Western Suburban Line, Beijing Subway | |
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Western | |
Overview | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Beijing Subway |
Status | Under Construction |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The Western Suburb Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁西郊线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě xījiāo xiàn), also called the Western Suburb Branch Line (西郊支线) is a light rapid transit line planned to be built in Haidian District of Beijing. It will run west and north from Bagou on Line 10 to the Fragrant Hills - a total length of 9.4 km. The total construction cost is estimated as RMB(¥) 1 billion. The seven stations have preliminary names Bagou, Summer Palace South Gate, Summer Palace West Gate, Yuquan Park, Wan'angongmu, Botanical Gardens, and Fragrant Hills. It is scheduled to be put into operation in 2017.