Line 16 (Beijing Subway)

Line 16 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁16号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíliù hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It is 48.9 km (30.4 mi) in length^[2] with 30 stations. The line is fully underground.

Line 16
Line 16 train leaving Fengtai railway station
Overview
Other name(s)	M16 (planned name)
Status	Operational
Locale	Fengtai, Xicheng and Haidian District Beijing
Termini	Bei'anhe Wanpingcheng
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing MTR Metro Line 16 Corp., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Bei'anhe and Yushuzhuang
Rolling stock	8-car Type A (DKZ93, SFM40)
Daily ridership	140,000 (2021 first half, peak)[1]
History
Opened	31 December 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-31)
Technical
Line length	48.9 km (30.4 mi)[2]
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)[3]
Route map Legend Bei'anhe depot Bei'anhe Jingmi diversion canal Wenyang Lu Sanxingzhuanghou river Daoxianghu Lu Dongbutou flood canal Tundian Tundian flood ditch Hongfeng canal Yongfeng Wuyi canal Yongfengnan Xibeiwang Malianwa Nongda Nanlu Qing river Anheqiaobei Xi Yuan Line 4 Tiangong Yuan Wanquanhe Qiao Wanquan river Suzhou Jie Line 10 outer – inner Suzhou Qiao Line 12 Sijiqing Qiao – Dongbabei Wanshou Si Nanchang river and Zizhuyuan lake National Library Line 9 line 9 Guogongzhuang Line 4 line 4 Anheqiaobei Nanchang river line 4 Tiangong Yuan Erligou Line 6 Jin'anqiao – Lucheng Ganjia Kou Line 3 (under planning) Tiancun – Caogezhuangbei Yuyuantan East Gate Muxidi Line 1 (out-of-system interchange) Fushouling – Universal Resort Yongding River diversion canal Jingjiu railway and Beijing underground cross-city railway Daguanying Line 7 Beijing West railway station – Universal Resort Honglian Nanlu Lianhua River Lize Shangwuqu Line 14 Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Daxing Airport Express (to be opened 2026) Daxing Airport Fengcao river Dongguantounan Fangshan line Yancundong Fengtai railway station Jinghu railway etc. Line 10 inner – outer National Library Fengtai Nanlu Line 9 Guogongzhuang Fufengqiao Jinghu railway Kandan Yushuzhuang Yushuzhuang yard Hongtaizhuang Fengtai West railway station marshalling yard Wanpingcheng v t e

Inside Line 16 trains

Construction began in December 2013. The northern section, from Bei'anhe to Xiyuan, was opened on 31 December 2016.^[4] An infill station, Nongda Nanlu, was opened on 30 December 2017.^[5] It extended to Ganjiakou on 31 December 2020, and extended to Yuyuantan East Gate on 31 December 2021. The southern section to Yushuzhuang opened on 31 December 2022.^[6] The remainder of the line to Wanpingcheng opened on 30 December 2023.^[7]

The line is operated by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited and uses CNR Changchun DKZ93 and CSR Sifang SFM40 eight-car high-capacity wide-body Type A trains.^[8] Line 16's color is dark-moderate green.

Route

The line starts at the west end of Beiqing Road (北清路), just outside of the 6th Ring Road, and follows the road east to Yongfeng Road (永丰路) where it turns south towards the city. Line 16 follows Yongfeng Road south to Xiyuan, then continues south to the National Library and Yuyuantan Dongmen (Yuyuantan Park East Gate). It then continues south, passing through Muxidi, Daguanying, and turns west through Fengtai railway station, then west-southwest through Yushuzhuang before traversing slightly west north-west to end at Wanpingcheng.

History

In 2009, Line 16 was among the 198 major urban planning projects listed by Beijing's development and reform commission.^[9] At that time, Line 16 was slated to run about 35 km (21.7 mi), from Huilongguan in Changping District to Huaxiang in Fengtai District.^[9]

According to the June 2010 plans, the northern section of Line 16 will replace the originally planned Line 4 northern extension and run 48 km (29.8 mi) from Bei'anhe in Haidian District, south to Xiaoyueyuan, near the Lugou Bridge in Fengtai District.^[10] The line would begin near Bei'anhe, and provide access to parts of Haidian, north of the foothills the Western Hills that extend into Haidian District. For this reason, that section of the line was also referred to as the Haidian Shanhou (literal translation: Haidian Back Mountain) Line because it begins on the backside of the low-lying range that extends from the Fragrant Hills to the Summer Palace.^[10] Points of interest that the line may pass along the route to Xiaoyueyuan in the south include the Summer Palace, Haidian Gymnasium, National Library, Purple Bamboo Park, Beijing Zoo, Chegongzhuang West Road, Sanlihe, Wanshou Temple, Lize Shangwuqu (Lize Business District), and the Beijing Fengtai railway station.^[10] The proposal was scaled back with the removal of the Haidian Shanhou section in December 2010, reducing the line to just 23 km (14.3 mi), from Suzhou Jie to Wanpingcheng. But the northern section was subsequently restored months later, bringing the line length 49 km (30.4 mi).^[11]

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning released the plans for several subway stations in 2013.^[12] Construction of the line began in December 2013.^[13]

The northern section, from Bei'anhe to Xiyuan, except for Nongda Nanlu, opened on 31 December 2016.^[4] Nongda Nanlu opened on 30 December 2017.^[5] In April 2020, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform decided to build an infill station on the southern section of Line 16: Yushuzhuang North (now renamed to Hongtaizhuang).^[14]

On 31 December 2020, the middle section from Xiyuan to Ganjiakou opened.^[15] (Suzhou Jie and Erligou stations were not opened)

On 31 December 2021, a one-station extension to Yuyuantan Dongmen (Yuyuantan Park East Gate) opened.

On 31 December 2022, the southern section of Line 16 (from Yuyuantan Dongmen (Yuyuantan Park East Gate) to Yushuzhuang) opened.^[6] (Lize Shangwuqu station was not opened)

On 18 March 2023, Erligou station started operation.

On 30 December 2023, the extension from Yushuzhuang to Wanpingcheng, and the infill station Suzhou Jie, started operation.^[2][7]

On 19 January 2025, Lize Shangwuqu station opened.^[16]

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Bei'anhe — Xiyuan	31 December 2016	19.6 km (12.18 mi)[4]	9	Northern section
Nongda Nanlu	30 December 2017	Infill station	1
Xiyuan — Ganjiakou	31 December 2020	10.929 km (6.79 mi)[5]	5	Middle section
Ganjiakou — Yuyuantan Park East Gate	31 December 2021[17]	0.97 km (0.60 mi)[5]	1
Yuyuantan Park East Gate — Yushuzhuang	31 December 2022[6]	14.234 km (8.84 mi)[5]	9	Southern section
Erligou	18 March 2023	Infill station	1	Middle section
Yushuzhuang — Wanpingcheng	30 December 2023[7]	2.7 km (1.7 mi)[2]	2	Southern section
Suzhou Jie		Infill station	1	Middle section
Lize Shangwuqu	19 January 2025[16]	Infill station	1	Southern section

List of stations

List of stations from north to south.

Station Name[18]		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[5]		Location
English	Chinese
Bei'anhe	北安河		544 昌72 专16 专99	0.000	0.490	Haidian
Wenyang Lu	温阳路		330 544 642 651 902 908 920 快速直达专线46	2.653	3.143
Daoxianghu Lu	稻香湖路		448 543 544 642 902	2.310	5.453
Tundian	屯佃		303 512 543 544 575 902 快速直达专线202 快速直达专线203	2.352	7.805
Yongfeng	永丰		446 512 543 544 575 902 快速直达专线153 快速直达专线202 快速直达专线203	1.960	9.765
Yongfengnan	永丰南		365 384 438 575 623 902 908 快速直达专线98 专151	1.315	11.080
Xibeiwang	西北旺		333 384 438 575 623 902 908 909 专143	2.108	13.188
Malianwa	马连洼		305 328 333 362 438 449 476 509 518 575 608 623 651 932	2.195	15.383
Nongda Nanlu	农大南路		305 333 362 393 437 438 476 509 575 608 636 651 688 专28	1.517	16.900
Xi Yuan	西苑	4	129 303 331 332 333 346 384 393 394 432 437 438 476 508 534 563 579 584 601 608 610 636 644 671 686 688 夜8	2.690	19.590
Wanquanhe Qiao	万泉河桥		374 400 528 982 983 快速直达专线177	1.980	21.570
Suzhou Jie	苏州街	10	26 302 307 361 374 386 424 450 528 613 630 634 644 671 688 快速直达专线26 快速直达专线37 快速直达专线126 快速直达专线127 快速直达专线177 快速直达专线200 快速直达专线204 夜9	1.486	23.056
Suzhou Qiao	苏州桥	12	26 74 323 355 361 365 368 374 425 450 563 610 614 634 651 688 921 夜30	1.497	24.553
Wanshou Si	万寿寺		74 300 323 362 368 374 394 450 534 603 610 634 645 夜30	1.610	26.163
Guojia Tushuguan (National Library)	国家图书馆	4   9	86 92 129 305 320 332 481 563 609 653 658 695 夜8	1.721	27.884
Erligou	二里沟	6	4 102 103 114 118 320 693 夜3 夜12	1.589	29.473	Haidian / Xicheng
Ganjia Kou	甘家口		10 61 101 102 103 114 121 320 612 686 夜12 夜13	1.046	30.519
Yuyuantan Dongmen (Yuyuantan Park East Gate)	玉渊潭东门		13 21 32 65 68 94 114 320 专138	0.970	31.489
Muxidi	木樨地	1 [a]	1 21 32 52 65 68 78 85 94 114 308 320 夜1 夜8	0.565	32.054	Haidian
Daguanying	达官营	7	6 38 42 45 46 53 57 69 76 80 85 109 122 133 137 390 410 477 快速直达专线94 夜7 夜22 专27 专138 专154 专191	2.004	34.058	Xicheng
Honglian Nanlu[19]	红莲南路		30 45 80 89 414 快速直达专线94 快速直达专线201 通医专线1	1.552	35.610
Lize Shangwuqu	丽泽商务区	14		1.241	36.851	Fengtai
Dongguantounan	东管头南	Fangshan	49 67 483 631 678 692 845 912 夜7 夜30	1.803	38.654
Fengtai railway station	丰台站	10  FTP	专4 专149	1.794	40.448
Fengtai Nanlu	丰台南路	9	69 351 353 602 627 845 夜7 专149	1.420	41.868
Fufengqiao	富丰桥		83 137 323 353 354 387 395 400 400快 470 477 480 546 840 967 969 快速直达专线107 快速直达专线179 夜36 专63 专68 专149	1.187	43.055
Kandan	看丹		678 快速直达专线161 专68	1.226	44.281
Yushuzhuang	榆树庄		349 678 快速直达专线161 专68	1.442	45.723
Hongtaizhuang[19]	洪泰庄		349 678	1.681	47.404
Wanpingcheng	宛平城		77 96 97 133 309 310 329 339 452 458 459 624 843 896 952 983 快速直达专线45 快速直达专线97 快速直达专线145 快速直达专线161 夜16 专17	1.713	49.117

Rolling stock

Model	Image	Manufacturer	Year Built	Amount in Service	Fleet Numbers	Depot
DKZ93		CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles	2016	35	301–335	Beianhe
SFM40		CRRC Qingdao Sifang		29	336–364

Formation

	← Bei'anhe Yushuzhuang →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Tc1	Mp1	M1	Mp3	M3	M2	Mp2	Tc2

Notes

1. Requires an out-of-system interchange.

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External links

• Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd official site