Daxing Airport Express
A Daxing Airport Express train passing Beiwangchang Village, Panggezhuang Town
Overview
Other name(s)M35[1] (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleFengtai, Daxing districts (Beijing) & Guangyang district (Langfang, Hebei Province)
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeRapid transit, Airport rail link
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Metro Operation Administration (BJMOA) Corp., Ltd.[2]
Depot(s)Cigezhuang, New Airport North
Rolling stock8-car Type D[3][4][5]
History
Opened25 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-25)[6]
Technical
Line length41.36 km (25.70 mi)[7] (in operation)
CharacterUnderground and elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum speed)
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Line 14 Zhangguozhuang
Line 14 and Line 16
Left arrow Line 16 Wanpingcheng – Bei'anhe Right arrow
 Lize Shangwuqu (to be opened 2025)
Lianhua river
Right arrow Line 14 Shangezhuang
Liangshui river
Jinghu railway and Jinghu HSR
Right arrow line 19 Mudanyuan
Ma'cao river
 Caoqiao
Line 19
Line 10
Left arrow line 10 inner – outer Right arrow
Right arrow 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

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]

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 2025.[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

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

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   16  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 X103 13.028[15] 13.028 Daxing
Daxing Jichang (Daxing Airport) 大兴机场 China Railway  Jingxiong 
Beijing Daxing International Airport 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 2025.[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 Xiong'an railway station 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

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