- Line 10, Beijing Subway
Beijing Line
type =Rapid transit
system =Beijing Subway
status = Operational
locale =Beijing ,China
start = Bagou
end = Jinsong
stations = 22
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opened = July 19, 2008
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operator = Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
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linelength = 24.68 km
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Beijing Subway/10Line 10 of the
Beijing Subway is a subway line that is being planned (and has been in part opened) and built in two phases. The first phase has just entered operation on July 19, 2008 and the second phase is now under construction and set to open in 2012.Route and Stations
Phase I route
Line 10, in the first phase now in operation, is an inverted "L"-shaped line that runs to the north and east of the city. In the north, it begins in
Bagou near Wanliu Park inHaidian District and runs straight east along the northern section of theYuan dynasty city wall between the northern 3rd and 4th Ring Roads. The line turns south after theSanyuanqiao stop northeast of the city and follows the eastern3rd Ring Road straight south toJinsong inChaoyang District . The line will connect the university district inHaidian with the embassy district andBeijing CBD inChaoyang District . TheOlympic Spur off of Line 10 atBeitucheng provides access to the Olympic village. Line 10 in Phase I is 24.68 km in length and has 22 stations. Construction began in December 2003 and was completed by the end of June 2008. A trip from Bagou to Jinsong is expected to take 40 minutes.Phase I stations
Line 10 stations, from the northwest to the southeast (with transfer points): Bagou, Suzhoujie, Haidian Huangzhuang, Zhizhunli,
Zhichunlu (Line 13), Xitucheng, Mudanyuan, Jiandemen, Beitucheng (Line 8), Anzhenmen, Huixinxijie Nankou (Line 5), Shaoyaoju (Line 13), Taiyanggong, Sanyuanqiao (Airport Line), Liangmaqiao, Agricultural Exposition Centre, Tuanjiehu, Hujialou, Jintaixizhao,Guomao (Line 1), Shuangjing, Jinsong.Phase II route
Line 10 will be extended across the south and west of the city to form a second loop line. In the south, it will follow the southern
3rd Ring Road . In the west, it will run between the western 3rd and 4th Ring Roads. Construction on Phase II began on December 9, 2007. The full Line 10 loop will have 45 stations in all, with 24 transfer points to other subway and light rail lines. [ [http://2008.sohu.com/20080201/n255019863.shtml 北京地铁10号线串起17条地铁 全线设24座换乘站-搜狐2008奥运 ] ]Technology
Signaling system
For metro line 10,
Siemens Transportation Systems and China Railway Signaling & Communication Corp. have equipped the line withETCS Level 3 technology. As a fallback level the ETCS Level 1 is available. [cite web | title=Metro Line 10 (Olympic Line), Wanliu - Jinsong, Beijing | work=Siemens AG | url=http://references.transportation.siemens.com/refdb/showReference.do?r=2063&div=2&div=2&div=2&l=en | date= | accessdate=2008-07-06]Safety
There are subway
public security bureau s (police stations) located in the Bagou, Beitucheng and Liangmaqiao stations. [(Chinese) cite web | title=北京地铁地铁10号线三个派出所正式挂牌办公 | work=竞报 | url=http://2008.sina.com.cn/dt/other/2008-07-20/1548115630.shtml |date = July 20, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-22] To report emergencies, call 110 or 64011327.Notes
External links
* [http://www.chinadaily.net/photo/2008-02/28/content_6493868.htm Chinadaily article]
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