Fangshan line

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 Yancun Dong (E) in Fangshan District north and east to Dongguantou Nan (S) 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. It was opened on December 30, 2010.

Fangshan line
A Fangshan line train
Overview
Other name(s)	M25 North (planned name) Line 25 North
Status	Operational
Locale	Fengtai and Fangshan districts Beijing
Termini	Yancun Dong (E) Dongguantou Nan (S)
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
Technical
Line length	31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Dongguantou Nan(S) Line 16 (to be opened 2021) 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 Guangyang Cheng 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 Yancun Dong (E) Yanfang line Yanshan

An expansion of the line came on December 30, 2017 with the opening of the one-station western extension to Yancun Dong (E).

The line was extended further north to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road, and now connects with Line 10 at Shoujingmao and will connect with Line 16 at Dongguantou Nan (S) in the future. The northern extension opened on December 31, 2020.[3]

Route

Daotian station on the Fangshan Line.

Tracks north of Guangyang Cheng station

The Fangshan Line starts at Yancun Dong (E), just west of the East Yancun Bridge, where it interchanges with the Yanfang Line. Previously, it started at Suzhuang which is located at the intersection of Changhong Xi Lu and Suzhuang Dajie in the Liangxiang area of Fangshan District. The line makes four stops in Liangxiang including at the Fangshan Campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology. The line then heads north to the towns of Guangyang and Changyang. After crossing the Yongding River, the Fangshan Line enters Fengtai District where the line makes two more stops, at Dabaotai near the Beijing World Park, and at Guogongzhuang, also the southern terminus of Line 9. The line furthermore makes four stops northeast.

Stations

List of stations from northeast to southwest:

Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[4]		Location
English	Chinese
Dongguantou Nan (S)	东管头南		49 67 69 300 300快 368 483 631 631快 678 692 820 839 912 968 973 夜7 夜30 专4	0.000	0.000	Fengtai
Shoujingmao	首经贸	10	67 351 692 912 专180 专199	1.138	1.138
Huaxiang Dongqiao	花乡东桥		90 353 354 400 400快 602 685 专199	1.793	2.931
Baipenyao	白盆窑		497 627 845 专180 专190	1.671	4.602
Guogongzhuang	郭公庄	9	470 497 627 969 专180	1.386	5.988
Dabaotai	大葆台		480 840 912 967	1.438	7.426
Daotian	稻田		391 832	6.466	13.892	Fangshan
Changyang	长阳		646 832 912 956 993 专93 专94	4.042	17.934
Libafang	篱笆房		646 907 912 951 993 专92	2.150	20.084
Guangyang Cheng	广阳城		832 956	1.474	21.558
Liangxiang Univ. Town North	良乡大学城北		832	2.003	23.561
Liangxiang Univ. Town	良乡大学城		832 896 934	1.188	24.749
Liangxiang Univ. Town West	良乡大学城西		895	1.739	26.488
Liangxiang Nanguan	良乡南关		833 895 897 956	1.333	27.821
Suzhuang	苏庄		833 897 907 934 993	1.331	29.152
Yancun Dong (E)	阎村东	Yanfang		2.305	31.457

History

Construction of the Fangshan Line was originally set to begin in 2012[5] but was moved up to April 1, 2009 to use stimulus funding provided by the government to counter the Financial Crisis of 2007-08.[6] The names of Phase 1 stations was announced on March 25, 2010 as a 7-day publicity.[7]

On December 30, 2010, the line began operating from Suzhuang to Dabaotai, but was not connected to any other line of the subway system. One year later, on December 31, 2011, the Dabaotai to Guogongzhuang section opened, linking the Fangshan Line with Line 9 and the rest of the subway network.

On December 30, 2017, the line was extended one stop westward to Yancun Dong (E).

On December 31, 2020, the line was extended north by 4 stations.[3]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Dabaotai — Suzhuang	30 December 2010	24.79 km (15.4 mi)[8]	10	Phase 1
Guogongzhuang — Dabaotai	31 December 2011		1
Suzhuang — Yancun Dong (E)	30 December 2017	2.2 km (1.4 mi)[9]	1	Western extension
Guogongzhuang — Dongguantou Nan (S)	31 December 2020	4.8 km (3.0 mi)[3]	4	Northern extension

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
BD24		Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2009 2019–2020	44	FS 001–FS 044	Yancun

References

1. 2014年4月30日综合交通总体运行情况. 北京市交通信息中心 北京市交通运行监测调度中心. 2014-05-01. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
2. 北京地铁房山线规划方案公布 设车站11座 Mar. 24, 2010 (Chinese)
3. "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.
4. "站间距信息 | 北京地铁官方网站". Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
5. "北京轨道交通房山线提前至年内开工", 北京晨报 June 29, 2008 (Chinese)
6. "地铁房山线11座站名确定" 京华时报 Archived 2010-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Jan. 7, 2009 (Chinese)
7. http://3g.163.com/news/article/62MII1VA000146BD.html
8. "房山线北延四站明年开工". 北起丰台区郭公庄站，南至房山区苏庄站。全长24.79公里，设11座车站
9. "全自动、磁浮、有轨电车 北京宣布开通三条轨道交通新线". 2017-12-29. 30日还将开通房山线阎村东至苏庄的一站一区间，长度约2.2公里