Pinggu Line, Beijing Subway

Pinggu Line, Beijing Subway
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Planned
Termini	Dongfengbeiqiao Juhewan
Stations	9
Operation
Opened	2020
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Line length	72km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	160 km/h (maximum service speed)

The Pinggu Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁平谷线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě pínggǔ xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line under planning in Beijing.

History

The Pinggu Line is included in the 2020 plan for the Beijing Subway. Construction will start in 2016 and the line will be operational by 2020.^[1]

The line will begin at Dongfeng Beiqiao Station with a connection to Line 14 and will end at Juhewan Station in Pinggu District.^[2][3]

References

1. Li, Qiao (2015-12-16). "Subway Pinggu Line to begin construction". Qianlong. Beijing Qianlong News Network Communications. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
2. "北京地铁2020年规划图高清大图 三条地铁直通河北" [2020 Beijing Subway plan in large detail - three lines to Hebei Province]. Bendibao (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-05-18.
3. "最新：平谷线力争年底进场施工 燕郊设两站-搜狐". mt.sohu.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.