The Batong Line of the
Beijing Subway
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() is an east–west
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line in eastern
Beijing
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. It extends
Line 1 further east from in
Chaoyang District to in
Tongzhou District.
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with
Line 1 started on August 29, 2021.
The Batong Line derives its name by combining the first character of Bawangfen (), another name for Sihui, and Tongzhou (), the eastern suburban district of Beijing which the line serves.
The Batong Line is mainly above ground with only 3.8 km section is underground
and runs
from the in the west to in the east. The colour of the Batong Line that is shown on maps, like that of
Line 1, is red.
The line tends to be very crowded during rush hour. To alleviate this headways were reduced and
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services were introduced during rush hour in early 2020. However, these express services were removed with the start of through operation with Line 1 in mid 2021.
Hours of operation
The first east-bound train departs
Sihui
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at 6:00am. The first west-bound train departs Huazhuang at 5:16am. The last east-bound train leaves Sihui at 11:40pm. The last west-bound train leaves Huazhuang at 10:56pm.
Route
The Batong Line follows the
Beijing-Tongzhou Expressway eastward from
Sihui
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to
Guǎnzhuang. Between
Gaobeidian
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and
Guǎnzhuang, the Batong Line and its stations are built into the highway's median. At
Bali Qiao, the Batong Line turns to the southeast and follows the Jingtang Road to
Tu Qiao, which is located just inside the Tuqiao Bridge exit on the eastern
6th Ring Road
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The road is numbered G4501 and as such is strictly speaking co ...
. From there, the line turns and follows the 6th Ring Road south and west to and .
Stations (from West to East)
Station list for Line 1 and Batong line of Beijing Subway, after the through operation started on August 29, 2021.
Rolling stock
The line uses 6-car Type B rolling stock.
Current
Former
History
Phase 1
Construction of the Batong Line began on December 28, 2001 and the line opened on December 27, 2003.
In 2012, traffic on Batong Line was relieved by the opening of the parallel
Line 6, with a 12.14% decrease in daily ridership and a 10–20% reduction in flow during rush hour.
However, during peak hours sections the line still operates above 100% capacity.
Southern extension (Phase 2)
There are 2 stations on the southern extension: station and station (both are transfer stations with the eastern extension of
Line 7). The extension is 4.5 km in length,
including 3.8 km underground section.
station was opened on December 28, 2019.
[ station opened on August 26, 2021.]
Opening timeline
Through operations with Line 1
In 2010, a CPPCC member Chen Dingwang, proposed that services on Line 1 and the Batong Line should directly link, with through operations A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in form of eith ...
, reducing travel times and removing the unnecessary forced transfers at or . However, the Beijing Subway
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responded that Line 1's and Batong's signal
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systems are completely different, so through-operation will be more difficult to achieve from an engineering standpoint. As of 2016, preliminary design and feasibility studies are underway to allow for through operations between Line 1 and Batong. On June 12, 2020, the project of the through operation of Line 1 and Batong line was approved by Beijing Development and Reform Commission. Through operation A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in form of eith ...
with Line 1 started on 29 August 2021.
References
External links
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Beijing Subway lines
Railway lines opened in 2003
2003 establishments in China
750 V DC railway electrification