Line 16 (Beijing Subway)

Line 16 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁16号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíliù hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in Beijing. Currently, the line is 30.5 km (19.0 mi) in length with 15 stations.[2][3] It will be 49.8 km (30.9 mi) with 30 stations when fully completed.[5] The line is fully underground.

Line 16
Line 16 train under test at China National Railway Test Centre
Overview
Other name(s)	M16 (planned name)
Status	Operational
Locale	Xicheng and Haidian District Beijing
Termini	Bei'anhe Ganjia Kou
Stations	15 (in operation)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing MTR Metro Line 16 Corp., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Beianhe
Rolling stock	8-car Type A (DKZ93, SFM40)
Daily ridership	114,000 (2018 Peak)[1]
History
Opened	31 December 2016
Technical
Line length	30.5 km (19.0 mi)[2][3] (in operation)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h[4]
Route map Beianhe depot Bei'anhe Jingmi diversion canal Wenyang Lu Sanxingzhuanghou river Daoxianghu Lu Dongbutou flood canal Tundian Tundian flood ditch Hongfeng canal Yongfeng Wuyi canal Yongfeng Nan (S) Xibeiwang Malianwa Nongda Nanlu Qing river Anheqiao Bei (N) Xi Yuan Line 4 Tiangong Yuan Wanquanhe Qiao Wanquan river Suzhou Jie Line 10 outer – inner Suzhou Qiao Line 12 (to be opened 2022) Sijiqing – Guanzhuangluxikou Wanshou Si Nanchang river and Zizhuyuan lake National Library Line 9 line 9 Guogongzhuang Line 4 line 4 Anheqiao Bei (N) Nanchang river line 4 Tiangong Yuan Erligou (not opened) Line 6 Jin'an Qiao – Lucheng Ganjia Kou Line 3 (under planning) Tiancun – Caogezhuang North section below to be opened 2021 Yuyuantan East Gate Muxidi Line 1 Pingguo Yuan – Sihui Dong (E) Yongding River diversion canal Jingjiu railway and Beijing underground cross-city railway Daguanying Line 7 Beijing West railway station – Huazhuang Hongliannanli Lianhua river Lize Business District Line 14 (to be opened 2021) Zhangguozhuang – Shan'gezhuang Daxing Airport Express (to be opened 2022) Daxing Airport Fengcao river Dongguantou Nan (S) Fangshan line Yancun Dong (E) Fengtai railway station Jinghu railway etc. Line 10 inner – outer National Library Fengtai Nanlu Line 9 Guogongzhuang Fufengqiao Jinghu railway Kandan Yushuzhuang Yushuzhuang yard Yushuzhuang North Fengtai West railway station marshalling yard Wanpingcheng

The exterior of the Malianwa Station

Construction began in December 2013. The northern section, from Bei'anhe to Xi Yuan was opened on 31 December 2016.[2] An infill station, Nongdananlu was opened on December 30, 2017.[5]

The line is managed by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited and uses CNR Changchun DKZ93 and CSR Sifang SFM40 eight-car high-capacity wide-body Type A trains.[6] Line 16's color is dark-moderate green.

Route

The line starts at the west end of Beiqing Road (北清路) just outside of the 6th Ring Road and follows the road east to Yongfeng Road (永丰路) where it turns south towards the city. Line 16 follows Yongfeng Road south to Xi Yuan, its former terminus. The line then goes to the National Library station and Ganjia Kou furthermore.

History

Route diagram inside a Line 16 train before the opening of its middle section

In 2009, Line 16 was among the 198 major urban planning projects listed by the city’s development and reform commission.[7] At that time, Line 16 was slated to run about 35 km (22 mi) from Huilongguan in Changping District to Huaxiang in Fengtai District.[7]

According to the June 2010 plans, the northern section of Line 16 will replace the originally planned Line 4 northern extension and run 48 km (30 mi) from Beianhe in Haidian District south to Xiaoyueyuan near the Marco Polo Bridge in Fengtai District.[8] The line would begin near Beianhe, and provide access to parts of Haidian, north of the foothills the Western Hills that extend into district. For this reason, that section of the line was also referred to as the Haidian Shanhou (literal translation Haidian Back Mountain) Line because it begins on the backside of the low-lying range that extends from the Fragrant Hills to the Summer Palace.[8] Points of interest that the line may pass along route to Xiaoyueyuan in the south include the Summer Palace, Haidian Gymnasium, National Library, Purple Bamboo Park, Beijing Zoo, Chegongzhuang West Road, Sanlihe, Wanshou Temple, Lize Business District, and the Fengtai railway station.[8] The proposal was scaled back with the removal of the Haidian Shanhou section in December 2010, reducing the line to just 23 km (14 mi), from Suzhoujie to Wanping. But the northern section was subsequently restored months later, bringing the line length 49 km (30 mi).[9]

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning released the plans for several subway stations in 2013.[10] Construction of the line began in December 2013.[11]

The northern section, from Bei'anhe to Xi Yuan, except for Nongda Nanlu, opened on December 31, 2016.[2] Nongda Nanlu opened on December 30, 2017.[5] In April 2020, Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform decided to build an infill station on Line 16: Yushuzhuang North.[12]

On December 31, 2020, the middle section from Xi Yuan to Ganjia Kou opened.[3] (Suzhou Jie and Erligou stations were not opened)

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Bei'anhe — Xi Yuan	31 December 2016	19.6 km (12.18 mi)[2]	9	Northern section
Nongda Nanlu	30 December 2017	Infill station	1
Xi Yuan — Ganjia Kou	31 December 2020	10.9 km (6.77 mi)[3]	5	Middle section

Future Development

The southern section from Ganjia Kou to Wanpingcheng will open in 2022.[13]

List of Stations

List of stations from north to south.

Station Name[14]		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[15]		Location
English	Chinese
Bei'anhe	北安河		544 专16 专99	0.000	0.490	Haidian
Wenyang Lu	温阳路		330 544 633 642 651 902 908	2.653	3.143
Daoxianghu Lu	稻香湖路		543 544 902 专38 专54	2.310	5.453
Tundian	屯佃		303 512 543 544 575 902	2.352	7.805
Yongfeng	永丰		446 512 543 544 575 902	1.960	9.765
Yongfeng Nan (S)	永丰南		365 384 438 570 575 623 902 908	1.315	11.080
Xibeiwang	西北旺		333 384 438 570 575 623 902 908 909 专143	2.108	13.188
Malianwa	马连洼		305 328 333 362 438 449 476 509 518 575 608 623 644 651 932	2.195	15.383
Nongda Nanlu	农大南路		305 333 362 393 437 438 476 509 575 608 636 644 651 688 专28	1.517	16.900
Xi Yuan	西苑	4	129 303 331 332 333 346 384 393 394 432 437 438 476 508 534 563 579 584 601 608 610 636 644 671 686 688 夜8	2.690	19.590
Wanquanhe Qiao	万泉河桥		374 400 528 982 983
Suzhou Jie	苏州街	10
Suzhou Qiao	苏州桥		26 74 323 355 361 365 368 374 425 450 563 603 608 610 614 634 651 688 921 夜30
Wanshou Si	万寿寺		74 300 323 362 368 374 394 450 481 534 603 610 634 645 夜30
National Library	国家图书馆	4   9	86 92 129 305 320 332 481 563 609 653 658 695 夜8
Erligou	二里沟	6				Haidian / Xicheng
Ganjia Kou	甘家口		10 61 101 102 103 114 121 320 612 686 夜12
Yuyuantan East Gate	玉渊潭东门
Muxidi	木樨地	1				Haidian
Daguanying	达官营	7				Xicheng
Hongliannanli	红莲南里
Lize Business District	丽泽商务区	14   Daxing Airport				Fengtai
Dongguantou Nan (S)	东管头南	Fangshan
Fengtai railway station	丰台站	10
Fengtai Nanlu	丰台南路	9
Fufengqiao	富丰桥
Kandan	看丹
Yushuzhuang	榆树庄
Yushuzhuang North	榆树庄北
Wanpingcheng	宛平城

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
DKZ93		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	2016	35	301–335	Beianhe
SFM40		CRRC Qingdao Sifang		29	336–364

Formation

	← Bei'anhe Ganjia Kou →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Tc1	Mp1	M1	Mp3	M3	M2	Mp2	Tc2

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