- Beijing Suburban Railway
Beijing Suburban Railway (Chinese: 北京市郊铁路;
Hanyu Pinyin : Běijīng shìjiāo tiělù) is a commuter rail service serving urban Beijing and outlying districts and counties beyond the reach of the city'sBeijing Subway network. The "S"-numbered suburban rail lines are managed by the Beijing Railway Bureau, an agency of the Ministry of Railways that is not affiliated with the Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd, the municipal company that operates the subway. Hence, the S-Lines run on separate tracks and stations and have a different fare schedule from the subway.The S2 Line, which runs from
Beijing North Railway Station toYanqing County was the first to enter into operation, on August 6, 2008. [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/6468569.html Beijing's suburban railway Line S2 opens, "People's Daily"] Aug. 7, 2008]The S1 Line, currently in advanced planning stages, will run from
Mentougou District west of the city toPingguoyuan andWulu , the western termini of Line 1 and Line 6 of theBeijing Subway . [(Chinese) [http://www.010bus.net/document/2685.htm 市郊铁路S2线即将开通-北京北站到延庆全程80分钟 "Beijing Daily"] July 8, 2008]According to current plans, there will be six S-Lines by 2020 with a total length of 360 km that will span from the city centre to
Mentougou ,Miyun ,Pinggu ,Shunyi ,Huangcun , andFangshan . [(Chinese) [http://www.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=42006094 市郊S2线明起运营 "Beijing Youth Daily"] Aug. 6, 2008]Notes
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