Type Rapid transit Status Operational Stations 11 | System Beijing Subway Line length 24.79 km (15.40 mi) | |
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Daily ridership 102,600 (2014 Avg.)
132,100 (2014 Peak) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Operator Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited Terminis Guogongzhuang Station, Suzhuang Station | ||
The Fangshan Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁房山线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě fángshān xiàn) is a subway line in western Beijing that runs from Suzhuang in Fangshan District north and east to Guogongzhuang in Fengtai District. The line is 24.79 km (15.40 mi) long, has 11 stations (9 surface; 2 underground) and opened on December 31, 2010. The line is mainly elevated, same as the reverse point at Suzhuang. By function, it is very similar to commuter rail as it starts from a Line 9 terminal (Guogongzhuang Station). So, if you were to travel to Suzhuang from West Railway Station: you will take Line 9 to Guogongzhuang Station and transfer at Guogongzhuang Station to Fangshan Line.
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As of March 15, 2014, the Fangshan Line connects with only one other subway line, Line 9 at Guogongzhuang. The line will be extended further north to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road, and will connect with Line 10 at Shoujingmao (Capital University of Economics) and with Line 16 at Fengyiqiao South. The southern terminus at Suzhuang will serve as the northern terminus for the Yanfang Line.
Route
The Suzhou Dajie station is located at the intersection of Changhong Xi Lu and Suzhuang Dajie in the Liangxiang section of Fangshan. The line makes four stops in Liangxiang including at the Fangshan Campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology. The line then heads north to the towns of Guangyang and Changyang. After crossing the Yongding River, the Fangshan Line enters Fengtai District where the line makes its two most northern stops, at Dabaotai near the Beijing World Park, and at Guogongzhuang, also the southern terminus of Line 9.
From Guogongzhuang, where the line currently terminates, the Fangshan Line will be extended further to the northeast for 4.6 km to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road. The line will have four additional stations—Fanyang Lu (樊羊路), Huaxiangqiao East (花乡桥东), Shoujingmao (Capital University of Economics) and Fengyiqiao South (丰益桥南), and will connect with Line 10 at Shoujingmao and with Line 16 at Fengyiqiao South. The Fangshan Line's current southern terminus, Suzhuang will serve as the northern terminus for the Yanfang Line.
Stations
Stations from the northeast to the southwest:
History
Construction of the Fangshan Line was originally set to begin in 2012 but was moved up to April 1, 2009 to use stimulus funding provided by the government to counter the Financial Crisis of 2007-08. On April 1, 2009 eleven station names were initially unveiled, but most of the stations were subsequently renamed on March 23, 2010.
On December 30, 2010, the line began operating from Suzhuang to Dabaotai, but was not connected to any other line of the subway system. One year later, on December 31, 2011, the Dabaotai to the Guogongzhuang section opened, linking the Fangshan Line with Line 9 and the rest of the subway network.