Line 6 of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁６号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě liùhàoxiàn) 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. It may be the first of Beijing's subway lines to feature express and local stations.[2] Line 6 has a total planned length of 41.74 km with 27 stations, and will be built in two phases.
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Planned Route and Stations
Construction is planned in in two phases.
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 20 planned stations, 12 will offer transfer connections to other lines. Construction began in December 2007 and is scheduled to be completed in 2012. Total investment for Phase I is estimated at ¥19.7 billion.[3]
Planned stations from west to east (and transfer points to other lines):[3]
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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.[4][5][6]
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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Notes
- ^ (Chinese) 北京地铁10号线和8号线将于2012年通车 北京晨报 Oct. 8, 2008
- ^ 北京地铁6号线方案获批复 将尝试大站快车(图)_TOM新闻
- ^ a b (Chinese) Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd. Line 6 Plan, BII Accessed on Sept. 6, 2008
- ^ 北京地铁6号线可能噪音扰民 有望改走地下 ->(行业动态)->行业动态->筑龙网
- ^ 北京市规划委员会关于北京地铁6号线高架线的复函 - 房产 - 青传媒
- ^ "北京市规划委回复人民热线：地铁6号线一期工程均为地下线" 人民网 Oct. 13, 2008
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