Line 9 (Beijing Subway)

Line 9
A Line 9 train reversing at National Library station in January 2021
Overview
Other name(s)M9 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleFengtai and Haidian districts
Beijing
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)Guogongzhuang
Rolling stock6-car Type B (DKZ33)
Daily ridership460,800 (2014 Avg.)
637,900 (2016 Peak)[1]
History
OpenedDecember 31, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-31)
Technical
Line length16.5 km (10.3 mi)
CharacterUnderground
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
planned northern extension
and connection with Changping line
Left arrow Anheqiaobei
connects Line 4
 National Library
Line 4
Line 16
Left arrow Bei'anhe – Ganjia Kou Right arrow
Nanchang river
Tiangongyuan Right arrow
 Baishiqiaonan
Line 6
Left arrow Jin'anqiao – Lucheng Right arrow
 Baiduizi
Yuyuantan and Bayi Lake
 Military Museum
Line 1
Left arrow Pingguoyuan – Sihuidong Right arrow
Beijing West railway station
Jingguang, Jingjiu railways, etc.
Jingguang HSR
connects Line 7
Line 7
Huazhuang Right arrow
 Liuliqiaodong
Liuliqiao
Line 10
Left arrow inner – outer Right arrow
 Qilizhuang
Line 14
Left arrow Zhangguozhuang – Xiju Right arrow
 Fengtai Dongdajie
Jinghu railway crossing
Bei'anhe Right arrow
 Fengtai Nanlu
Line 16
Left arrow Wanpingcheng
 Keyi Lu
Fengtai Science Park
Dongguantounan Right arrow
 Guogongzhuang
Fangshan line
connects Fangshan line
Yancundong Down arrow
Guogongzhuang depot

Line 9 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁9号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě jiǔhào xiàn) is a rapid transit line in western Beijing. The line runs 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from the National Library in Haidian District to Guogongzhuang in Fengtai District with 13 stations. All stations are fully underground. Line 9's color is chartreuse.

History

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Line 9's route drawn to scale.

In 1989, the State Council decided to build Beijing West railway station on the Beijing-Kowloon railway. Subway planning had determined that Beijing West railway station would be the interchange between Lines 7 and 9. However, no provision for an interchange station was added in the railway station's design. The railway station was completed in 1996.[2] 15 years later Beijing West Station was rebuilt and expanded with provisions added to the basement of the station for Lines 7 and 9.[3] In 2002, in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it was proposed that the first section of Line 9 should be built between Baishiqiao and Beijing West railway station (today's National Library to Beijing West railway station section). The entire length of the proposed line was 5.8 kilometers (3.6 mi).[4] However, the line only started construction in April 2007,[5] with a planned opening date of 2010[6] and the original northern section between Baishiqiao to Beijing West Station was further delayed until 2012,[7] making an opening before the Olympics unlikely. In the meantime, planners were investigating the possibility of extending Line 9 northwest beyond Baishiqiao and roughly paralleling the almost complete Line 4. However, this Baishiqiao-Wenyang Road Project would head further north to the Haidan area, terminating around the Wenyang Road (温阳路) exit of the 6th Ring Road competing with another proposal where Line 4's northern extension would serve the area. The extension project was would be 25.5 km (15.8 mi) long and add 13 new stations, creating a 40.7 km (25.3 mi) long Line 9.[8] However, this project was cut back to the current terminus at National Library Station with the remaining sections north was ultimately redesigned as neither Line 9 or Line 4 but replaced by Line 16.

On December 31, 2011 the 11.1 km (6.9 mi), nine-station southern section from Guogongzhuang to Beijing West railway station opened.[9][10] At the time the line was only connected to the Fangshan Line, isolated from the rest of the Beijing Subway network.[11] Passengers had to transfer to shuttle buses that connected to the main subway network to continue their journey.,[12] making the line sparsely used in 2011. The situation did not improve on April 29, 2012 when the Beijing subway exceeded a record 8 million daily riders, with the daily ridership of Line 9 being only 46,300 as it was still isolated from the rest of the network.[13]

After then replacement Baishiqiao-Wenyang Road Project with Line 16, another proposal was made to extend Line 9 north at around 2011. This time Line 9 would be extended north forming a north south corridor just west of Line 13 with an interchange with the proposed Line 15 western extension at Xueyuan Road Station.[14] The extension would terminate at Xi'erqi station and help relieve the congestion on the western arc of Line 13 and more directly serve Tsinghua University.

On December 30, 2012, the original northern section from the Beijing West railway station to the National Library entered into operation. This finally connected Line 9 and the Fangshan Line to the rest of the subway network and made all major Beijing train stations accessible by subway.[15] The underground connections for the transfer between Line 9 and Line 1 were not completed at the opening of the Line 9 extension.[16] Between December 2012 and December 2013, Line 9 skipped Military Museum station.[17] Line 9's passenger traffic began to grow rapidly after the northern section went into operation. As of January 2013, the average daily passenger traffic was already three times higher than in December 2012,[18] at 220,000 rides.[19] The Line 1 to Line 9 transfer was completed at the Military Museum Station on December 21, 2013.

In 2013, the northern extension proposal was modified again, while still a line connecting National Library to Xi'erqi the line was now shifted to swing east of Line 13. Later, it was decided that this northern extension project is to be divided into two lines at Mingguangqiao West Station. The Southern portion of Mingguangqiao West Station to the National Library Station will still be the north extension line of Line 9. However, the section between Mingguangqiao West Station north to Xi'erqi Station is now replaced by the southern extension of the Changping line.[20] However, in reality during construction, only the south extension project of the Changping Line from Xi'erqi to Jimenqiao Stations actually started construction, the last remaining section of the Changping Line’s south extension to Mingguangqiao West Station and the entire northern extension section of Line 9 (Mingguangqiao West to National Library Station) was put on hold.[21] Also, during that time it was proposed that Line 9 be extended south beyond Guogongzhuang along the west side of Daxing New Town to the Biomedical Base station in the long term, with a total length of 18 kilometers (11 mi) and 8 stations.[22]

Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Beijing West Railway Station — Guogongzhuang 31 December 2011 5.349 km (3.32 mi) 8 (southern section)
Fengtai Dongdajie 12 October 2012 Infill station 1
National Library — Beijing West Railway Station 30 December 2012 10.282 km (6.39 mi) 3 (northern section)
Military Museum 21 December 2013 Infill station 1

List of Stations

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Service Route Station Name Connections Nearby Bus Stops Distance
km[23] 		Location
L Ex English Chinese
● ● Guojia Tushuguan (National Library) 国家图书馆  4   16  86 92 129 305 320 332 481 563 609 653 658 695 夜8 0.000 0.000 Haidian
● ● Baishiqiaonan 白石桥南  6  4 27 61 86 92 114 118 320 653 693 夜3 1.096 1.096
● ● Baiduizi 白堆子 10 61 92 121 612 686 BRT4(快速公交4) 夜13 0.943 2.039
● ● Military Museum 军事博物馆  1  1 21 40 52 65 68 78 85 94 308 414 夜1 夜5 夜8 1.912 3.951
● ● Beijing West railway station 北京西站  7  Sub-Central China Railway Beijing West railway station BXP 3 9 21 40 42 50 52 53 62 65 67 89 96 109 122 129 142 143 144 309 320 339 349 374 387 394 410 414 616 663 820 836 890 917 917快 941 941快 968 982 997 快速直达专线52 夜5 夜8 夜14 夜15 夜22 夜23 夜36 专138 专191 1.398 5.349 Fengtai
● ｜ Liuliqiaodong 六里桥东 6 38 57 69 74 76 133 134 137 309 321 349 390 477 820 832 835 836 890 895 917 917快 941 941快 968 971 982 998 快速直达专线3 快速直达专线11 快速直达专线86 快速直达专线115 快速直达专线154 夜7 1.170 6.519
● ● Liuliqiao 六里桥  10  57 133 477 554 568 603 838 941 941快 982 专3 1.309 7.828
● ｜ Qilizhuang 七里庄  14  77 83 137 323 400快 458 477 480 483 531 830 839 840 896 958 969 973 快速直达专线45 快速直达专线97 夜16 夜36 专3 1.778 9.606
● ｜ Fengtai Dongdajie 丰台东大街 335 349 395 459 477 678 845 夜16 1.325 10.931
● ｜ Fengtai Nanlu 丰台南路  16  69 351 353 602 627 845 夜7 专149 1.585 12.516
● ｜ Keyi Lu 科怡路 83 137 354 400 400快 912 快速直达专线22 专9 0.980 13.496
● ｜ Fengtai Science Park 丰台科技园 470 969 快速直达专线22 快速直达专线107 快速直达专线131 快速直达专线161 快速直达专线175 快速直达专线179 专63 专125 专126 专190 专209 0.788 14.284
● ● Guogongzhuang 郭公庄  Fangshan  (through service during weekday peak) 470 497 627 969 快速直达专线107 专125 专180 1.347 15.631

Through service

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Route directory for through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line.
Route directory for through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line.

In 2021, it was announced that there will be some through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line. The operator is retrofitting the signal systems of both lines to achieve this.[24][25] Through service started on 18 January 2023.[26]

Rolling Stock

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Line 9 is served by a fleet of 37 6-car DKZ33 trains built by CNR Changchun.[27]

Model Image Manufacturer Year Built Amount in Service Fleet Numbers Depot
DKZ33 CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles 2011, 2019 37 09 001–09 037 Guogongzhuang
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  • Line 9
  • Liuliqiao station platform
    Liuliqiao station platform
  • Liuliqiao station concourse
    Liuliqiao station concourse
  • Guogongzhuang station platform
    Guogongzhuang station platform
  • a train arriving at Military Museum station

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