Line 17 of the

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line under construction in

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. The line is fully underground with a total length of and is scheduled to open in parts in 2021-2023. It is operated by

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Description

Line 17 is planned to run from the Future Science Park North station in

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to Jiahuihu station in Tongzhou District. The line is fully underground with a total length of . The expected end to end travel time to be approximately 56 minutes. When complete, the line will provide relief to the congestion on Line 5, Line 10 and Line 13.

Rolling stock

Line 17 uses 8-car Type A rolling stock.

Opening time

Stations

History

In January 2011, an official with the city's planning committee indicated that Line 17 of the subway was planned to run east–west through the city's

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under Guanghua Road with transfers to Lines 4 and 5. However, the line run through

is known as Line 28 now. In February 2012, the city's planning committee identified a different Line 17, as a line planned for 2020, that would run north–south from

Tiantongyuan Tiantongyuan () is a suburb in northern Beijing's Changping District. As of April 2008, it was said to have over 400,000 residents. As of 2019, the population of Tiantongyuan had jumped to 700,000, making it the largest Xiaoqu (housing communi ...

to Yizhuang that would run parallel and to the east of Line 5. On June 15, 2012, the city government disclosed tentatively planned stations for the line.(Chinese
"北京再规划建设3号、12号、R2线三条新地铁线路" 中国质量新闻网
2012-06-16(Chinese

2012-06-16(Chinese

2012-06-16 On 10 October 2013, city authorities confirmed that Line 17 would run from the Future Science Park North station in

to Yizhuang Zhanqianqu South station in Tongzhou District. Construction was expected to begin in 2014 and Line 17 would have a total length of .(Chinese
"北京地铁17号线有望明年开建从昌平至亦庄" ''新京报''
2013-10-10 Construction of the line began in 2015. On 8 July 2022, an

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document prepared by the China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS) regarding Phase III (2022–2027) construction of the Beijing Subway announced an branch line of Line 17 from Tiantongyuandong Station to

Beiqijia Beiqijia Town () is a town located in the southwestern corner of Changping District, Beijing, China. It borders Baishan and Xiaotangshan Towns in the north, Houshayu Town and Sunhe Township in the east, Laiguangying Township and Tiantongyuan ...

, with one intermediate station not identified.

References

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