Fangshan line

Fangshan line
A Fangshan line train leaving Suzhuang station
Overview
Other name(s)	M25 North (planned name) Line 25 North
Status	Operational
Locale	Fengtai and Fangshan districts Beijing
Termini	Yancundong Dongguantounan
Stations	16
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Depot(s)	Yancun
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (BD24)
Daily ridership	102,600 (2014 Avg.) 132,100 (2014 Peak)[1]
History
Opened	30 December 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12-30)
Technical
Line length	31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map Legend Dongguantounan Line 16 Wanpingcheng – Bei'anhe Shoujingmao Line 10 inner – outer Zaoyu ditch Huaxiang Dongqiao Ma'cao river Baipenyao National Library connects Line 9 Guogongzhuang Line 9 connects line 9 depot Dabaotai Several railways near Fengtai West railway station crossing Yongding River Daotian Changyang Jingguang HSR Xiaoqing river Libafang Yaba river Guangyangcheng Huangliang railway Liangxiang Univ. Town North Liangxiang Univ. Town Liangxiang Univ. Town West Jingguang railway Liangxiang Nanguan Ciwei river Suzhuang Yancun depot planned through trains via Yanfang line Yancundong Yanfang line Yanshan v t e

The Fangshan Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁房山线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě fángshān xiàn) is a rapid transit line in western Beijing that runs from Yancundong in Fangshan District north and east to Dongguantounan in Fengtai District. The line is 31.8 km (19.8 mi). It is mainly elevated, including 10 elevated stations and 6 underground stations.^[2] It allows residents of Beijing's western suburbs to connect to the rest of the Beijing Subway network. Fangshan line's color is orange.

It was opened on December 30, 2010. An expansion of the line came on December 30, 2017, with the opening of the one-station western extension to Yancundong. The line was extended further north from Guogongzhuang station to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road. The extension is 5.25 km (3.26 mi) in length and it is fully underground.^[3][4] The northern extension opened on December 31, 2020.^[5]