Line 4, Beijing Subway

Line 4 of the Beijing Subway is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in September of 2009. It will run from north to south, parallel and to the west of Line 5, through Haidian, Xicheng, Xuanwu and Fengtai Districts in the western half of Beijing. It will be approximately 28.2 km in length with 24 stations.

In the north, Line 4 begins in Anheqiao, just beyond the Summer Palace and heads south past the Old Summer Palace, through the university district and Zhongguancun, Beijing's high-tech silicon village, before turning east at the National Library of China and passing the Beijing Zoo enroute to Xizhimen. After entering the 2nd Ring Road at Xizhimen, Line 4 resumes southwards at Xinjinkou and traverses the old city through Xisi, Xidan, Xuanwumen, Caishikou, and Taoranting Park. It passes the city's high-speed rail link at the Beijing South Railway Station before reaching the terminus at Gongyixiqiao. Construction began 2004 but delays have pushed back the opening date by two years to September 30, 2009.

List of Planned Stations

Planned stations, from north to south (with transfer points to other lines):

From Gongyixiqiao, Line 4 connects with the Daxing Line to Daxing District further south. Planners in Haidian District have proposed extending the line to the north by 8 km with four additional stations. [ [http://www.realestate.cei.gov.cn/files/20081/2008f1d10c6248444.html 北京地铁4号线拟向北延长8公里 增设四座车站 - 中房网 ] ] . The proposal has not been approved. [ [http://www.realestate.cei.gov.cn/files/20081/2008f1d10c9856374.html 北京地铁四号线北延年内暂不启动 - 中房网 ] ]

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