Line 6 (Beijing Subway)

Line 6 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁6号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě liùhào xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. The line runs from Jin'anqiao in Shijingshan District to Lucheng in Tongzhou District. It serves important residential areas such as Changying, Chaoqing, and Dingfuzhuang, in addition to important commercial and business areas such as Financial Street, Beijing CBD and the sub-administrative center in Tongzhou District. Like Line 7, Line 6 provides relief to the parallel Line 1, which is the second most used subway line in Beijing, after Line 10. Line 6 is the second longest subway line in Beijing (only Line 10 is longer). A complete journey from end to end takes about an hour and 25 minutes on a local train and express trains reducing end to end travel time by 7 minutes.

Line 6
Overview
Other name(s)M6 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleTongzhou, Chaoyang, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian and Shijingshan districts
Beijing
Termini
Stations34 (in operation)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)Wulu yard, Wuliqiao, Dongxiaoying
Rolling stock8-car Type B (DKZ47)
Daily ridership601,900 (2014 avg.)
1.07 million (2018 peak)
History
OpenedDecember 30, 2012 (2012-12-30)
Technical
Line length53.4 km (33.2 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

Jin'anqiao
Pingguoyuan
Line 1 (closed for renovation)
Universal ResortFushouling (to be opened 2024)
Yangzhuang
Xihuangcun
Liaogongzhuang
Jingmen railway crossing
101 line railway crossing
Tiancun
Yongding River diversion canal
Haidian Wuluju
Wulu yard
connects line 10
Cishousi
outer – inner
Jingmi diversion canal
Huayuanqiao
Baishiqiaonan
Erligou
Chegongzhuangxi
Chegongzhuang
outer – inner
Ping'anli
Beihaibei
Nanluogu Xiang
Dongsi
Chaoyangmen
inner – outer
Dongdaqiao
Line 17 (to be opened 2024)
Line 28 (opens 2025)
Pinggu line (opens 2025)
Guangqudonglu
Pinggu
Hujialou
inner – outer
Jintai Lu
Honglingjin Lake diversion canal
Shilipu
Shuangsha railway crossing
Qingnian Lu
Dalianpo
overtaking for speed trains
Huangqu
overtaking for speed trains
Changying
overtaking for speed trains
Caofang
overtaking for speed trains
Wuliqiao depot
Wuzi Xueyuan Lu
overtaking for speed trains
Tongzhou Beiguan
overtaking for speed trains
Tongyunmen
(to be opened 2024)
Beiyunhexi
overtaking for speed trains
North canal
Beiyunhedong
overtaking for speed trains
Haojiafu
Fengzi ditch
Dongxiayuan
Lucheng
Dongxiaoyingnan (opens in late 2025)
Dongxiaoying depot

Line 6 uses 8-car Type B train sets accommodating 1,960 people. Such trains are only found on lines 6 and 7. The trains are capable of reaching the speed of 100 km/h (62 mph). Stations to the east of the 3rd Ring Road to Tongzhou are more widely spaced, the furthest being 4 km (2.5 mi) apart. Line 6 also has the deepest station in the network, Dongsi station, which is 34 metres (112 ft) underground. The line is the first line to 1500 V overhead catenary as opposed to 750 V third rail used on all earlier lines. Some of the station arrangements were the first of their kind in Beijing. Beijing's first split platform station, Nanluoguxiang station, and stations equipped with passing tracks, opened on Line 6. Line 6's color is earth yellow.

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