left arrow Yinghai
 Dongsi
Line 5
Left arrow Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuanbei Right arrow
 Chaoyangmen
Line 2
Left arrow inner – outer Right arrow
 Dongdaqiao
Line 17 (to be opened 2024)
Left arrow Jiahuihu – Future Science City North Right arrow
Line 28 (opens 2025)
Pinggu line (opens 2025)
LowerLeft arrow Guangqudonglu
LowerLeft arrow Pinggu
 Hujialou
Line 10
Left arrow inner – outer Right arrow
 Jintai Lu
Line 14
Left arrow Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Right arrow
Honglingjin Lake diversion canal
 Shilipu
Shuangsha railway crossing
 Qingnian Lu
Dalianpo
overtaking for speed trains
 Huangqu
overtaking for speed trains
Changying
overtaking for speed trains
Caofang
overtaking for speed trains
Wuliqiao depot
 Wuzi Xueyuan Lu
overtaking for speed trains
Jingcheng railway crossing
 Tongzhou Beiguan
overtaking for speed trains
Tongyunmen
(to be opened 2024)
Beiyunhexi
overtaking for speed trains
North canal
Jingha railway crossing
 Beiyunhedong
overtaking for speed trains
 Haojiafu
Fengzi ditch
 Dongxiayuan
Lucheng
Dongxiaoyingnan (opens in late 2025)
Dongxiaoying depot

Line 6 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁6号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě liùhào xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. The line runs from Jin'anqiao in Shijingshan District to Lucheng in Tongzhou District. It serves important residential areas such as Changying, Chaoqing, and Dingfuzhuang,[5] in addition to important commercial and business areas such as Financial Street, Beijing CBD and the sub-administrative center in Tongzhou District.[6][7][8] Like Line 7, Line 6 provides relief to the parallel Line 1, which is the second most used subway line in Beijing, after Line 10. Line 6 is the second longest subway line in Beijing (only Line 10 is longer). A complete journey from end to end takes about an hour and 25 minutes on a local train and express trains reducing end to end travel time by 7 minutes.[9]

Line 6 uses 8-car Type B train sets accommodating 1,960 people. Such trains are only found on lines 6 and 7.[10] The trains are capable of reaching the speed of 100 km/h (62 mph). Stations to the east of the 3rd Ring Road to Tongzhou are more widely spaced, the furthest being 4 km (2.5 mi) apart. Line 6 also has the deepest station in the network, Dongsi station, which is 34 metres (112 ft) underground.[11] The line is the first line to 1500 V overhead catenary as opposed to 750 V third rail used on all earlier lines.[12] Some of the station arrangements were the first of their kind in Beijing. Beijing's first split platform station, Nanluoguxiang station, and stations equipped with passing tracks, opened on Line 6.[6] Line 6's color is earth yellow.

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  2. ^ 晚高峰加小圈车 地铁6号线满载率降12%. 首都之窗. 2014-08-22. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  3. ^ "北京轨道交通日客运量首破1300万人次". 中国新闻社. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ^ "北京：四年内副中心陆续开4条地铁-新华网". Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
  5. ^ 6号线助力朝北新盘崛起. 2012-11-30. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  6. ^ a b 轨道交通6号线预计年底试运营 五项第一彰显北京地铁新奇迹. Beijing Municipal Transportation Committee (北京市交通委员会). 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  7. ^ 北京地铁6号线西延通过专家评审 全长52公里共33站. 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  8. ^ Wen Ru (温薷); Wang Jianing (王嘉宁) (2013-03-15). 地铁六号线二期拟增至8站点. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  9. ^ "四条地铁线开行大站快车". Beijing Evening News. 2020-03-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12.
  10. ^ 4条地铁线将装屏蔽门. 法制晚报. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  11. ^ New Beijing subway to ease traffic congestion, Wu Wenjie, deputy director of China Railway Tunnel Group, China Daily. Reporter ZHENG Xin.[1] 2012-11-26.
  12. ^ 四条地铁新线12月28日同步开通(图). 163.com. 2012-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-06.