Line R1, Beijing Subway

Line R1, Beijing Subway
Line R1
R1号线
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Beijing Subway
Status Planned
Operation
Operator(s) Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line R1 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁R1线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě ēr yī hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail line under planning in Beijing. R1 is the code name for an express line that is planned to run parallel to Line 1.[1] The route is also known as Line 18.[2]

History

In January 2011, the R1 Line was described by the Tongzhou District leadership as a line that would run underneath Line 1 which would be built before 2015.[3] The line was named in February 2012 as one of six new lines under planning by the city's public transit planning authorities.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 (Chinese) "北京轨道交通有望添6条新线 12号线缓三环拥堵" 京华时报 2012-02-14
  2. ↑ (Chinese) "北京地铁R1线" 百度 2015-04-24
  3. ↑ (Chinese) "北京地铁S6和R1线有望2015年通" 中国青年网 2011-01-19
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