Line 16 (Beijing Subway)


Line 16 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line in Beijing. Currently, the line is in length with 10 stations. It will be with 30 stations when fully completed. The line is fully underground.
Construction began in December 2013. The northern section, from Beianhe to Xiyuan was opened on 31 December 2016. An infill station, Nongdananlu was opened on December 30, 2017.
The line is managed by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited and uses CNR Changchun DKZ93 and CSR Sifang SFM40 eight-car high-capacity wide-body Type A trains. Line 16's color is dark-moderate green.

Route

The line starts at the west end of Beiqing Road just outside of the 6th Ring Road and follows the road east to Yongfeng Road where it turns south towards the city. Line 16 follows Yongfeng Road south to Xiyuan, its current terminus.

History

In 2009, Line 16 was among the 198 major urban planning projects listed by the city’s development and reform commission. At that time, Line 16 was slated to run about from Huilongguan in Changping District to Huaxiang in Fengtai District.
According to the June 2010 plans, the northern section of Line 16 will replace the originally planned Line 4 northern extension and run from Beianhe in Haidian District south to Xiaoyueyuan near the Marco Polo Bridge in Fengtai District. The line would begin near Beianhe, and provide access to parts of Haidian, north of the foothills the Western Hills that extend into district. For this reason, that section of the line was also referred to as the Haidian Shanhou Line because it begins on the backside of the low-lying range that extends from the Fragrant Hills to the Summer Palace. Points of interest that the line may pass along route to Xiaoyueyuan in the south include the Summer Palace, Haidian Gymnasium, National Library, Purple Bamboo Park, Beijing Zoo, Chegongzhuang West Road, Sanlihe, Wanshou Temple, Lize Business District, and the Fengtai railway station. The proposal was scaled back with the removal of the Haidian Shanhou section in December 2010, reducing the line to just, from Suzhoujie to Wanping. But the northern section was subsequently restored months later, bringing the line length.
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning released the plans for several subway stations in 2013. Construction of the line began in December 2013.
The northern section, from Beianhe to Xiyuan, except for Nongdananlu, opened on December 31, 2016. Nongdananlu opened on December 30, 2017. In April 2020, Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform decided to build an infill station on Line 16: Yushuzhuang North.
SegmentCommencementLengthStationName
Beianhe — Xiyuan31 December 20169Northern section
Nongdananlu30 December 2017Infill station1

Future Development

The middle section from to will open in 2020. The southern section from to will open in 2021.

List of Stations

List of stations from north to south.

Rolling Stock

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