Line 15 of the
Beijing Subway
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rapid transit
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rail line in northern
Beijing
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The line has a total length of across northern Beijing from
Qinghuadongluxikou in
Haidian District
Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District.
It is 431 square km in ar ...
in the west, to
Fengbo in
Shunyi District
Shunyi District () is an administrative district of Beijing, located to the northeast of the city's urban core. As of 2014, the population of the district is around 983,000, of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits. The Beiji ...
in the east.
The line uses Sparcs CBTC system supplied by Nippon Signal. It cost
¥17.6 billion. The line features 6-car trains similar to other lines in the
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends ...
.
Tunnels of Line 15 are up to underground, making them the deepest in Beijing's subway system.
Trains run every 2–3 minutes during the
rush hour
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with some trains performing
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A journey on a local all stop train from Fengbo to Qinghuadongluxikou station takes about 60 minutes.
Route
The line is with 20 stations, with 4 transfer stations at Wangjing (
Line 14), Wangjing West (
Line 13), Datunlu East (
Line 5) and Olympic Green (
Line 8). The line run from
Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District to
Fengbo in Shunyi District. Line 15 travels underground from Qinghuadongluxikou to
Maquanying, and then goes above ground on an elevated track to
Houshayu before returning underground and going underneath the
Chaobai River
The Chaobai River () is a river in northern China. The river is 458 km long and flows from the confluence of the Chao and Bai Rivers at the Miyun Reservoir in Beijing Municipality through Hebei Province and into the Grand Canal of the Hai Ri ...
to Fengbo. The elevated section is high enough to allow elevated roads to pass underneath. A major public venue on the Line 15 is the New China International Exhibition Center (New CIEC) at the
China International Exhibition Center station. New CIEC holds the annual Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which attracted 800,000 visitors in 2012.
List of Stations
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History
During planning of Line 15, the eastern terminus was moved from Fuqian Jie
to the east bank of the
Chaobai River
The Chaobai River () is a river in northern China. The river is 458 km long and flows from the confluence of the Chao and Bai Rivers at the Miyun Reservoir in Beijing Municipality through Hebei Province and into the Grand Canal of the Hai Ri ...
.
Construction began on Phase I of Line 15 in Shunyi District on April 11, 2009.
At that time, Phase I of Line 15 was only long with 12 stations.
According to the construction schedule in 2009, the easternmost Shunyi section of Phase I ( in length with seven stations) would be opened first on December 30, 2011.
The remainder of Phase I would follow in May 2013.
The route of Line 15's Phase II has been revised several times over the years. In April 2009, Phase II plans showed the western half of Line 15 running from
Xiyuan Station in
Haidian District
Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District.
It is 431 square km in ar ...
, through the campus of
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (; abbr. THU) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education.
The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...
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Zhongguancun
Zhongguancun () is a major technology hub in Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Zhongguancun occupies a band between the northwestern Third Ring Road and the northwestern Fourth Ring Road, in the northwestern part of Beijing. Zhongguancun is ...
, and the
Olympic Green
The Olympic Green () is an Olympic Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Since then, the streets around the park have been used for an exhibition street race of the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2 ...
, and joining at Wangjing West.
When track-laying began in Phase I on October 28, 2009, the schedule and alignment of underwent a major revision, with one proposal extending Line 15 westward as originally planned with additional stations
and another proposal sending Line 15 southward and parallel to Line 8 to provide relief for congested
Line 4 and
5. Ultimately the route west to
Qinghuadongluxikou was selected and the design of Xiyuan station leaves enough space to build another platform in between
Line 4 and
Line 16 platform for potential Line 15 extension westward beyond Qinghuadongluxikou. Additionally the construction schedule was revised with Phase I expanded from and 12 stations to and 18 stations. plans also underwent a revision; instead of two sections, Phase II would be built and opened in three sections.
The first section of , from Wangjing West to Houshayu, opened on December 30, 2010. The second, from Houshayu to Fengbo, followed at the end of 2011. The third section, from Qinghuadongluxikou to Wangjing West, opened on December 28, 2014.
In 8 July 2022, an EIA document regarding Phase III construction of Beijing rail transport system (2022–2027) announced the phase 2 of line 15, with 3.5 km long extension from Fengbo to Nancai.
Line 15, Phase I stations, from east to west with transfers in parentheses:
* Wangjing East station did not open in 2010 due to lack of connections with the surrounding road system. It was opened on 31 December 2016.
** Datunlu East station did not open in 2014 because the transfer corridors to Line 5 were still under construction. It was opened on 26 December 2015.
Rolling Stock
Gallery
Image:Beijing Subway line 15 under construction near future Wangjing station.jpg, Line 15 under construction near Wangjing Station (photo taken September 3, 2009)
File:201108211350 Wangjing Station.jpg, Wangjing station entrance
File:马泉营站站台.JPG, Maquanying station platform
File:15号线望京西站.JPG, Wangjing West station platform
File:地铁顺义站站厅.JPG, Shunyi station
Shunyi Station () is a station on Line 15 of the Beijing Subway. It is located in Shunyi District.
Station Layout
The station has an underground island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layou ...
concourse
File:南法信站站台.JPG, Nanfaxin station platform
File:石门站站台.JPG, Shimen station
Shimen Station () is a station on Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.
Station Layout
The station has an underground island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single plat ...
platform
File:201108211329 Cuigezhuang Zhan.jpg, Cuigezhuang station platform
References
External links
Official Beijing Subway WebsiteLine 15 Information Page at the Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co. Ltd.
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Beijing Subway lines
Railway lines opened in 2010
2010 establishments in China
750 V DC railway electrification