Line 8, Beijing Subway

Line 8, Beijing Subway
Line 8 train at Zhuxinzhuang
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Operational
Termini	Zhuxinzhuang Nanluoguxiang
Stations	19 (18 in operation)
Daily ridership	303,100 (2014 Avg.) 431,000 (2014 Peak)
Operation
Opened	July 19, 2008
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Character	Underground
Technical
Line length	26.6 km (16.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h
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Line 8 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁8号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě bāhàoxiàn), formerly known as the Olympic Branch Line (奥运支线), is a rapid transit line in northern Beijing. The line currently has 17 stations in operation and runs 26.6 km (16.5 mi) from Zhuxinzhuang in Changping District to Nanluoguxiang in Dongcheng Districts. Line 8's color is      green.

Line 8 sits on the central north-south axis of the city of Beijing, which is aligned through the Drum Tower, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and Yongdingmen. Line 8 opened on July 19, 2008 as the Olympic Branch Line to serve the Olympic Green, located due north of the city centre, during the 2008 Summer Olympics. The line had only four stations and 4.53 km (2.81 mi) of track. Line 8 was extended by six stations to the north in 2011, by two stations to the south in 2012, and by more three stations to the north and two more to the south on December 28, 2013.

The line is still being expanded along the central axis to the south. Line 8 will veer to the east of the central axis to avoid passing under the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square, before returning to the central axis alignment at the Qianmen Station. By 2017, Line 8 is expected to reach Wufutang in the southern suburbs of Fengtai District and have a total length of 46 km (29 mi).