According to the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, from the first train tomorrow (December 30), the northern section of Metro Line 17 (the remaining section of the Workers' Stadium-Future Science City North Line (Yushuzhuang-Wanping City) and Suzhou Street Station, and the remaining section of the western section of Line 11 (Jin'anqiao-Mode Entrance) will be opened for trial operation.
The latest version of the Beijing rail transit network map.
After its opening, Beijing has a total operating mileage of 836 kilometers and 490 stations, including 83 transfer stations. The scale of the city's urban rail transit network has been further expanded, the road network structure has been optimized, the accessibility of the subway has been further improved, the overall passenger flow balance of the line network has been improved, and passenger travel has become more efficient and convenient.
The northern section of Line 17 has a total length of 249 kilometers, a total of 10 stations, from north to south are the future Science City North, the Future Science City, Tiantongyuan East, Qinghe Camp, Red Army Camp, Wangjing West, Sun Palace, Xibahe, Zuojiazhuang, Workers Stadium Station, of which Wangjing West Station has been temporarily opened, connecting the two administrative districts of Changping and Chaoyang, after the opening of the line, it can not only serve the key residential areas such as Beiqijia, Tiantongyuan and Beiyuan, but also support and drive the development of the future Science City, Wangjing, Sanlitun and other office areas.
The remaining section of Line 16 and Suzhou Street Station will also be opened. The remaining section is to extend 2 stations to the west on the basis of the existing Line 16, namely Hongtaizhuang Station and Wanpingcheng Station, and after the opening of Suzhou Street Station of Line 16, it can be transferred with Line 10 to further enhance the passenger flow attraction of Line 16, and provide convenience for passengers in the Haidian Shanhou area in the north and Fengtai Fangshan area in the south.
As a north-south backbone line in Beijing's rail transit network, after the whole line is completed, Metro Line 16 starts from Bei'an River in the north to Wanping City in the south, with a total length of 489 kilometers, can be transferred with Line 4, Line 6, Line 7, Line 9, Line 10, Fangshan Line, the average daily passenger volume is expected to be about 400,000 person-times, connecting Haidian High-tech Concentration Zone, Zhongguancun Area, Fengtai Science and Technology Park and other important urban functional areas, effectively alleviating the traffic pressure in the West and North Third Ring Areas, and helping to promote the integrated development of the north and south urban areas.
In addition, the remaining section of the western section of Line 11, that is, the Jin'anqiao-Modekou section, will add a new Modekou station, and after the opening of the western section of Line 11, the western section of Line 11 will start from Modekou in the north to the new Shougang in the south, which will facilitate the travel of residents around the subway and bring more convenience to passengers who go to Shougang Park.
Reporter Pei Jianfei.
Edited by Liu Qianxian.