Yanfang Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁燕房线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě yānfáng xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It was opened on December 30, 2017.

Yanfang line
A Yanfang line train between Magezhuang and Dashihedong
Overview
Other name(s)M25 South (planned name)
Line 25 South
StatusMain line in operation
LocaleFangshan District
Beijing
Termini
Stations9 in operation
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Metro Operation Administration (BJMOA) Corp., Ltd.[1]
Depot(s)Yancun North
Rolling stock4-car Type B (DKZ76, SFM16)
History
Opened30 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-30)
Technical
Line length14.4 km (8.9 mi) (main line)[2]
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Yanshan
Fangshan Chengguan
Raolefu
Magezhuang
Dashi river
Dashihedong
Xingcheng
Yancun
Zicaowu
planned through train via Fangshan line
Yancundong
Yancun North depot

History

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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.

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Yancundong — Yanshan 30 December 2017 14.4 km (8.95 mi)[2] 9 (main line)

Route

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Map of Yanfang Line.

The line is projected to be Y-shaped, with the main line starting at Yanshan and the branch line starting at Zhoukoudian Town. The two will merge at Raolefu before terminating at Yancundong.[3] Currently only the main line is operational, while the branch line is under planning.

Stations

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Service
routes
Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Distance
km[7]
Location
English Chinese
Yancundong 阎村东  Fangshan  F43 F48 F49 F50 F57 F69 F78 0.000 0.000 Fangshan
Zicaowu 紫草坞 832 951 F13 F70 F85 1.541 1.541
Yancun 阎村 836 839 901 901快 917 934 952 F12 F76 F83 快速直达专线86 1.210 2.751
Xingcheng 星城 831 836 839 901 901快 904 917 934 952 F12 F76 F83 快速直达专线86 1.649 4.400
Dashihedong 大石河东 831 836 839 901 917 F12 F47 F76 F83 1.929 6.329
Magezhuang 马各庄 831 836 839 901 917 F12 F19 F26 F30 F47 F76 F80 F83 快速直达专线86 2.087 8.416
Raolefu 饶乐府 831 836 839 901 917 F12 F19 F26 F30 F47 F76 F80 F83 0.984 9.400
Fangshan Chengguan 房山城关 836 839 F15 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F26 F56 F76 F77 F83 1.777 11.177
Yanshan 燕山 831 837 901 906 F11 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F40 F47 F77 F80 2.076 13.253
Laochengqu 老城区 Fangshan
Guce 顾册
     Zhoukoudian Town 周口店镇

Rolling Stock

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Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Amount in Service Fleet Numbers Depot
DKZ70   CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 2015 15 YF 001–YF015 Yancun North
SFM16   CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2016 1 YF016

Technology

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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

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The 6.1 km (3.8 mi) 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

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  1. ^ "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. ^ a b "北京地铁燕房线上线试跑". 2017-02-17.
  3. ^ a b Gong Zheng (巩峥) (6 January 2011). 周口店三年后通地铁. Beijing Daily. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. ^ 北京轨交燕房线工程因环评未过被叫停 (in Simplified Chinese). Sina News. 2011-10-18.
  5. ^ a b 北京地铁燕房线或今年底动工 (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-03-29.
  6. ^ 燕房线预计2017年年底开通 - 今日头条. toutiao.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  7. ^ "燕房线路网车站站间距信息". Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  8. ^ "Beijing orders first driverless metro trains". 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "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.