Line 19 of the Beijing Subway () is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It is in length and has 10 stations. It is fully underground.

Description

Phase 1 of Line 19 begins at Mudanyuan station in Haidian District and ends at

Xingong station Xingong Station () is a station on the and of the Beijing Subway. Station Layout The station has underground dual-island platforms An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a singl ...

Fengtai District Fengtai District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller ...

. Phase 1 of Line 19 is in length with 10 stations. The line was envisioned as a major relief line for the overcrowded Line 4 and more direct link to the Beijing Financial Street commercial area. The line uses 8-car type A rolling stock. The trains have a maximum speed of 120 km/h. However the speed limit of the first phase, which runs under the dense city center is 100 km/h. Phase II extensions north and south run through suburban areas and will be built to more generous alignments allowing for 120 km/h operations.

Opening timeline

Stations (Phase I)

History

It was reported in February 2012 as one of six new lines under planning by the city's public transit planning authorities. As of 2015, the line was renamed to Line 19 with the first phase starting construction in 2016. The line opened on 31 December 2021. Four infill stations opened on 30 July 2022.

Future development

Phase 2 of Line 19, which is under planning, consists of a northern extension to Changping District. Additionally, there will be a branch line of the northern extension, which will serve the new

Qinghe railway station Qinghe railway station () is a railway station in Beijing. The old station began its construction in 1905 and opened in 1906. The station closed on October 31, 2016, to be rebuilt into a new high-speed railway station on the Beijing-Baotou Pas ...

, a station on the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway. On 11 January 2022, the second phase of Line 19 was listed as one of the 10 construction projects in the "Beijing Rail Transit Phase III Construction Plan (2022-2027)". In 8 July 2022, an EIA document regarding Phase III construction of Beijing rail transport system (2022–2027) expanded the phase 2 planning. The northern extension will start from Mudanyuan and run to Life Valley as a 17.6 km long section with 6 new stations. A branch of the northern extension will run from Shangqingqiao South to Qinghe railway station for 6.8 km with one new station. Additionally, a southern extension was announced from Xingong to Haizijiao as a 12.6 km long section with 6 new stations along with a branch of the southern extension from Xinmeiti Chanye Jidi to Shengwu Yiyao Jidi West which will be 17.4 km long with 7 new stations.

References

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