Fangshan line

Template:Short description The Fangshan Line of the Beijing Subway (Template:Zh) is a rapid transit line in western Beijing that runs from Template:Stl in Fangshan District north and east to Template:Stl in Fengtai District. The line is . It is mainly elevated, including 10 elevated stations and 6 underground stations. It allows residents of Beijing's western suburbs to connect to the rest of the Beijing Subway network. Fangshan line's color is orange.

It was opened on December 30, 2010. An expansion of the line came on December 30, 2017, with the opening of the one-station western extension to Template:Stl. The line was extended further north from Guogongzhuang station to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road. The extension is in length and it is fully underground. The northern extension opened on December 31, 2020.

Route

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Daotian station on the Fangshan Line.

File:Guangyangcheng station tracks.jpg

Tracks north of Guangyangcheng station

The Fangshan line starts at Template:Stl, just west of the East Yancun Bridge, where it interchanges with the Yanfang line. Previously, it started at Template:Stl which is located at the intersection of Changhong West Road and Suzhuang Street in the Liangxiang area of Fangshan District. The line makes four stops in Liangxiang including at the Fangshan Campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology. The line then heads north to the towns of Guangyang and Changyang. After crossing the Yongding River, the Fangshan Line enters Fengtai District where the line makes two more stops, at Dabaotai near the Beijing World Park, and at Guogongzhuang, also the southern terminus of Line 9. The line then makes four stops further northeast connecting with Line 10 at Template:Stl and connecting with Line 16 at Template:Stl.

Stations

List of stations from northeast to southwest:

Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Template:Stl		Template:Rint	49 67 483 631 678 692 845 912 夜7 夜30	0.000	0.000	Fengtai
Template:Stl		Template:Rint	67 351 692 912 通医专线7 专180	1.138	1.138
Template:Stl			90 353 354 400 400快 602 685 通医专线7 专209	1.793	2.931
Template:Stl			497 627 845 快速直达专线160 专180 专190	1.671	4.602
Template:Stl		Template:Rint (through service during weekday peak)	470 497 627 692 969 快速直达专线107 专125 专180	1.386	5.988
Template:Stl			480 840 912 967	1.438	7.426
Template:Stl			391 832 F53 F75	6.466	13.892	Fangshan
Template:Stl			646 832 912 993 F51 F75 F76 F83 F85 快速直达专线120 快速直达专线151 专93 专94	4.042	17.934
Template:Stl			646 912 951 993 F33 F34 F35 F51 F74 F76 F83 F92 快速直达专线24 快速直达专线120 快速直达专线151 快速直达专线187	2.150	20.084
Template:Stl			832 F28 F34 F35 F51 F85 快速直达专线187	1.474	21.558
Template:Stl			832 F1 F12 F46	2.003	23.561
Template:Stl			832 934 953 F1 F34	1.188	24.749
Template:Stl			895 F1 F34 F86区	1.739	26.488
Template:Stl			833 895 896 903 F1 F27 F33 F34 F39 F43 F46 F48 F49 F68 F74 F76 F78 F85 F86 快速直达专线177	1.333	27.821
Template:Stl			833 903 934 971 993 F1 F28 F35 F46 F61 F68 F69 F70 F76 F81 F83 F85 快速直达专线177	1.331	29.152
Template:Stl		Template:Rint	F43 F48 F49 F50 F57 F69 F78	2.305	31.457

Through service

File:FS024 leaving Libafang (20230509080955).jpg

A northbound through train leaving Libafang station with terminus displayed as National Library.

File:Southbound platform screen doors at Fengtai Kejiyuan Station (20220330183009).jpg

Route directory for through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line.

File:Southbound route directory at L9 Baishiqiaonan Station (20220201202843).jpg

Route directory for through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line.

In 2021, it was announced that there will be some through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line. The operator is retrofitting the signal systems of both lines to achieve this. Through service started on 18 January 2023.

Future Development

Phase 3

The Phase 3 of the line will add 10.9 km, with 8 stations. The extension start from Template:Stl station on the Phase 2 of the Fangshan line and end at Template:Stl station (interchange to Line 4). New interchange stations on this project includes Template:Stl station (interchange to Line 14, 16, Daxing Airport Express), Template:Stl station (interchange to Line 1) and Template:Stl station (interchange to Line 4). According to the information released in July 2022, the extension is included in the "Beijing Rail Transit Phase III Construction Plan".

History

Construction of the Fangshan Line was originally set to begin in 2012 but was moved up to April 1, 2009, to use stimulus funding provided by the government to counter the 2008 financial crisis. The names of Phase 1 stations was announced on March 25, 2010, as a 7-day publicity.

On December 30, 2010, the line began operating from Suzhuang to Dabaotai, but was not connected to any other line of the subway system. One year later, on December 31, 2011, the Dabaotai to Template:Stl section opened, linking the Fangshan Line with Line 9 and the rest of the subway network.

On December 30, 2017, the line was extended one stop westward to Yancun Dong (E).

On December 31, 2020, the line was extended north by 4 stations.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Dabaotai — Suzhuang	30 December 2010		10	Phase 1
Guogongzhuang — Dabaotai	31 December 2011		1
Suzhuang — Yancundong	30 December 2017		1	Western extension
Guogongzhuang — Dongguantounan	31 December 2020		4	Northern extension

Rolling Stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
BD24	File:FS003 leaving Suzhuang.jpg	Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment	2009 2019–2020	44	FS 001–FS 044	Yancun