Huairou–Miyun line explained

Other Name:S5
Type:Commuter rail
System:Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR)
Status:Operational
Stations:7
Operator:China Railway Beijing Group
Stock:CRH6F-A Huaimi Train
NDJ3 Great Wall Train (former)
Linelength:144.61NaN1
Speed:100kph[1]
Map State:collapsed

Huairou–Miyun Line of Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR), or Huaimi Line, is a commuter rail line in Beijing. It runs from in Xicheng District to in Miyun District. The line is 144.61NaN1 in length with 7 stations.[2]

It provides faster service to reach Beijing's two suburban districts, Huairou District and Miyun District from central Beijing.

History

Changping North and Huairou North started the Huairou–Miyun line service on 31 December 2017.[3] Yanqihu, Heishansi and Gubeikou started the Huairou–Miyun line service on April 30, 2019.[4] The terminal of the line changed from to on 30 December 2019. From August 1, 2020 to August 20, 2020, the whole line stopped service for the Beijing–Tongliao railway electrification project.[5] Beijing North started the Huairou–Miyun line service on September 30, 2020.

Station

Station
Station NameConnectionsDistance
LocationSection
VAP
(via Xizhimen)00XichengJingzhang intercity railway
QIP1111Haidian
VBP
2738ChangpingJingtong railway
FGP[6]
4583Huairou
HBP
588
HVP15103Miyun
GKP42145

Ticket

The ticket pricing of the Huairou-Miyun Line is the same as that of the Beijing Subway network. For example, the ticket price of Qinghe - Gubeikou is 12 CNY.[7] Special half-price ticket of children and disabled soldiers is sold on the 12306 website, 12306 mobile application and in all railway ticket offices. Users of Beijing Suburban Railway Card and users of the Yitongxing mobile app enjoy the same preferential policy of Beijing Subway accumulated consumption discount. Passengers have to purchase a ticket and get in the station after verifying identity documents if they purchase the tickets online or in the ticket offices. Passengers do not need to seat in number. Passengers can pay the fare by Beijing Suburban Railway Card, QR code generated by Yitongxing mobile app, an online-purchased ticket or in all China Railway ticket offices by cash, bank card, WeChat Pay or Alipay. Passengers have to swipe the traffic card or document of identification (if the ticket was purchased online) or scan the QR code while entering and leaving the stations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 北京市郊铁路怀密线9月30日将引入北京北站. 2020-09-25.
  2. Web site: 明日起市郊铁路怀密线引入北京北站,新车也将上线. 2020-09-29.
  3. Web site: 城市副中心线、怀柔-密云线本周日开通 经停车站、票价看这里! | 北晚新视觉.
  4. Web site: 市郊铁路怀密线今起全线运营. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430235057/http://www.bj.xinhuanet.com/bjyw/2019-04/30/c_1124435982.htm. dead. April 30, 2019.
  5. News: 提示!市郊铁路怀柔-密云线8月1日至20日全线停运. Reminder for Huaimi Line stop service from August 1 to August 20. Beijing Daily APP. 2020-07-24. 2020-07-26.
  6. Web site: 北京范各庄火车站今起更名为雁栖湖站. 2019-07-15. 2019-07-16.
  7. Web site: 怀柔-密云线12月30日引入清河站. 2019-12-28.