Line 6 of the Beijing Subway

Beijing Subway

The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. It is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 12 lines, and the Beijing MTR...

is currently under construction and is scheduled to be opened in December 28, 2012. The line will run parallel to and north of Line 1

Line 1, Beijing Subway

Line 1 of the Beijing Subway is the longest, oldest and busiest line of Beijing's mass transit rail network. It runs underneath Chang'an Avenue, the city's grand east-west thoroughfare, right through the heart of Beijing with stops on either side of Tiananmen Square...

 and the Batong Line, from Shijingshan

Shijingshan District

Shijingshan District is an urban district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies to the west of the urban core of Beijing, and is part of the Western Hills area...

 to Tongzhou District. It may be the first of Beijing's subway lines to feature express and local stations. Line 6 has a total planned length of 50.67 km with 32 stations, and will be built in three phases.

Planned Route and Stations

Construction is planned in in two phases.

Phase I

In Phase I, Line 6 will run about 30 km from Wulu in Haidian District to Caoying in Tongzhou District following Linglong Road, Sanlihe Road, Chaoyang North Rd., the west bank of the Grand Canal, and Grand Canal East Road. Of the 20 planned stations, 12 will offer transfer connections to other lines. Construction began in December 2007 and is scheduled to be completed in 2012. Total investment for Phase I is estimated at ¥

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19.7 billion.

Planned stations from west to east (and transfer stations other lines -- bold denotes lines in operation; italic denotes lines under construction):

Haidian Wuluju 海淀五路居 Cishousi 慈寿寺 (Line 10 Phase II Line 10, Beijing Subway Line 10 of the Beijing Subway is the second loop line in Beijing's rapid transit network.Half of the Line 10 loop, north and east of the city centre, has been in operation since July 19, 2008. The other half of the loop, in the south and west, is now under construction. In the north, south and... ) Huayuanqiao 花园桥 Baishiqiao South 白石桥南 (Line 9 Line 9, Beijing Subway Line 9 of the Beijing Subway is rapid transit line currently under construction in western Beijing. The line will run 16.5 km from the National Library in Haidian District in the north to Guogongzhuang in Fengtai District in the south, and have 13 stations. Construction began in April 2007... ) Chegongzhuang West 车公庄西 (Line 12 Line 12, Beijing Subway Line 12 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line under planning in Beijing. Construction is scheduled to begin before 2015.-History:Line 12's route has undergone substantial changes on the planners' drawing board.... ) Chegongzhuang 车公庄 (Line 2 Line 2, Beijing Subway Line 2 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. It traces the Ming Dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue. It is second oldest and busiest of Beijing's subway lines and... ) Ping'anli 平安里 (Line 4 Line 4, Beijing Subway Line 4 of the Beijing Subway is the 9th subway line in Beijing's mass transit network. It entered into operation on September 28, 2009, and runs from north to south, parallel and to the west of Line 5, through Haidian, Xicheng, Xuanwu and Fengtai Districts in the western half of the city. It is... ) Beihai North 北海北 Nanluoguxiang 南锣鼓巷 (Line 8 Phase II Line 8, Beijing Subway Line 8 of the Beijing Subway , also known as the Olympic Branch Line , is the shortest of Beijing's subway lines currently in operation. It connects Beijing's Olympic village, called the Olympic Green, with Line 10, north of the city centre, in Chaoyang District. The line spans just 4.53 km, and... ) Dongsi 东四 (Line 5 Line 5, Beijing Subway Line 5 of the Beijing Subway was Beijing's first subway with a north-south route. It runs for 27.6 km, in a near straight line, just east of the city centre from Tiantongyuan North in Changping District to Songjiazhuang in Fengtai District. It entered into operation on October 2007. Line... ) Chaoyangmen Chaoyangmen Chaoyangmen is the name of a gate in the former city wall of Beijing. It is now a transportation node and a district border in Beijing. It is located in the Dongcheng District of northeastern central Beijing.... 朝阳门 (Line 2 Line 2, Beijing Subway Line 2 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. It traces the Ming Dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue. It is second oldest and busiest of Beijing's subway lines and... ) Dongdaqiao 东大桥 Hujialou 呼家楼 (Line 10 Line 10, Beijing Subway Line 10 of the Beijing Subway is the second loop line in Beijing's rapid transit network.Half of the Line 10 loop, north and east of the city centre, has been in operation since July 19, 2008. The other half of the loop, in the south and west, is now under construction. In the north, south and... ) Tiaoshuiyuan 甜水园 (Line 14 Line 14, Beijing Subway Line 14 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line under construction in Beijing. It will run across the southern and eastern fringes of Beijing from the Dongheyan Lu on the west bank of the Yongding River in the southwest corner of the city to Laiguangying in the northeast corner. It will... ) Shilipu 十里堡 Qingnian Lu 青年路 Dalianpo 褡裢坡 Huangqu 黄渠 Changying 常营 Caofang 草房

Line 6 in Phase I was originally slated to have elevated tracks for 7 km, east of the 5th Ring Road, from Dingfuzhuang and Changying. After residents along the route raised concerns about train noise, planners reconsidered and ultimately decided to keep all of Phase I under ground.

Phase II

In Phase II, Line 6 will be extended further east by about 12 km through 7 stations from Caofang to Dongxiaoying in the Tongzhou New City. Planned stations, from west to east:

Beijing Wuzi University 物资学院 Beiguan Beiguan Beiguan is a type of traditional music, melody and theatrical performance between the 17th and mid-20th centuries. It was widespread in Zhangzhou and Taiwan... 北关 Xinhua Dajie 新华大街 Yudaihe Dajie 玉带河大街 Haojiafu 郝家府 Tongzhou New City 通州新城 Dongxiaoying 东小营

Like Phase I, the entire section of Phase II is kept underground.

Phase III

In 2011, the Subway authorities have decided to split five stations from the Mentougou Line and incorporate them as part of the western section of Line 6 to eradicate public fears about electromagnetic pollution and also to improve links with the city. The opening date of the line has not been confirmed. The planned stations, from west to east, are:

Pingguoyuan 苹果园 Pingguoyuan South Road 苹果园南路 Xihuangcun Xihuangcun Xihuangcun is a township-level division situated in Xingtai, Hebei, China.... 西黄村 Liaogongzhuang 廖公庄 Tiancun 田村

History

• On March 22, 2010, the tunneling work on Line 6 commenced near Shilipu in Chaoyang District.