Capital Airport Express

Not to be confused with Daxing Airport Express.
Capital Airport Express[1]
A Capital Airport Express train leaving Terminal 3 station with a landing Boeing 737-700 on the background
Overview
Other name(s)M34[2]/L1[3] (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleDongcheng, Chaoyang, and Shunyi districts
Beijing
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeAirport rail link
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Capital Metro Corp., Ltd.
Depot(s)Tianzhu
Rolling stock4-car Type LB (QKZ5 - CNR/CRRC Changchun–Bombardier Innovia ART 200)
Daily ridership31,300 (2014 Avg.)
49,100 (2014 Peak)[4]
History
Opened19 July 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-19)
Technical
Line length29.9 km (18.6 mi)
CharacterUnderground and elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification750 V DC third rail linear induction motor
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)[5]
Route map

Legend
 Terminal 2
Terminal 3
Tianzhu depot
Wenyu River
Jingshen HSR crossing
Beixiao River
Shuangsha railway
Line 14 crossing
Ba River
Up arrow line 12 Guanzhuangluxikou
Left arrow line 10 outer
 Sanyuanqiao
Line 10 Line 12 (to be opened 2024)
Left arrow line 12 Sijiqing Qiao
line 10 inner Right arrow
Liangma River
 Dongzhimen
Line 13
Left arrow Xizhimen
Line 2
Left arrow outer－inner Right arrow
Line 5
Left arrow Tiantongyuanbei－SongjiazhuangRight arrow
 Beixinqiao
Capital Airport Express
Simplified Chinese北京地铁首都机场线
Traditional Chinese北京地鐵首都機場線
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng Dìtiě Shǒudū Jīchǎng Xiàn

The Capital Airport Express[1] of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁首都机场线[1]; pinyin: Běijīng Dìtiě Shǒudū Jīchǎng Xiàn), also known by the initials ABC, Airport Beijing City, is an airport rail link from Beixinqiao station to the Beijing Capital International Airport.[6] The line became operational on July 19, 2008. On subway maps, the Capital Airport Express' color is purplish gray (Pantone 666C).[7]

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  2. ^ "北京市朝阳区国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划和二〇三五年远景目标纲要". 2021-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20.
  3. ^ "北京市城市快速轨道交通建设规划（2007—2015）". 2015-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16.
  4. ^ (Chinese) Retrieved 2012-04-28 "北京地铁昨天全路网日客运量首破800万高达839.1万人次". Beijing Subway Corporation. 2012-04-28.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference speed1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ 地铁机场线今日开通 最大时速110公里用男乘务员 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua News. 2008-07-19. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008.
  7. ^ "公共交通客运标志 第2部分：城市轨道交通" (PDF). 2016-04-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-09.