Yanfang line explained

Other Name:M25 South (planned name)
Line 25 South
Type:Rapid transit
System:Beijing Subway
Status:Main line in operation
Locale:Fangshan District
Beijing
Operator:Beijing Metro Operation Administration (BJMOA) Corp., Ltd.[1]
Character:Elevated
Depot:Yancun North
Stock:4-car Type B (DKZ76, SFM16)
Linelength:14.4km (08.9miles) (main line)[2]
Speed:80km/h
Map State:collapsed

Yanfang Line of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It was opened on December 30, 2017.

History

Construction of the Yanfang Line was scheduled to commence in September 2011 and be completed by 2013.[3] On October 17, 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection declined to approve plans for the line citing lack of approval for the project from the National Development and Reform Commission and uncertain environmental impact of the line on the South–North Water Transfer Project which has a channel and reservoir in Fangshan District.[4] [5] As a result, the onset of construction was delayed to at least the end of 2013.[5]

Construction on Yanfang Line was started in April 2014. The line was scheduled to open in 2017.[6] The line opened on December 30, 2017.

Route

The line is projected to be Y-shaped, with the main line starting at and the branch line starting at Zhoukoudian Town. The two will merge at before terminating at . Currently only the main line is operational, while the branch line is under planning.

Stations

Service
routes
Station NameConnectionsNearby Bus StopsDistance
[7]
Location
0.0000.000Fangshan
1.5411.541
1.2102.751
1.6494.400
1.9296.329
2.0878.416
0.9849.400
1.77711.177
2.07613.253
Fangshan
    

Rolling Stock

ModelImageManufacturerYear BuiltAmount in ServiceFleet NumbersDepot
DKZ70CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles201515YF 001–YF015Yancun North
SFM16CRRC Qingdao Sifang20161YF016

Technology

The line is the first in Beijing to be capable of unattended train operations, and the first in China to exclusively use subsystems developed by domestic manufacturers.[8]

Future Development

The 6.1km (03.8miles) branch line of Yanfang line, from Raolefu station to Zhoukoudian Town station is under planning. Due to low passenger flow, the branch line will not be built in the short-term planning.[9] In addition, Beijing Subway is evaluating the possibile merge with the Fangshan line.

References

  1. Web site: 公司介绍. 2019-11-27. 目前,负责运营北京市轨道交通燕房线、北京大兴国际机场线 (Currently operates Yanfang line and Daxing Airport Express of Beijing Subway).
  2. Web site: 北京地铁燕房线上线试跑. 2017-02-17.
  3. Web site: http://bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2011-01/06/content_354988.htm . zh:周口店三年后通地铁 . Gong Zheng (Chinese: 巩峥) . Beijing Daily. 6 January 2011. 8 September 2011.
  4. Web site: zh-hans . http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-10-18/005423317659.shtml . zh:北京轨交燕房线工程因环评未过被叫停 . 2011-10-18 . Sina News.
  5. Web site: zh-hans . http://car.southcn.com/7/2013-03/29/content_66090126.htm . zh:北京地铁燕房线或今年底动工 . 2013-03-29.
  6. Web site: http://toutiao.com/i6248197823263670786/ . zh:燕房线预计2017年年底开通 - 今日头条 . toutiao.com. 2016-05-22.
  7. Web site: 燕房线路网车站站间距信息. 2020-04-29.
  8. Web site: Beijing orders first driverless metro trains. 12 August 2014.
  9. News: 燕房线支线暂缓建设,今年上半年燕房线进站量全路网最低. 2019-12-10.