New Airport Line, Beijing Subway

New Airport Line, Beijing Subway
New Airport
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Status	Planned
Operation
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Line length	59.2km

New Airport Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁新机场线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě xīnjīchǎng xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line under planning in Beijing connecting the Beijing Daxing International Airport with the downtown of Beijing.

In 2011, when transport infrastructure Beijing Daxing International Airport was being considered, the media reported the plan to connect the airport with 2 subway lines by "...extending the Daxing Line southwards and adding an entirely new line connecting the metropolitan area." In 2012, there were reports of the plan including an "airport express," Line 4 extension, and R4 line extension to connect with Beijing Daxing International Airport.

In 2013, the map released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning contained the route of "New Airport Express (新机场快线)," which starts from Beijing South Railway Station, connecting at Caoqiao and Xingong, and extending southwards towards the Beijing Daxing International Airport.

In 2014, more details of the New Airport Line were reported.

Further reports in 2014 stated that the government was going to invest 19.7 billion RMB in the New Airport Line and a plan with Cigezhuang(磁各庄) station replacing Nanyuan station and 2 stations at the airport (Terminal 1 and 2).

The most recent updated reports as of early 2016 state that the New Airport Line is slated for completion by 2019. The line will feature only 3 stations, running from Caoqiao to the airport, stopping at Cigezhuang with a connection to Line S6 (which is now planned to connect to the existing Beijing Capital Airport), and operate at top speeds of 160 km/h.

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