Line 15, Beijing Subway

Line 15
十五号线
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Beijing Subway
Status Operational
Termini Qinghuadongluxikou
Fengbo
Stations 18
Daily ridership 149,400 (2014 Avg.)
291,400 (2014 Peak)[1]
Operation
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Character Underground, high elevated
Technical
Line length 41.4 km
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail
Route map
Lines 13, 15
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 Qinghuadongluxikou
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 Liudaokou
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 Beishatan
Lines 8, 15
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 Olympic Green
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 Anlilu
Lines 5, 15
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 Datunlu East
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 Guanzhuang
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 Wangjing West
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 Wangjing
Wangjing East
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 Cuigezhuang
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 Maquanying
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 Sunhe
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 China International Exhibition Center
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 Hualikan
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 Houshayu
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 Nanfaxin
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 Shimen
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 Shunyi
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 Fengbo

Line 15 of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁15号线; traditional Chinese: 北京地鐵15號線; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíwǔhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in northern Beijing with one portion in operation and the remainder under construction. In all, the line is set to have a total length of 45.7 km across northern Beijing from Xiyuan in Haidian District in the west, to Hedong in Shunyi District in the east.[2] The line uses Sparcs CBTC system suppied by Nippon Signal.[3] It is being built in two phases.[4] Phase I covers the eastern half of Line 15 from Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District to Fengbo in Shunyi District.[5] It will cost ¥17.6 billion. Section 3 of Phase 1 opened in 2014. Phase II is expected to be completed by 2015.[6] The line features 6-car trains similar to other lines in the Beijing Subway.[7] Line 15 tunnels will be up to 38 m underground, making them the deepest in Beijing's subway system.[7] Trains run every five minutes during the rush hour, with a journey from Fengbo to Qinghuadongluxikou Station taking 60 minutes.[8]

Route

Phase I is planned to be 38.3 km long with 18 stations.,[5] covers the eastern half of Line 15 and connects the suburbs of Shunyi District with the existing subway network at Wangjing West (Line 13), Datun Lu East (Line 5) and at the Olympic Green (Line 8). Currently all three sections of Phase 1 are operational. It has 18 stations and is over 41 km in length. The operational sections run from the Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District to Fengbo in Shunyi District. Line 15 travels underground from Qinghuadongluxikou to Maquanying, and then goes above ground on an elevated track to Houshayu before returning underground and going underneath the Chaobai River to Fengbo. The elevated section is high enough to allow elevated roads to pass underneath. A major public venue on Line 15 route is the New China International Exposition Center (New CIEC) 新国展 at the China International Exhibition Center station 国展站. New CIEC holds the annual Beijing International Automotive Exhibition which attracted 800,000 visitors in 2012.[9]

List of Stations

Station Name
English
Station Name
Hanzi
Transfer
Bus Transfer
Location
Qinghuadongluxikou 清华东路西口 355 438 466 594 913 运通110 专12 Haidian
Liudaokou 六道口 26 355 392 398 438 478 490 577 594 606 609 632 693 753 913 特15 夜4 运通103 运通110
Beishatan 北沙滩 16 26 305 307 315 328 345 379 407 425 484 518 577 594 607 617 618 625 635 670 695 909 913 特15 运通109 运通110
Olympic Green 奥林匹克公园 8 311 328 379 484 594 617 751 913 运通110 专40 Chaoyang
Anlilu 安立路 108 124 301 311 319 328 379 415 419 425 426 484 518 538 594 617 653 695 751 905 913 984 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) 特11 运通110 专40
Datunlu East 大屯路东
Guanzhuang 关庄 386
Wangjing West 望京西 13 445 471 538 547 571 851 854 882 905 928 946 970快 985 987 运通110 专112
Wangjing 望京 14 130 131 404 416 420 421 471 567 593 621 851 855 991 夜32 运通104 运通111
Wangjing East 望京东
Cuigezhuang 崔各庄 415 944 991 专116
Maquanying 马泉营 944 988 991
Sunhe 孙河 405 415 538 586 696 847 850 854 857 867 915 916 923 936 942 980 991
China International Exhibition Center 国展 850 915 923 933 955 Shunyi
Hualikan 花梨坎 915 923 933 955
Houshayu 后沙峪 855 867 915 916 923 936 955 980
Nanfaxin 南法信
Shimen 石门 915 915快
Shunyi 顺义 850 850快 856 915 915快 945
Fengbo 俸伯 856 915 915快 918 923 924 945 970

Datunlu East Station and Wangjing East Station are not in operation.

History

During planning of Line 15, the eastern terminus was moved from Fuqian Jie [10][11] to the east bank of the Chaobai River.[2] Construction began on Phase I of Line 15 in Shunyi District in April 11, 2009.[2][12] At that time, Phase I of Line 15 was only 31.15 km long with 12 stations.[2] According to the construction schedule in 2009, the eastern most Shunyi section of Phase I (18.5 km in length with seven stations) would be opened first on December 30, 2011.[7][13] The remainder of Phase I would follow in May 2013.[2] However on October 28, 2009, when track-laying began on Phase I of Line 15, Line 15's construction schedule was revised with Phase I expanded from 31 km and 12 stations to 38 km and 18 stations. Phase II plans also underwent a revision; Instead of two sections, Phase I would be built and opened in three sections.[5] The first section of Phase 1, from Wangjing West to Houshayu, opened on December 30, 2010.[5] The second, from Houshayu to Fengbo, followed at the end of 2011.[5] The third, from Qinghuadongluxikou to Guanzhuang, opened on December 28, 2014.[8]

Line 15, Phase I stations, from east to west with transfers in parenthesis:

Section 1, opened Dec. 30, 2010Section 2, opened Dec 31st, 2011Section 3, opened Dec 28, 2014[14][15]
  • Houshayu 后沙峪
  • Hualikan 花梨坎
  • New China International
    Exposition Center (New CICC) 新国展
  • Sunhe 孙河
  • Maquanying 马泉营
  • Cuigezhuang 崔各庄
  • Wangjing East 望京东*
  • Wangjing 望京 (Line 14)
  • Wangjing West 望京西 (Line 13)
  • Fengbo 俸伯
  • Shunyi 顺义
  • Shimen 石门
  • Nanfaxin 南法信
  • Guanzhuang 关庄
  • Datunlu East 大屯路东** (Line 5)
  • Anlilu 安立路
  • Olympic Green 奥林匹克公园 (Line 8)
  • Beishatan 北沙滩
  • Liudaokou 六道口
  • Qinghuadongluxikou 清华东路西口 (Line 13)

* Wangjing East station did not open in 2010 due to lack of connections with the surrounding road system.
** Datunlu East station did not open in 2014 because the transfer corridors to Line 5 were still under construction.

Route Under Construction

The route of Line 15 has been revised several times and the unfinished portions may still change.

Phase II

As of April 2009, Phase II plans showed the western half of Line 15 running from Xiyuan in Haidian District, through the campus of Tsinghua University, Zhongguancun, and the Olympic Green, and joining Phase I at Wangjing West.[2][10][16] In 2013, the design of Xiyuan station still leaves enough space to build another platform in between Line 4 and Line 16 platform for potential Line 15 westward extension.[17] But by October 28, 2009, those Phase II were undergoing major revision, with one proposal extending Line 15 westward as originally planned with additional stations[18] and another proposal sending Line 15 southward and parallel to Line 8 to provide relief for congested Line 4 and 5.[19][20]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Official Ridership". Beijing Subway. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (Chinese) 地铁15号线顺义段开工　望京西至后沙峪明年底开通 京华时报 Apr. 12, 2009
  3. ↑ http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/blogs/david-briginshaw/can-cbtc-cope-with-complex-rail-networks.html
  4. ↑ (Chinese) 北京地铁15号线和房山线有望年内开建 北京晚报 Oct. 9, 2008
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (Chinese) 地铁15号线一期今晨铺轨 北京晚报 Oct. 28, 2009
  6. ↑ (Chinese) "北京地铁十五号线" Beijing Daily Apr. 24, 2009
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (Chinese) 北京地铁15号线最快段明年底开通(图) 法制晚报 Oct. 28, 2009
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "地铁15号线一期12月28日全线贯通(图)". 北京网 (in Chinese). 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  9. ↑ China Auto Show website www.china-autoshow.com
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 (Chinese) 15号线将连通中关村和奥运村 Beijing Youth Daily Oct. 1, 2008
  11. ↑ (Chinese) 北京地铁15号线将连接颐和园和顺义城区 新京报 Nov. 8, 2008
  12. ↑ (Chinese) 视频：北京地铁15号线顺义段今日率先开工建设 BTV北京 Apr. 11, 2009
  13. ↑ (Chinese) Yan, Zheng, 15号线顺义段2011年12月开通, 北京娱乐信报(北京) July 1, 2009
  14. ↑ 地铁15号线确定“新7站” 有望2014年底通车. Bjhd.gov.cn. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
  15. ↑ http://c.hiphotos.baidu.com/baike/pic/item/18d8bc3eb13533fa90353b6ea8d3fd1f40345bea.jpg
  16. ↑ Phase II Stations accroding to the April 2009 schedule:
    • Command Headquarters 指挥中心
    • Datun Lu East 大屯路东 (transfer to Line 5)
    • Anhuili North 安慧里北
    • Olympic Green 奥林匹克公园 (transfer to Line 8)
    • Beishatan 北沙滩
    • Liudaokou 六道口
    • Shuangqing 双清路
    • Yuanmingyuan 圆明园
    • Xiyuan 西苑
  17. ↑ (Chinese)"关于地铁16号线车站设计方案展示中观众留言的回复"
  18. ↑ 新京报 (2011-05-14). "北京地铁15号线一期增加2站年底通车". 新浪网. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  19. ↑ (Chinese) 15号线明年底部分开通 北京娱乐信报 Oct. 29, 2009
  20. ↑ "北京地铁15号线二期可能改道". 新浪地产网. 2010-01-26.

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