Changping line

The Changping Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁昌平线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě chāngpíng xiàn) is a rapid transit line in northern Beijing. It is 43.2 km (26.8 mi)^[4] in length with 20 stations (18 stations in operation). Changping line's color is pink.

Changping line
Platform of Changping Dongguan station
Overview
Other name(s)	Line 27[1] M27 (planned name)
Status	Operational
Locale	Haidian and Changping districts Beijing
Termini	Changping Xishankou Xitucheng (future: Jimenqiao)
Stations	18 (in operation)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Dingsilu, Shisanling Jingqu
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (SFM13)
Daily ridership	157,100 (2014 Avg.) 238,000 (2016 Peak)[2][3]
History
Opened	30 December 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12-30)
Technical
Line length	43.2 km (26.8 mi)[4]
Character	underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph) (maximum service speed)
Route map Legend Shisanling Jingqu depot Xingfu river Changping Xishankou Dengzhuang river Ming Tombs Jingtong railway Changping Changping Dongguan Dongsha river Beishaowa Nanshao Jingmi diversion canal Shahe Univ. Park Shahe Beisha river Gonghuacheng Nansha river Dingsilu yard connects Line 8 Zhuxinzhuang Line 8 Yinghai Life Science Park Shuangsha railway Jingzhang ICR Line 13 Dongzhimen Xi'erqi Line 13 Qinghe railway station Line 13 and Line 19 (Planned branch of Phase 2) Jingzhang ICR Beijing North Line 13 Xizhimen Zhufangbei (to be opened 2024) Qinghe Xiaoyingqiao Qing river Xuezhiyuan Liudaokou Line 15 Qinghua Donglu Xikou – Fengbo Xueyuanqiao Xitucheng Line 10 outer – inner Jimenqiao Line 12 (to be opened 2024) Sijiqing Qiao – Dongbabei planned extension to National Library and connection with Line 9 v t e

Route

The Changping Line runs parallel to, and to the east of, the Badaling Expressway, passing near Shahe and Nanshao.

Stations (North to South)

Service Routes:

• Regular: Changping Xishankou – Xitucheng
• Short rush hour: Shahe Univ. Park – Xitucheng
• Middle rush hour: Changping Dongguan – Xitucheng, with Beishaowa bypassed in the morning (○)
• Long rush hour (▲△): Qinghe railway station → Changping Xishankou, with some trains bypassing Gonghuacheng; only available in the morning^[5]
• Some trains before or after rush hours, and near the last train: Xitucheng → Zhuxinzhuang, then return to the Dingsilu Depot

Service Route[6]					Station Name[7][8]		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[9][10]		Location
					English	Chinese
●			▲		Changping Xishankou	昌平西山口		949 昌53 昌68 昌78 C117	0.000	0.000	Changping
●			▲		Ming Tombs	十三陵景区		949 昌53 昌78	1.213	1.213
●			▲		Changping	昌平		326 345 345快 376 559 655 870 昌11 昌11支 昌13 昌21 昌52 昌55 昌57 昌57区 昌57支 昌59 昌63 昌66 昌66区 C104 快速直达专线121 H54 专105 专106	3.508	4.721
●		●	▲		Changping Dongguan	昌平东关		314 326 345快 357 376 493 590 643 655 870 886 889 922 949 962 昌1 昌2 昌3 昌11 昌11支 昌13 昌16 昌21 昌22 昌28 昌31 昌37 昌51 昌51支 昌59 昌63 昌65 昌67 昌68 昌70 C104 C111 快速直达专线12 快速直达专线37 快速直达专线121 快速直达专线124 H54 专105 专106	2.433	7.154
●		○	▲		Beishaowa	北邵洼		885 889 962 昌11 昌11支 昌21 昌28 昌31 昌37 昌51 昌51支 昌59 昌63 昌67 昌76 C111 H54	1.683	8.837
●		●	▲		Nanshao	南邵		326 643 870 昌3 昌11 昌11支 昌28 昌31 昌51 昌51支 昌59 昌67 昌76 C104 C111	1.958	10.795
●	●	●	▲		Shahe Univ. Park	沙河高教园		643 昌52 昌58支 C104 专73 专74 专135	5.357	16.152
●	●	●	▲		Shahe	沙河		670 945 昌19 昌52 昌66 C116 快速直达专线125 快速直达专线126 快速直达专线127 快速直达专线134 专70 专95 专135	1.964	18.116
●	●	●	△		Gonghuacheng	巩华城		专66	2.025	20.141
●	●	●	▲	▲	Zhuxinzhuang	朱辛庄	8	417 463 560 871 880 898 899 昌19 昌73 C122 专49	3.799	23.940
●	●	●	▲	▲	Life Science Park	生命科学园		417 495 543 560 608 617 871 878 932 快速直达专线153 快速直达专线202 快速直达专线203 专134	2.367	26.307
●	●	●	▲	▲	Xi'erqi	西二旗	13	333 362 367 509 544 608 636 902 932 963 快速直达专线39 快速直达专线98 通医专线11 专128	5.440	31.747	Haidian
●	●	●	▲	▲	Qinghe railway station	清河站	13  Huairou–Miyun QIP	320 333 495 544 603 623 夜4 专29 专139	1.546	33.293
｜	｜	｜		｜	Zhufangbei[8][lower-alpha 1]	朱房北			—	—
●	●	●		▲	Qinghe Xiaoyingqiao[8]	清河小营桥		307 328 345 355 392 398 407 490 518 606 607 609 618 625 632 693 889 快速直达专线121 快速直达专线178 夜4 夜38 专89	2.810	36.103
●	●	●		▲	Xuezhiyuan[8]	学知园		355 392 398 490 603 606 632 693 夜4	2.366	38.469
●	●	●		▲	Liudaokou	六道口	15	26 355 398 438 450 478 490 577 603 606 632 693 夜4 夜14 专12	1.683	40.152
●	●	●		▲	Xueyuanqiao	学院桥		26 319 331 375 386 400 400快 478 484 490 603 606 609 613 632 686 693 928 观光3 快速直达专线126 快速直达专线127 快速直达专线147 夜4 夜14	1.312	41.464
●	●	●		▲	Xitucheng	西土城	10	21 94 375 386 478 579 601 603 653 658 671 686 693 夜9 夜14	1.481	42.945
					Jimenqiao[lower-alpha 2]	蓟门桥

1. Zhufangbei station is an infill station that construction started later than other stations on the Southern extension. It is currently under construction and will open in tandem with the Jimenqiao section.
2. Jimenqiao station is under construction and will open in 2024 with the opening of Line 12.

Opening timeline

The line started construction in 2009. In September 2010, construction of Phase I was completed, and was followed by a three-month test run. Phase I of the line opened on December 30, 2010, and ran north from the Xi'erqi station on Line 13 to Nanshao station.^[11] It connects the central Changping District with the Beijing subway network.^[12]

On December 26, 2015, Phase II of the line opened, extending the line northwards to the Ming Tombs Scenic Area and terminating at Changping Xishankou station.

On December 31, 2021, the one-station extension to Qinghe railway station opened.

On February 4, 2023, the extension to Xitucheng opened.^[4] (Zhufangbei station was not opened)

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Nanshao — Xi'erqi	30 December 2010	21.3 km (13.2 mi)[13]	7	Phase 1
Changping Xishankou — Nanshao	26 December 2015	10.6 km (6.6 mi)[14]	5	Phase 2
Xi'erqi — Qinghe Railway Station	31 December 2021	1.5 km (0.93 mi)	1	South extension
Qinghe Railway Station — Xitucheng	4 February 2023[4]	9.7 km (6.0 mi)[4][15]	5
Xitucheng — Jimenqiao	September 2024 (expected)	1.4 km (0.87 mi)	1
Zhufangbei	To be determined	Infill station	1

Future development

Through service with Line 8

Through service between Line 8 and Changping line via Zhuxinzhuang station is under planning.^[16][17]

South extension (section 1) to Jimenqiao

The southern extension to Jimenqiao station is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) in length,^[18] including a 0.36 km (0.22 mi) elevated section and a 12.24 km (7.61 mi) underground section.^[19] The extension will add 8 underground stations to the line.^[18] The one-station extension to Qinghe railway station opened on December 31, 2021, and the section between Qinghe railway station and Xitucheng opened on February 4, 2023, with 5 new stations.^[4][15] The opening date of Zhufangbei station and Jimenqiao station (interchange to Line 12) has not been announced yet.

South extension (section 2) to Xueyuannanlu

A further southern extension to Xueyuannanlu is planned. It will interchange with Line 9 and Line 13A at Xueyuannanlu station (formerly known as Mingguangqiaoxi station).^[20][21] This extension is still under planning and construction has not started.^[22]

History

The stretch of Changping line, south of Gonghuacheng station.

The planned route of the Changping Line was chosen from three alternatives. The other original options placed the southern terminus of the line at the Beijing North railway station, near Line 2 at Xizhimen, or at Huoying, with transfers to Line 8 and Line 13. One original alternative plan set Phase II at 16.7 km (10.4 mi), with one extra station beyond the Ming Tombs.^[23]

On January 5, 2009, the Changping District government signed land clearing contracts with townships along routes through Huilongguan, Shahe, and Nanshao, marking the official beginning of Phase I construction.^[12] Phase I was set to be completed by the end of 2010, and Phase II was scheduled for completion by 2012.^[12]

On September 19, 2010, the line commenced trial running with empty cars.^[24]

On December 30, 2010, Phase I of the line entered into operation.

On December 26, 2015, Phase II of the line entered into operation, extending the line north underground for another 5 stations.

On December 31, 2021, a one-station extension to Qinghe railway station opened.

On February 4, 2023, the extension to Xitucheng opened.^[4]

Ridership

During rush hours, in 2013, the section between Life Science Park and Xi'erqi Stations was the most congested section in the Beijing subway network, operating at 132% capacity.^[25]

Accident

Main article: 2023 Beijing Subway collision

On December 14, 2023, two Changping line trains collided between Xi'erqi station and Life Science Park station, causing one of the carriages to break apart. At least 515 people onboard were injured.^{[26][27][28][29]} The service between Xi'erqi and Zhuxinzhuang station was suspended due to the accident. On December 16, the full service on Changping line resumed.^[30]

Rolling stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot	Notes
SFM13		CRRC Qingdao Sifang	2009 2019	32	CP 001–CP 032	Shisanling Jingqu (Ming Tombs) Dingsilu	12 cars (CP0241-CP0246 and CP0321-CP0326) were taken out of service after suffering the crash damage on December 14, 2023.
SFM93/BDK07		CRRC Qingdao Sifang Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2021	36	CP 033–CP 068	Shisanling Jingqu (Ming Tombs) Dingsilu

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External links

• Map of an early route proposal for the Changping Line