History
During planning of Line 15, the eastern terminus was moved from Fuqian Jie to the east bank of the Chaobai River. Construction began on Phase I of Line 15 in Shunyi District in April 11, 2009. At that time, Phase I of Line 15 was only 31.15 km long with 12 stations. According to the construction schedule in 2009, the eastern most Shunyi section of Phase I (18.5 km in length with seven stations) would be opened first on December 30, 2011. The remainder of Phase I would follow in May 2013. However on October 28, 2009, when track-laying began on Phase I of Line 15, Line 15's construction schedule was revised with Phase I expanded from 31 km and 12 stations to 38 km and 18 stations. Phase II plans also underwent a revision; Instead of two sections, Phase I would be built and opened in three sections. The first section of Phase 1, from Wangjing West to Houshayu, opened on December 30, 2010. The second, from Houshayu to Fengbo, followed at the end of 2011.
Line 15, Phase I stations, from east to west with transfers in parenthesis:
| Section 1, opened Dec. 30, 2010 | Section 2, opened Dec 31st, 2011 | Section 3, opens 2014 |
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- Wangjing East station did not open in 2010 due to lack of connections with the surrounding road system.
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