Daxing Airport Express

Not to be confused with Capital Airport Express or Daxing line.

Daxing Airport Express^[8] of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁大兴机场线; pinyin: Běijīng Dìtiě Dàxīng Jīchǎng Xiàn) is an airport rail link from Caoqiao (located at the Southern 3rd Ring Road) to the Beijing Daxing International Airport. It is colored blue on subway maps.^[9] The line opened on September 26, 2019.^[6]

Daxing Airport Express
A Daxing Airport Express train passing Beiwangchang Village, Panggezhuang Town
Overview
Other name(s)	M35[1] (planned name)
Status	Operational
Locale	Fengtai, Daxing districts (Beijing) & Guangyang district (Langfang, Hebei Province)
Termini	Caoqiao Daxing Airport
Stations	3
Service
Type	Rapid transit, Airport rail link
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Metro Operation Administration (BJMOA) Corp., Ltd.[2]
Depot(s)	Cigezhuang, New Airport North
Rolling stock	8-car Type D[3][4][5]
History
Opened	25 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-25)[6]
Technical
Line length	41.36 km (25.70 mi)[7] (in operation)
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum speed)
Route map Legend Line 14 Zhangguozhuang Line 14 and Line 16 Line 16 Wanpingcheng – Bei'anhe Lize Shangwuqu (to be opened 2025) Lianhua river Line 14 Shangezhuang Liangshui river Jinghu railway and Jinghu HSR line 19 Mudanyuan Ma'cao river Caoqiao Line 19 Line 10 line 10 inner – outer Line 19 Xingong Fengshuang railway Daxing line (through operation to Line 4) crossing Feng river Daxing Xincheng Cigezhuang depot Xinfeng river Dalong river Jinghu railway Jinghu HSR Jingxiong ICR Xiaolong river New Airport North yard Planned Line 20 reserved for future subway lines Intercity railway connector Tiantang river Daxing Airport PKX North Terminal planned extension below Daxing Airport South PKX South Terminal v t e

Daxing Airport Express
Simplified Chinese	北京地铁大兴机场线
Traditional Chinese	北京地鐵大興機場綫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng Dìtiě Dàxīng Jīchǎng Xiàn

It is one of two lines connecting the urban area of Beijing to the Beijing Daxing International Airport. The other line is the Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway, a high-speed rail operated by China Railway.

The line is the second Beijing Subway line to be fully automated and driverless, after the Yanfang line.

Description

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the line is 41.36 km (25.70 mi),^[5] including 17.71 km (11.00 mi) of elevated track and 23.65 km (14.70 mi) of underground track.^[5] All stations are underground.

Phase 2 (Northern extension)

A 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northern extension to Lize Shangwuqu station is currently under construction.^[10] The extension is fully underground.^[11][12] The northern extension started construction in 2020^[10] and will be completed in 2026.^[13]

Fare

Ordinary Class one-way fare is ¥10, ¥25 or ¥35 (see below) and Business Class one-way fare is ¥50.^[14]

Ordinary Class (¥)

Caoqiao
10	Daxing Xincheng
35	25	Daxing Airport

Rolling stock

The train sets of Daxing Airport Express are built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

8 Car Train

	← Caoqiao Daxing Airport →
Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	Tc	M	Tp	M	M	Tp	M	Xc
Numbering	JC 0xx1	JC 0xx2	JC 0xx3	JC 0xx4	JC 0xx5	JC 0xx6	JC 0xx7	JC 0xx8

• Car 7 is a business class car.
• Car 3 has a wheelchair space.
• Car 8 is a baggage car.

4 Car Train

	← Caoqiao Daxing Airport →
Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Tc	Mp	Mp	Tc
Numbering	JC 4xx1	JC 4xx2	JC 4xx3	JC 4xx4

• Car 4 is a business class car.
• Car 3 has a wheelchair space.

Stations

Section	Station Name		Connections	Nearby bus stops	Distance km[15]		Location
	English	Chinese
Phase 2 (Northern extension)[10]	Lize Shangwuqu	丽泽商务区	14				Fengtai	Beijing
Phase 1	Caoqiao	草桥	10   19	381 410 423 434 456 483 497 529 676 679 夜22 专179 专209	0.000	0.000
	Daxing Xincheng	大兴新城		946 兴33 兴37	13.028[15]	13.028	Daxing
	Daxing Jichang (Daxing Airport)	大兴机场	Jingxiong  PKX		25.303[15]	38.331	Guangyang	Langfang, Hebei Province
Long-term planning	Daxing Airport South	大兴机场南					Daxing	Beijing

History

The Daxing Airport Express was originally planned to start from Mudanyuan, and be routed in parallel with Line 19 from Mudanyuan to Caoqiao.^[16] However, the plan would cost more than 40 billion yuan, which was considered too expensive for a dedicated line that would only serve passengers going to and from the airport.^[17] The parallel section with Line 19 was abandoned and the route was shortened to the stretch from Caoqiao to Daxing Airport. The investment required for the line was reduced by 20 billion yuan.^[17]

In 2014, it was reported that the government was going to invest 19.7 billion yuan in the Daxing Airport Express^[18][19] and a plan with 4 stations: Caoqiao, Daxing Xincheng, and two stations at the Daxing Airport.

In early 2016, it was announced that the Daxing Airport Express was slated for completion by 2019. Phase I of the line includes only 3 stations: Caoqiao, Daxing Xincheng and Daxing Airport. The line will operate at a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) using Type D^[3][4][5] rolling stock, which is fully automated.^[20] Construction started at the end of 2016.^[21]

Test runs on the line began in June 2019,^[22] and the line was opened on September 26, 2019^[6] (Phase 1).

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Caoqiao — Daxing Airport	26 September 2019	41.36 km (25.70 mi)	3	Phase I

Future expansion

North

A northern extension to Lize Business District station is under construction,^[10] with a length of 3.5 km (2.17 mi). The extension will be fully underground,^[11][12] and will bring the line to a total of 44.86 km (27.87 mi).^[22] The northern extension started construction in 2020^[10] and will be completed in 2026.^[13]

South

A southern extension to Daxing Airport South is also planned for the long term.

Line R1 of Xiong'an Rail Transit

Line R1 of Xiong'an Rail Transit will through-operate with Daxing Airport Express.^[23] The section from Daxing Airport to Xiong'an Terminal is under construction.^[24][25] The section is 86 km (53.44 mi) in length, including 65.7 km (40.82 mi) elevated.^[26]

Stations

Station Name[27]		Connections	Location
English	Chinese
↑Through operation to Daxing Airport Express
Yongqing Linkong	永清临空		Yongqing	Langfang	Hebei Province
Bazhou Kaifaqu	霸州开发区		Bazhou
Xiong'an railway station	雄安	IQP	Xiong'an New Area	Baoding
Xiongzhou	雄州
Diwuzutuan	第五组团
Jinrongdao	金融岛
Xiong'an Terminal	雄安航站楼

Notes