Yesterday, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned from the BJMTR that the northern section of Metro Line 17 will be opened by the end of this year, and Line 16 will be completed at the same time. After the opening of the northern section of Line 17, it will only take 31 minutes to reach the Workers' Stadium from the north of the Future Science CityAfter the completion of Line 16, it will only take 83 minutes from Bei'anhe Station to Wanpingcheng Station.
Taiyanggong Station is an interchange station between Line 10 and Line 17.
Yesterday, a reporter from Beiqing Daily came to the soon-to-be-put into operation of the Taiyanggong Station of the subway to visit, the station has been cleaned, a large area of orange and white decorative panels are staggered, and a very bright strip light strip is installed in the ceiling, which is transparent and bright as a whole, and the newly decorated station has also ushered in the first batch of experience officers of BJMTR. Mr. Zhang, the experience officer, introduced that his home is outside Guang'anmen, and he works in the future Science City, "I used to go to work on the Beijing-Chengcheng Expressway, but the morning rush hour is very congested, and it takes an hour and a half to get to work. ”
According to Wang Ying, the general manager of train operation and quality of BJMTR, the northern section of Line 17 starts from Changping District in the north to Chaoyang District in the south, connecting large residential areas such as Tiantongyuan and Taiyanggong and commercial areas such as Sanlitun, with a total length of about 25 kilometers and a total of 10 stations, from north to south are Future Science City North Station, Future Science City Station, Tiantongyuan East Station, Qingheying Station, Hongjunying Station, Wangjing West Station (temporarily suspended), Taiyanggong Station, Xibahe Station, Zuojiazhuang Station, and Workers' Stadium Station. Among them, Taiyanggong Station is the interchange station between Line 17 and Line 10. After the opening of the northern section of Line 17, it will effectively enhance the rail transit service capacity of the future Science City area and Huitian area, and the residents of the north of the future Science City will only need 31 minutes to go to the Workers Stadium by the northern section of Line 17, which will save about 30 minutes compared with driving, and about 90 minutes less than the bus to the subway, and the average daily passenger volume is expected to be about 15 after the opening80,000 people. At the same time, the convenient subway travel will also help attract more innovative enterprises and talents to settle in the future Science City, which is of great significance to increase the vitality of regional innovation and promote industrial development.
Following the opening of the northern, central and southern sections of Line 16, the remaining two stations of Line 16 (Hongtaizhuang Station and Wanpingcheng Station) will also be opened by the end of the year. At that time, Line 16 will be completed. At the same time, Suzhou Street Station of Line 16 will also be opened simultaneously, and Suzhou Street Station is the transfer station of Line 16 and Line 10.
As a north-south backbone line in Beijing's rail transit network, Line 16 runs from Bei'an River in the north to Wanping City in the south, with a total length of about 50 kilometers and an average daily passenger volume of about 400,000 passengers. The completion of Line 16 will better connect important urban functional areas such as Zhongguancun West District, Sanlihe Administrative Center District, Fengtai Railway Station, and Fengtai Science and Technology Park, and help promote the integrated development of northern and southern urban areas.
Line 17 stations are equipped with "family-style" barrier-free toilets.
In order to meet the travel needs of different groups, each station of the northern section of Line 17 is equipped with "family-style" barrier-free toilets, which is the first case in the field of rail transit in Beijing. The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that the toilet is equipped with barrier-free toilets and wash basins, children's toilets and small sinks, multi-functional folding tables and baby seats, etc., providing a more convenient travel experience for families with children, the elderly and the disabled.
In the northern section of Line 17, at Taiyanggong Station of Line 17, some of the elevators in the station adopt the design of double-sided door-opening elevators, starting from the path of passengers entering and exiting the station, setting the direction of opening and closing the doors, making it convenient for passengers using wheelchairs and passengers with large luggage to take the elevator.
In order to create a friendlier and more convenient travel environment, BJMTR has "customized" the transfer walking signs at Taiyanggong Station in the northern section of Line 17, such as setting up a "56-meter" walking reminder at the entrance of the transfer passage between Line 17 and Line 10 to provide passengers with a more practical reference.
In addition, the northern section of Line 17 is designed in orange and white, and the entrance and exit passages of each station are set with enlarged letter numbers, so that passengers can identify the entrance and exit information from a farther position and plan the route in advanceOn the other hand, through larger and more distinctive signs, it is convenient for low-vision and elderly passengers to travel.
The "Jing Tie Zai" robot will provide directions and other services.
After the opening of the northern section of Line 17 at the end of the year, Taiyanggong Station will also usher in a special "employee", this station service robot named "Jing Tiezai" has a cute appearance and a rich knowledge base, which can lead passengers to the designated place in the station, answer common problems in the process of travel, help passengers understand the layout of the station, the block map outside the station and other information, and assist the station staff to provide better travel services for passengers.
Text: Reporter Liu Yang.