Route
Phase I is planned to be 38.3 km long with 18 stations., covers the eastern half of Line 15 and connects the suburbs of Shunyi District with the existing subway network at Wangjing West (Line 13), Datun Lu East (Line 5) and at the Olympic Green (Line 8). Currently Sections 1 and 2 of Phase 1 are operational. It has 8 stations and is over 22 km in length. The two operational sections run from the Wangjing West on Line 13 to Fengbo in Shunyi District. Line 15 travels underground from Beishatan to Maquanying, and then goes above ground on an elevated track to Houshayu before returning underground and going underneath the Chaobai River to Fengbo. The elevated section is high enough to allow elevated roads to pass underneath. A major public venue on Line 15 route is the New China International Exposition Center (New CIEC) 新国展 at the China International Exhibition Center station 国展站. New CIEC holds the annual Beijing International Automotive Exhibition which attracted 800,000 visitors in 2012.
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