- Line 6, Beijing Subway
Line 6 of the
Beijing Subway is currently under construction and is scheduled to be opened in 2012. The line will run parallel to and north of Line 1 and the Batong Line, from Haidian toTongzhou 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. [ [http://news.tom.com/2007-10-30/0020/09005486.html 北京地铁6号线方案获批复 将尝试大站快车(图)_TOM新闻 ] ] . Line 6 is designed to accommodate eight-car trains instead of the four- and six-car trains on the existing lines. [http://society.people.com.cn/GB/6639334.htm]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 inTongzhou 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 late 2007 and is scheduled to be completed in 2012. Planned stations from west to east (and transfer points to other lines): [For a map of Line 6, Phase I Plan, see [http://www.bii.com.cn/xxjs.asp?dj=3&bigClassName=%D4%DA%BD%A8%D0%C2%CF%DF%B9%EC%B5%C0%BD%BB%CD%A8%CF%EE%C4%BF&SmallClassName=%B1%B1%BE%A9%B5%D8%CC%FA%C1%F9%BA%C5%CF%DF%D2%BB%C6%DA&admin=1 Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd.] Accessed on Sept. 6, 2008] Residents in Tongzhou District who live along the 7 km stretch of elevated tracks in Dingfuzhuang and Changying have raised concerns about train noise, prompting planners to consider moving trackage underground. [ [http://news.zhulong.com/dongtai/read79594.htm 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 ] ] [ [http://house.news.qingnet.cn/200801/2792332.htm 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 ] ]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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