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Line 8 (Beijing Subway)

Line 8 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁8号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě bāhàoxiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It sits on the central axis of Beijing. Line 8's color is green. It is 49.5 km (30.8 mi) in length with 35 stations (34 in operation). The most recent extension is the central section from National Art Museum to Zhushikou, opened on 31 December 2021.

Line 8
Line 8 train at Yinghai station
Overview
Other name(s)M8 (planned name)
Olympic Branch Line (Chinese: 奥运支线) (for Beitucheng to Forest Park South Gate Section)
StatusOperational
LocaleDongcheng, Chaoyang, Haidian, and Changping districts
Beijing
TerminiZhuxinzhuang - Yinghai
Stations35 (34 in operation)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)Pingxifu, Yinghai
Rolling stock6-car Type B (SFM12, SFM42)
Daily ridership303,100 (2014 Avg.)[1]
431,000 (2014 Peak)[2]
History
OpenedJuly 19, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-19)
Technical
Line length49.5 km (30.8 mi)
CharacterUnderground & Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Changping Xishankou
connects Changping line
 Zhuxinzhuang
Changping line
Down arrow Xitucheng
 Yuzhi Lu
Pingxifu
Pingxifu depot
 Huilongguan Dongdajie
Huoying
Line 13
Left arrow Xizhimen – Dongzhimen Right arrow
Huangtudian railway station BCR line S2
 Yuxin
Xixiaokou
Yongtaizhuang
Qing river
 Lincuiqiao
water body of Olympic Forest Park
 Forest Park South Gate
Line 15
 Olympic Park
Left arrow Qinghua Donglu Xikou – Fengbo Right arrow
 Olympic Sports Center
connects Line 10 Anzhenmen
 Beitucheng
Line 10
Left arrow outer – inner Right arrow
Xiaoyue river
 Anhuaqiao
Line 12 (to be opened 2023)
Left arrow Sijiqingqiao – Dongbabei Right arrow
 Andeli Beijie
North Hucheng river
Left arrow outer – inner Right arrow
 Gulou Dajie
Line 2
 Shichahai
Jin river
Left arrow Jin'anqiao
 Nanluogu Xiang
Line 6
Lucheng Right arrow
 National Art Museum
Jinyu Hutong
Wangfujing
Line 1
Left arrow Fushouling – Universal Resort Right arrow
Left arrow inner – outer Right arrow
Beijing underground cross-city railway crossing
 Qianmen
Line 2
 Zhushikou
Line 7
Left arrow Beijing West railway station – Universal Resort Right arrow
 Tianqiao
South Hucheng river
Jinghu railway etc.
Left arrow Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Right arrow
 Yongdingmenwai
Line 14
 Muxiyuan
Haihutun
Liangshui river
Left arrow outer – inner Right arrow
 Dahongmen
(not open) Line 10
 Dahongmennan
Fengshuang railway
 Heyi
Donggaodi
Huojian Wanyuan
Wufutang
Demao
Yinghai
Yinghai depot


Route edit

North Section edit

In the north, Line 8 begins at Zhuxinzhuang on the Changping Line and heads east to Huilongguan Residential Area and then south through the Line 13 arc at Huoying, to the Olympic Park station on Line 15. The line enters the Line 10 loop at Beitucheng and then the Line 2 loop at Gulou Dajie before reaching Nanluogu Xiang on Line 6, and then to National Art Museum.

Apart from the Zhuxinzhuang station and an 1.7 km (1.056 mi) section of elevated track leading therefrom, the entire line runs underground.

Central Section edit

Three stations (Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing and Qianmen) on the central section opened on 31 December 2021.

South Section edit

The south section of Line 8, from Zhushikou to Yinghai, is 16.4 km (10.190 mi) long and has a 2.06 km (1.280 mi) elevated section. All stations are underground, except for Demao and Yinghai stations, which are elevated.

Stations edit

Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Distance
km[3] 		Location
English Chinese
Zhuxinzhuang 朱辛庄  Changping  417 463 560 871 880 898 899 昌19 昌73 C122 专49 0.000 0.000 Changping
Yuzhi Lu 育知路 463 560 昌19 昌25 快速直达专线202 专79 专80 专102 2.318 2.318
Pingxifu 平西府 344 428 460 461 996 快速直达专线202 专131 专192 1.985 4.303
Huilongguan Dongdajie 回龙观东大街 367 441 462 478 558 607 681 996 C113 快速直达专线203 夜38 专21 专40 专52 专78 专101 专192 专193 2.056 6.359
Huoying 霍营  13 
( S2 via   HKP) 		371 462 478 551 558 606 607 681 专21 专40 专52 专192 1.114 7.473
Yuxin 育新 315 355 371 379 393 398 432 462 606 607 614 617 693 昌75 专89 专139 1.894 9.367 Changping / Haidian
Xixiaokou 西小口 379 专89 1.543 10.910 Haidian
Yongtaizhuang 永泰庄 81 379 476 490 专43 专89 1.041 11.951
Lincuiqiao 林萃桥 81 379 478 510 专44 2.553 14.504 Chaoyang
Senlin Gongyuan Nanmen (Forest Park South Gate) 森林公园南门 2.555 17.059
Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) 奥林匹克公园  15  311 319 379 450 466 484 695 1.016 18.075
Aoti Zhongxin (Olympic Sports Center) 奥体中心 607 1.667 19.742
Beitucheng 北土城  10  5 21 81 82 92 113 142 380 409 515 607 620 653 694 夜6 夜9 专8 0.900 20.642
Anhuaqiao 安华桥 5 21 82 92 113 142 300 300快 302 328 361 368 380 387 409 601 604 607 671 847 921 944 快速直达专线93 快速直达专线178 夜6 夜30 1.018 21.660 Xicheng / Chaoyang
Andeli Beijie 安德里北街 60 82 142 380 409 夜36 专7 1.274 22.934 Dongcheng
Gulou Dajie 鼓楼大街  2  27 44 60 82 200 380 409 夜20 夜36 专51 1.083 24.017 Dongcheng / Xicheng
Shichahai 什刹海 5 60 107 124 135 观光3 1.188 25.205
Nanluogu Xiang 南锣鼓巷  6  3 4 13 42 60 82 115 118 612 夜2 夜3 夜10 夜21 0.902 26.107 Dongcheng
Zhongguo Meishuguan (National Art Museum) 中国美术馆 2 58 101 104 108 109 111 128 夜13 夜18 夜21 1.437 27.544
Jinyu Hutong 金鱼胡同 103 141 观光2 夜18 夜21 0.873 28.417
Wangfujing 王府井  1  1 41 52 103 120 141 观光2 夜1 夜17 夜18 夜21 0.762 29.179
Qianmen 前门  2  2 5 8 9 20 22 44 48 59 66 67 82 93 120 137 141 142 332 599 622 901快 BRT1(快速公交1) 观光1 观光2 夜2 夜5 夜17 夜18 1.857 31.036
Zhushikou 珠市口  7  2 5 20 23 48 57 59 66 93 120 141 622 观光1 夜2 夜7 夜10 夜17 夜18 1.085 32.121 Dongcheng / Xicheng
Tianqiao 天桥 2 7 15 20 35 36 53 71 72 90 93 105 106 110 120 141 622 BRT1(快速公交1) 观光1 夜2 夜11 专153 专155 0.881 33.002
Yongdingmenwai 永定门外  14  2 7 25 40 71 72 93 120 622 828 849 943 997 BRT1(快速公交1) 夜2 专153 专202 1.800 34.802 Dongcheng
Muxiyuan 木樨园 2 50 51 54 62 71 72 93 120 300 300快 324 366快 368 497 622 652 665 678 679 687 820 827 828 839 848 849 943 954 957 973 997 BRT1(快速公交1) 夜2 夜23 夜24 夜30 专18 专130 0.741 35.543
Haihutun 海户屯 54 71 324 622 678 687 827 BRT1(快速公交1) 夜2 专34 0.845 36.388 Fengtai
Dahongmen 大红门  10  — —
Dahongmennan 大红门南 54 324 343 366 400 400快 485 501 511 602 622 685 687 825 827 829 990 BRT1(快速公交1) 夜2 专13 专163 1.678 38.066
Heyi 和义 54 324 366 485 501 622 685 827 BRT1(快速公交1) 夜2 2.446 40.512
Donggaodi 东高地 324 353 354 366 501 556 622 685 BRT1(快速公交1) 夜2 1.537 42.049
Huojian Wanyuan 火箭万源 576 680 BRT1(快速公交1) 1.215 43.264
Wufutang 五福堂 555 576 680 926 BRT1(快速公交1) 兴42 1.684 44.948 Daxing
Demao 德茂 453 555 926 兴29 专56 2.076 47.024
Yinghai 瀛海 555 573 926 兴31 兴38 兴49区 兴63 兴72 兴74 兴75 兴80 1.510 48.534

History edit

Line 8 has been planned and built in several phases.

 
Forest motif inside the station
 
South Gate of Forest Park Station, Exit A
 
Olympic Green Station platform
 
Olympic Green Station
 
Beitucheng Station platform
 
Beitucheng Station, Exit D1

Phase I (Olympic Branch Line) edit

Line 8 was planned as the subway line that follows Beijing's central north–south axis.[4][5] The first section of Line 8 to be built was the four-station segment from Beitucheng to Forest Park South Gate, 4.35 km (2.703 mi) in length, that serves the Olympic Green. This section was included in Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was awarded to the city in 2001. Originally, Beijing's subway planners also considered building a subway extension line off of Line 13 or Line 5 to serve the Olympic Green but ultimately chose to build Line 8 as a branch off of Line 10.[6] Construction began in 2004.[7] With other Olympic venues also under construction, Phase I of Line 8 was built using the cut-and-cover method to reduce the difficulty of construction.[8] The Olympic Branch Line, as Line 8 Phase I was known, entered into operation together with Line 10 on July 19, 2008. It serves the Olympic Green, located due north of the city centre, during the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Phase I only included 4 stations. Access was originally restricted to riders with an Olympic Register Card or a ticket to an event at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games on the day of the event. In early October 2008, the line was fully opened to the public.

Phase II edit

On December 8, 2007, while Phase I of Line 8 was still under construction, work began on Phase II to extend Line 8 in both directions along the city's north–south central axis.[9] In Phase II was estimated to cost ¥10.1 billion and was scheduled to be completed by 2012.[10][11]

Northern extension to Huilongguan Dongdajie edit

The northern extension to Huilongguan Dongdajie, 10.7 km (6.649 mi) in length with 6 stations, extended Line 8 from the South Gate of Forest Park to Huilongguan Dongdajie in Changping District beyond the Line 13 arc. Land clearing for Phase II began in December 2007.[10][12] Tunnel boring machines began work on October 16, 2009.[13] In the fall of 2011, the entire Line 8 shut down and the entire line including the Phase II northern extension reopened on December 31, 2011.[13]

The Lincuiqiao station, just west of the Olympic Forest Park, was originally planned as an emergency stop, but was added at the behest of nearby residents and their municipal people's congress representative, Tian Yuan, who argued that the 5.1 km (3.169 mi) gap between South Gate of Forest Park and Yongtaizhuang made subway access inconvenient for residents along Lincui Road.[14] Lincuiqiao was officially added as a station to Phase II plans in December 2008.

Southern extension to Guloudajie edit

The southern extension to Guloudajie, 3.28 km (2.04 mi) in length, opened on December 30, 2012. Travel time from Huilongguan to the Second Ring Road was reduced by a half-hour.[15] Daily ridership reached 203,000 in March 2013.[16]

Phase II sections opened at the end of 2013 edit

On December 28, 2013, Line 8 reached 26.614 km (16.537 mi) in length with the opening of the Changping-Line 8 Connector and the southern extension to Nanluoguxiang.[17][18]

Changping-Line 8 Connector edit

 
Line 8 train at the Zhuxinzhuang Station

The Changping-Line 8 Connector, also known as the Changba Connector Line (昌八联络线) or Changba Connector, is a 6.3-kilometre-long (3.9 mi) extension of Line 8 from Huilongguan Dongdajie to Zhuxinzhuang on the Changping Line.[17] The Changba Connector contains three stations: Pingxifu, Yuzhilu and Zhuxinzhuang, and forms the northernmost section of Line 8.[17] The Changba Connector was designed to alleviate passenger traffic on Line 13 by allowing Changping Line riders heading to destinations in eastern Beijing to switch to Line 8 at Zhuxingzhuang instead of transferring to Line 13 at Xi'erqi. The connector was built from April 2011 to September 2013 and entered operation at the end of 2013.[17][18]

Southern extension to Nanluoguxiang edit

South of Guloudajie, Line 8 was extended a further 2.16 km (1.34 mi) through Shichahai station to Nanluogu Xiang station on December 28, 2013.[19]

Phase II southern extension to National Art Museum edit

The one-station extension from Nanluoguxiang to National Art Museum was opened on 30 December 2018.[20][21]

Phase III & IV edit

In Phase III & IV, Line 8 will be extended further south from the National Art Museum through Qianmen and Yongdingmen to beyond the southern 5th Ring Road. The line will veer to the east of the central axis to avoid passing under the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square, before returning to the central axis alignment at Qianmen.

Planning began in 2009.[22] Plans of Line 8 in Phase III & IV showed 16 stations for 21.0 km (13.0 mi).[23] Phase III includes 14 stations and Phase IV includes 2 stations, Demao and Yinghai. Phase III was scheduled to be built by 2015[24] but the commencement of construction was not set to begin until October 2013.[25] The section from National Art Museum to Zhushikou started construction in November 2016.[26]

On 30 December 2018, the southernmost section of Phase III, and Phase IV, from Zhushikou to Yinghai was opened (12 stations were opened, Dahongmen was not opened).[20][21]

The section between National Art Museum and Zhushikou, which includes 3 stations (Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing and Qianmen) opened on 31 December 2021.[26]

Future Development edit

Through service with Changping line edit

Through service between Line 8 and Changping line via Zhuxinzhuang station is under planning.[27][28]

Southern extension edit

A further southern extension from Yinghai to the China-Japan Innovation Cooperation Demonstration Zone is under planning.[29] The extension is entirely in Daxing District of Beijing.

Opening timeline edit

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Forest Park South Gate — Beitucheng 19 July 2008 3.583 km (2.23 mi) 3 Phase 1 (Olympic Branch line)
Olympic Sports Center 10 October 2008 Infill station 1
Huilongguan Dongdajie — Forest Park South Gate 31 December 2011 10.700 km (6.65 mi) 6 Phase 2 (northern section)
Beitucheng — Gulou Dajie 30 December 2012 3.375 km (2.10 mi) 2 Phase 2 (1st southern section)
Gulou Dajie — Nanluogu Xiang 28 December 2013 2.090 km (1.30 mi) 2 Phase 2 (2nd southern section)
Zhuxinzhuang — Huilongguan Dongdajie 6.359 km (3.95 mi) 3 Changping & Line 8 connector project
Andeli Beijie 26 December 2015 Infill station 1
Nanluogu Xiang — National Art Museum 30 December 2018 1.88 km (1.17 mi)[30] 1 Phase 2 (3rd southern section)
Zhushikou — Yinghai 16.4 km (10.19 mi) 12 Phase 3 (southern section) & Phase 4
National Art Museum — Zhushikou 31 December 2021 4.3 km (2.67 mi)[31] 3 Phase 3 (northern section)

Rolling Stock edit

During the Olympics Line 8 borrowed DKZ15 trains from Line 10; after the opening of the first sections of Phase II new CSR Sifang Locomotive SFM12 trains dedicated to Line 8 were rolled out.[32]

Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Amount in Service Fleet Numbers Depot
SFM12   CRRC Qingdao Sifang
Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 		2010 40 08 001–08 040 Pingxifu
Yinghai
SFM42   2019 72 08 041–08 112

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