Line 16 (Beijing Subway) Explained

Other Name:M16 (planned name)
Type:Rapid transit
System:Beijing Subway
Status:Operational
Locale:Fengtai, Xicheng and Haidian District
Beijing
Stations:30 (29 in operation)
Daily Ridership:140,000 (2021 first half, peak)[1]
Operator:Beijing MTR Metro Line 16 Corp., Ltd.
Character:Underground
Depot:Bei'anhe and Yushuzhuang
Stock:8-car Type A (DKZ93, SFM40)
Linelength:48.9km (30.4miles)
Electrification: from overhead catenary
Speed:80km/h[2]
Map State:collapsed

Line 16 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It is 48.9km (30.4miles) in length with 30 stations (29 stations in operation). The line is fully underground.

Construction began in December 2013. The northern section, from to, was opened on 31 December 2016.[3] An infill station,, was opened on 30 December 2017. It extended to on 31 December 2020, and extended to on 31 December 2021. The southern section to opened on 31 December 2022. The remainder of the line to opened on 30 December 2023.

The line is operated by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited and uses CNR Changchun DKZ93 and CSR Sifang SFM40 eight-car high-capacity wide-body Type A trains.[4] Line 16's color is

dark-moderate green.

Route

The line starts at the west end of Beiqing Road (北清路), just outside of the 6th Ring Road, and follows the road east to Yongfeng Road (永丰路) where it turns south towards the city. Line 16 follows Yongfeng Road south to, then continues south to the and . It then continues south, passing through,, and turns west through, then west-southwest through before traversing slightly west north-west to end at .

History

In 2009, Line 16 was among the 198 major urban planning projects listed by Beijing's development and reform commission.[5] At that time, Line 16 was slated to run about 35km (22miles), from Huilongguan in Changping District to Huaxiang in Fengtai District.[5]

According to the June 2010 plans, the northern section of Line 16 will replace the originally planned Line 4 northern extension and run 48km (30miles) from Bei'anhe in Haidian District, south to Xiaoyueyuan, near the Lugou Bridge in Fengtai District.[6] The line would begin near Bei'anhe, and provide access to parts of Haidian, north of the foothills the Western Hills that extend into Haidian District. For this reason, that section of the line was also referred to as the Haidian Shanhou (literal translation: Haidian Back Mountain) Line because it begins on the backside of the low-lying range that extends from the Fragrant Hills to the Summer Palace.[6] Points of interest that the line may pass along the route to Xiaoyueyuan in the south include the Summer Palace, Haidian Gymnasium, National Library, Purple Bamboo Park, Beijing Zoo, Chegongzhuang West Road, Sanlihe, Wanshou Temple, (Lize Business District), and the Beijing Fengtai railway station.[6] The proposal was scaled back with the removal of the Haidian Shanhou section in December 2010, reducing the line to just 23km (14miles), from to . But the northern section was subsequently restored months later, bringing the line length 49km (30miles).[7]

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning released the plans for several subway stations in 2013.[8] Construction of the line began in December 2013.[9]

The northern section, from Bei'anhe to Xiyuan, except for Nongda Nanlu, opened on December 31, 2016. Nongda Nanlu opened on December 30, 2017. In April 2020, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform decided to build an infill station on the southern section of Line 16: (now renamed to).[10]

On December 31, 2020, the middle section from Xiyuan to Ganjiakou opened.[11] (Suzhou Jie and Erligou stations were not opened)

On December 31, 2021, a one-station extension to opened.

On December 31, 2022, the southern section of Line 16 (from to) opened. (station was not opened)

On March 18, 2023, station started operation.

On December 30, 2023, the extension from to, and the infill station, started operation.

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Bei'anhe — Xiyuan31 December 201619.62NaN29Northern section
Nongda Nanlu30 December 2017Infill station1
Xiyuan — Ganjiakou31 December 202010.9292NaN2[12] 5Middle section
Ganjiakou — Yuyuantan Park East Gate31 December 2021[13] 0.972NaN21
Yuyuantan Park East Gate — Yushuzhuang31 December 2022[14] 14.2342NaN29Southern section
Erligou18 March 2023Infill station1Middle section
Yushuzhuang — Wanpingcheng30 December 2023[15] 2.7NaN[16] 2Southern section
Suzhou JieInfill station1Middle section
Lize ShangwuquTo be determinedInfill station1Southern section

List of stations

List of stations from north to south.

Station Name[17] ConnectionsNearby Bus StopsDistance
Location
0.0000.490align=center rowspan="15"Haidian
2.6533.143
2.3105.453
2.3527.805
1.9609.765
1.31511.080
2.10813.188
2.19515.383
1.51716.900
2.69019.590
1.98021.570
1.48623.056
1.49724.553
1.61026.163
1.72127.884
1.58929.473align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor=#F8F9FAHaidian / Xicheng
1.04630.519
0.97031.489
0.56532.054align=center Haidian
2.00434.058align=center rowspan="2"Xicheng
[18] 1.55235.610
align=center rowspan="9" bgcolor=#F8F9FAFengtai
3.04438.654
1.79440.448
1.42041.868
1.18743.055
1.22644.281
1.44245.723
[19] 1.68147.404
1.71349.117

Rolling stock

ModelImageManufacturerYear BuiltAmount in ServiceFleet NumbersDepot
DKZ93CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles201635301–335Beianhe
SFM40CRRC Qingdao Sifang29336–364
Formation
 
Car No.12345678
DesignationTc1Mp1M1Mp3M3M2Mp2Tc2

Sources

Web site: 北京地铁16号线工程环境影响报告信息公告 . 2011-04-08 . 2011-04-10 . 铁道第三勘察设计院集团有限公司.

Web site: 北京地铁16号线工程环境影响报告书简本 . 铁道第三勘察设计院集团有限公司 . 2012-10-26 . 2012-10-27.

Web site: 地铁下月开工16号线 . 2013-02-17 . 京华时报、京华网.

Web site: 北京地铁十六号线二期(原海淀山后线)工程环境影响评价信息二次公示 . 2013-12-10 . 2013-12-10 . 铁道第三勘察设计院集团有限公司.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2021. MTR Corporation. 2021-08-12. en. 36. The Northern and Middle sections of BJL16 recorded approximately 21 million passenger trips and average weekday patronage of approximately 140,000 in the first half of 2021. 2021-08-14.
  2. News: "史上最能装"地铁车将进京 最大载客3560人. 2015-01-28.
  3. Web site: 北京地铁16号线北段今开通运营 全程运行31分钟. 2016-12-31.
  4. Web site: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-25/073026941767.shtml . zh:北京地铁新线将用新编组可提高运能70% . Sina News . 2013-04-25 . 2013-07-12.
  5. (Chinese) "北京地铁16号线初定重要站点 拟过动物园、国图等" 北京晚报 2010-06-29
  6. (Chinese)"北京地铁16号线城西贯通南北" 法制晚报 2010-06-29
  7. (Chinese) "北京地铁16号线规划方案获批复 起点为苏州街站" 人民网(北京) 2010-12-29
  8. (Chinese) "北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示" 2013-4-25
  9. (Chinese) 北京地铁16号线丰台段正式开工 共设8座车站 2013-12-11
  10. Web site: 北京地铁16号线工程新增榆树庄北站(方案设计、初步设计、施工图设计)招标公告. 2020-04-20. 2020-04-21. zh.
  11. News: 明日起,地铁房山线北延、16号线中段和有轨电车T1线开通试运营!. 2020-12-30.
  12. Web site: 16号线路网车站站间距信息. 2023-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202638/http://www.mtr.bj.cn/service/line/distable/line-16.html. 2023-01-16.
  13. Web site: 樱花“开”进车站,地铁16号线玉渊潭东门站年底开通. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202092324/https://news.bjd.com.cn/2021/12/01/10011867.shtml. 2021-12-01. 2021-12-02. 2021-12-02.
  14. Web site: 北京地铁16号线南段明日开通并与北段、中段贯通!. 2022-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230124231/https://news.bjd.com.cn//2022/12/30/10283040.shtml. 2022-12-30. live. 全长约14.2公里.
  15. News: 地铁17号线北段等三条地铁线(段)开通试运营. Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport. 2023-12-29. zh. 2023年12月30日(周六)首班车起,地铁17号线北段(工人体育场—未来科学城北)、16号线剩余段(榆树庄—宛平城)及苏州街站、11号线西段剩余段(金安桥—模式口)开通试运营. 2024-01-10.
  16. Web site: 三段地铁线路即将开通. 2023-12-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20231229092518/https://bjrbdzb.bjd.com.cn/bjrb/mobile/2023/20231228/20231228_007/content_20231228_007_1.htm. 2023-12-29.
  17. Web site: 北京城市轨道交通线网图. 2022-02-18.
  18. Web site: 关于轨道交通16号线(木樨地站-宛平城站)工程沿线车站命名预案的公示书(公示期限7天). 2022-09-01. 2022-09-01. https://archive.today/20220901205342/http://yewu.ghzrzyw.beijing.gov.cn/gwxxfb/cxghdmmmfags/dmmmfagsxq.html?id=81e6b69d05250c5d9dc21fccb2f3f6a8. 2022-09-01.
  19. Web site: 关于轨道交通16号线(木樨地站-宛平城站)工程沿线车站命名预案的公示书(公示期限7天). 2022-09-01. 2022-09-01. https://archive.today/20220901205342/http://yewu.ghzrzyw.beijing.gov.cn/gwxxfb/cxghdmmmfags/dmmmfagsxq.html?id=81e6b69d05250c5d9dc21fccb2f3f6a8. 2022-09-01.