Line 6 of the Beijing Subway is currently under construction and is scheduled to be opened in 2012.1 The line will run parallel to and north of Line 1 and the Batong Line, from Haidian to Tongzhou District. With total planned length of 41.74 km and 27 stations, Line 6 will be the longest subway line in the city’s subway network. Line 6 may be the first to feature express and local stations.2 Line 6 is designed to accommodate eight-car trains instead of the four- and six-car trains on the existing lines.3
Planned Route and Stations
Construction is planned in in two phases.
A map of some of the planned lines for the Beijing Subway
Phase I
In Phase I, Line 6 will run about 30 km from Wulu in Haidian District to Caoying in Tongzhou District following Linglong Road, Sanlihe Road, Chaoyang North Rd., the west bank of the Grand Canal, and Grand Canal East Road. Of the 22 planned stations, 12 will offer transfer connections to other lines. Construction began in late 2007 and is scheduled to be completed in 2012. Planned stations from west to east (and transfer points to other lines):4
Line 6 in Phase I was originally slated to have elevated tracks for 7 km, east of the 5th Ring Road, from Dingfuzhuang and Changying. After residents along the route raised concerns about train noise, planners reconsidered and ultimately decided to keep all of Phase I under ground.567
Phase II
In Phase II, Line 6 will be extended further east by about 12 km through 7 stations from Caofang to Dongxiaoying in the Tongzhou New City. Planned stations, from west to east:
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