Beijing Suburban Railway
BCR also known as Beijing Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service that connects urban Beijing with outlying districts beyond the reach of the city's Beijing Subway network. The suburban rail services run on existing China Railway lines.
The suburban rail services are managed by the China Railway Beijing Group, an agency of the Ministry of Railways that is not affiliated with the operators of Beijing Subway.
There are 4 suburban railway corridor currently in operation: Line S2, Sub-Central line, Huairou–Miyun line and Tongmi line.In operation
History
- 6 August 2008: Line S2 opened.
- 21 December 2012: Line S2 opened
- 1 November 2016: Line S2 — was diverted from Beijingbei to Huangtudian.
- 31 December 2017: Sub-Central line and Huairou–Miyun line opened.
- 30 April 2019: Huairou–Miyun line — Yanqihu station opened, and the northern destination was extended to Gubeikou.
- 20 June 2019: Sub-Central line — Eastern extension to Qiaozhuangdong.
- 30 December 2019: Huairou–Miyun line — was diverted from Huangtudian to Qinghe.
- 30 March 2020: Line S2 — shortened to Badaling for the station renovation, free shuttle bus is offered to Yanqing urban area.
- 30 June 2020: Sub-Central line — Western extension to Liangxiang. Tongmi line opened.
- 1 August ~ 20 August 2020: Huairou–Miyun line — whole line stop service for the Beijing–Tongliao railway electrification project.
Short-term planning
