Line 19, Beijing Subway

Line 19, Beijing Subway
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Construction site of Ping'anli Station, Line 19 in March 2017
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Under construction
Termini	Caoqiao Zhuxinzhuang
Stations	10
Operation
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line 19 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁19号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíjiǔ hàoxiàn), also known by its codename, Line R3 (Chinese: 北京地铁R3线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě ēr sān xiàn) is an express rapid transit rail line under construction in Beijing.

R3 is the codename for an express line was reported in February 2012 as one of six new lines under planning by the city's public transit planning authorities. As of 2015, the line was renamed to Line 19 with the first phase starting construction in 2016 to be completed by December 20, 2020. According to the most recent plan, the first phase will begin at Mudanyuan Station and end at Xingong Station with a connection to the New Airport Line at Caoqiao Station.

The express line is planned to run north-south west of the city centre, between Lines 16 and 4, through Haidian, Xicheng and Fengtai Districts. The line is planned to have at least 10 stations, at least eight of which are interchange stations, over 22.4 km. The line was envisioned as a major relief line for the overcrowded Line 4 and more direct link to the Financial Street commercial district. The high anticipated demand prompted planners to suggest the line to use high capacity 8 car type A trains. The trains have a maximum service speed of 100 km/h and combined with its long station spacing allows journey times from Mudanyuan to Xingong Stations to be only 11 min.