Line 15, Beijing Subway - History

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
  • Houshayu 后沙峪
  • Hualikan 花梨坎
  • New China International
    Exposition Center (New CICC) 新国展
  • Sunhe 孙河
  • Maquanying 马泉营
  • Cuigezhuang 崔各庄
  • Wangjing East 望京东*
  • Wangjing 望京 (Line 14)
  • Wangjing West 望京西 (Line 13)
  • Fengbo 俸伯
  • Shunyi 顺义
  • Shimen 石门
  • Nanfaxin 南法信
  • Guanzhuang 关庄
  • Datun Lu East 大屯路东 (Line 5)
  • Anlilu 安立路
  • Olympic Green 奥林匹克公园 (Line 8)
  • Beishatan 北沙滩
  • Wangjing East station did not open in 2010 due to lack of connections with the surrounding road system.

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