Line 14 (Beijing Subway)


Line 14 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line in the south and east of Beijing. The line is operated by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited.
Currently, the line consists of two discontinuous line segments. The West section is in length with 7 stations, and the East section is in length with 21 stations.
When the full line is completed, it will run across the southern and eastern fringes of urban Beijing from west of the Yongding River in the southwest corner of the city to Shangezhuang in the northeast corner. When fully completed, Line 14 will be in length and have 36 stations.

Description

The West section stations from to on the southwest corner of the Line 10 loop, opened on May 5, 2013. An infill station on west section, Qilizhuang station opened on February 15, 2014.
For the East section: The stations from to opened on December 28, 2014. And the stations from to Beijing South railway station, opened on December 26, 2015. Chaoyang Park station opened on 31 December 2016. Pingleyuan station opened on 30 December 2017.,, and in the East section are not yet operational.
The Middle section from to Beijing South railway station is scheduled to open in 2021.

Rolling Stock

Line 14 uses DKZ53 and SFM18 trains. They are the first high-capacity wide-body A-Type trains in the Beijing Subway. These trains were designed in nine months by Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. and there are now 63 six-car A-Type trains operating on Line 14. These trains entered revenue service 15 months after contract award.
ModelImageManufacturerYear BuiltAmount in ServiceFleet NumbersDepot
:zh:北京地铁DKZ53型电动车组|DKZ53CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles201238201–238:zh:马泉营车辆段|Maquanying
Zhangyicun
:zh:北京地铁SFM18型电动车组|SFM18CRRC Qingdao Sifang201225239–263:zh:马泉营车辆段|Maquanying
Zhangyicun

List of stations

Currently, the line consists of two discontinuous line segments.
West section: Zhangguozhuang to Xiju.
East section: Beijing South railway station to Shan'gezhuang.

Route

The precise route of Line 14 has been revised several times even after construction began.
The line is designed to follow an inverted-L shaped route running from the southwestern corner of urban Beijing in Fengtai District to the northeastern corner in Chaoyang District. Currently, the west section and east section of Line 14 are operated separately, while the middle section is still under construction.
In the west section, Line 14 begins at on Yuanboyuan South Road, west of the Yongding River. The line crosses the river to Zhangyi Village and enters the 5th Ring Road. Going east on Fengtai South Road, Line 14 passes by the Fengtai Sports Center, enters the 4th Ring Road and continues eastward on Fengtai Road to on the Line 10 loop.
The middle section continues on Lize Road inside the 3rd Ring Road and then meets Line 4 at the Beijing South railway station.
The east section runs east from Beijing South railway station. It crosses Line 5 at and follows the Pufang Road through the Fangzhuang residential neighborhood. It leaves the 3rd Ring Road at and continues eastward until it abruptly turns north at Xidawang Road. Then it runs north, between the eastern 3rd and 4th Ring Roads. After passing the Beijing University of Technology, the line crosses Line 7 at and Line 1 at. Further north, the Xidawang Road turns into Jintai Road. The line crosses Line 6 at Jintailu and runs north through Chaoyang Park. Upon leaving the 4th Ring Road, Line 14 enters the vast Wangjing sub-district. The line bisects Wangjing from south to north on Guangshun South and North Streets and intersects with Line 15 at the heart of Wangjing. After leaving Wangjing, the line emerges north of the 5th Ring Road and terminates at Shangezhuang.

History

SegmentCommencementLengthStationName
Zhangguozhuang — Xiju5 May 20136
Qilizhuang15 February 2014Infill station1
Jintailu — Shangezhuang28 December 201410
Beijing South railway station — Jintailu26 December 20159
Chaoyang Park31 December 2016Infill station1
Pingleyuan30 December 2017Infill station1

Controversy

Western terminal

The proposed final routing of Line 14 headed through Zhangyi Village, near Marco Polo Bridge. However, residents of Dujiakan and nearby Wanpingcheng wanted the subway to be routed south and terminating in their neighborhoods instead. Wanpingcheng residents argued that the neighborhood's more than 60,000 residents as well as a sculpture park, a war memorial, Wanping Fortress and many other attractions need better public transport options. In addition roads going through Dujiakan are severely congested with traffic. The terrain, rivers and railways going through the area have made it difficult to construct new roads to the surrounding areas. The end of 2008, residents gathered thousands of signatures. Finally, the Planning Commission explained that building a subway to Wanpingcheng is more difficult, Line 14 will run via Zhangyi Village as originally planned. Ultimately, Wanpingcheng will be served by Line 16 which started construction in 2013.

Northern terminal

By the end of 2009, Tiantongyuan and Wangjing residents disputed the proposed alignment of Line 14's northern portion. Tiantongyuan is a large residential area within Beijing's northern Changping District. Tiantongyuan is heavily dependent on Beiyuan road, Anli Road and Subway Line 5. Both roads and the Metro line suffer from congestion. The existing Line 5 only serves the west side of Tiantongyuan and is over capacity. The Tiantongyuan online community launched a petition to extend Line 14 into Tiantongyuan. Tiantongyuan and its periphery argue that with the new developments being built in the area, traffic demand will be large. The extension of Line 14 into the area will improve access and transport capacity. Wangjing residents opposed the proposal put forward by Tiantongyuan residents believing that the huge passenger flow from an extension to Tiantongyuan will overwhelm Line 14 which is already slated to serve their neighborhood. Wangjing is a large community with significant commercial areas in Chaoyang District north east of the fourth ring road. Although numerous buses connect Wangjing with its vicinity and the city center, it is still suffering from traffic congestion. The existing Line 13 Wangjing West station is too far from the commercial center of Wangjing, making access inconvenient. Wangjing residents proposed Line 14 to terminate at Wangjing as originally planned. The proposal by Tiantongyuan residents was rejected by planning authorities. Instead authorities proposed to construct a new north south express subway line called Line 17 through eastern Tiantongyuan to better serve the area. Construction of Line 17 began in 2015.