Line 15 (Beijing Subway)

Line 15
Line 15 train approaching Houshayu station
Overview
Other name(s)M15 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleHaidian, Chaoyang, and Shunyi districts
Beijing
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)Fengbo, Maquanying
Rolling stock6-car Type B (DKZ31)
Daily ridership149,400 (2014 Avg.)
432,200 (2016 Peak)[1]
History
OpenedDecember 30, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12-30)
Technical
Line length41.4 km (25.7 mi)
CharacterUnderground/Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC Third rail
Route map

Legend
planned phase two
Left arrow Xizhimen – Dongzhimen Right arrow
Line 13 (under planning)
Jingzhang ICR
 Qinghua Donglu Xikou
Liudaokou
Changping line
Left arrow Jimenqiao – Changping Xishankou Right arrow
 Beishatan
Olympic Park
Line 8
Left arrow National Art Museum – Zhuxinzhuang Right arrow
water body of Olympic Green
 Anli Lu
Line 5
Left arrow Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuanbei Right arrow
 Datunludong
Guanzhuang
Line 17 (to be opened 2024)
Left arrow Workers' Stadium – Future Science City North Right arrow
Line 13
Left arrow Dongzhimen – Xizhimen Right arrow
Skyway crossing S11
 Wangjingxi
Wangjing
Line 14
Left arrow Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Right arrow
 Wangjingdong
Beixiao river
Shuangsha railway
 Cuigezhuang
Maquanying depot
connects depot
 Maquanying
connects depot
Jingshen HSR
Sunhe
Wenyu river
 China Int'l Exhibition Center
Hualikan
Houshayu
Nanfaxin
Shimen
Jingcheng railway
 Shunyi
Chaobai River
 Fengbo
Fengbo yard

Line 15 of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁15号线; traditional Chinese: 北京地鐵15號線; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíwǔhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in northern Beijing. Line 15's color is purple.

The line has a total length of 41.4 kilometres (25.7 mi) across northern Beijing from Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District in the west, to Fengbo in Shunyi District in the east.[2] The line uses Sparcs CBTC system supplied by Nippon Signal.[3] It cost ¥17.6 billion. The line features 6-car trains similar to other lines in the Beijing Subway.[4] Tunnels of Line 15 are up to 38 metres (125 ft) underground, making them the deepest in Beijing's subway system.[4] Trains run every 2–3 minutes during the rush hour with some trains performing express services.[5] A journey on a local all stop train from Fengbo to Qinghuadongluxikou station takes about 60 minutes.[6]

  1. ^ 北京地铁全网客流再创历史纪录 逼近1270万 (in Simplified Chinese). 中国新闻社. May 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  2. ^ 地铁15号线顺义段开工 望京西至后沙峪明年底开通 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Times. 2009-04-12. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  3. ^ "Can CBTC cope with complex rail networks?".
  4. ^ a b 北京地铁15号线最快段明年底开通(图) (in Simplified Chinese). 法制晚报. 2009-10-28.
  5. ^ www.bjnews.com.cn. "北京地铁10条线路跑进2分间隔 疫情后部分措施将保留". www.bjnews.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 15I3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).