Type Rapid transit Status Under construction | System Beijing Subway Stations 10 | |
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Operator Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited Terminis Caoqiao Station, Zhuxinzhuang Station | ||
Line 19 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁19号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíjiǔ hàoxiàn), also known by its codename, Line R3 (Chinese: 北京地铁R3线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě ēr sān xiàn) is an express rapid transit rail line under construction in Beijing.
The express line is planned to run north-south west of the city centre, between Lines 16 and 4, through Haidian, Xicheng and Fengtai Districts. The line is planned to have at least 10 stations, at least eight of which are interchange stations, over 22.4 km. According to the most recent plan, it will begin at Zhuxinzhuang Station with connections to Line 8 and Changping Line and end at Caoqiao Station connecting to the New Airport Line.
R3 is the codename for an express line 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 to be completed by December 20, 2020.