The Xijiao line uses the same fare system as other lines, but the transfer between the Xijiao line and Line 10 at Bagou station is not free, and customers transferring are required to pay a separate fare. Fares start at ¥3 and the maximum fare is ¥4.
History
24 November 2008: Beijing building contract websites began to list bids for construction of a 9.3 km (5.78 mi) Xijiao Line with total estimated cost of ¥1 billion. Construction was listed to commence on 1 April 2009 and the projected completion date was 1 November 2010.[3]
11 December 2008: At the 15th Capital Urban Planning and Construction Design Conference, the Beijing City Planning Committee unveiled plans for the Fangshan, Changping, Xijiao and Shunyi subway lines, and announced that it would strive to build two of the four lines by 2010.[4]
6 January 2009: The Haidian District government announced that construction of the Xijiao Line would begin in 2009, though the details concerning of the line route, whether the line would be below grade or above the surface, and the number of stations, were still being decided.[5]
15 January 2009: The Beijing city planning committee unveiled the five stations along route.[6]
10 August 2009: Planning authorities announced a change in plan for the Xijiao Line from a metro line to a tourist tram line with an operating speed of 20 km/h (12 mph).[7]
7 January 2010: Commencement of construction set for 2010.[8]
14 March 2012: The route map and planning program is announced.
20 October 2017: Construction finishes and trial operations begin.[9]
Rolling stock at Fragrant Hills StationPlatform of Bagou Station (Xijiao Line)
Rolling stock
The line uses 31 low-floor 5-segment Hitachi Sirio trams built on license by CRRC Dalian.[11] Single vehicles are normally used but can be coupled to form two-car trains when necessary.
Accidents and incidents
On 1 January 2018, tram XJ003 derailed after a malfunction when exiting Fragrant Hills station at 2:36 PM with no passengers on board. The tram slid down the tracks with its control lever still at traction position after being lifted back on to the tracks later that day.[12] Xiangshan station stopped service until March 1, 2018.[13]
References
^ a b c""最美"西郊线全程票价4元 S1线、西郊线首末车时间发布". 北京晨报 (Beijing Morning News). 30 December 2017. 线路全长8.8公里，东起巴沟，西至香山，共设6站
^ a b"轨道交通燕房线、S1线、西郊线顺利完成验收". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^北京轨道交通西郊线工程. tgnet.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 24 November 2008.
^(Chinese) Zhang, Nan and Meng Huan, "西郊线通往香山两年内有望开通" 北京晚报 Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 11 December 2008
^(Chinese) "2009年北京将开工5条地铁线 10号线向西延至香山" 中国网 6 January 2009.
^(Chinese) "北京地铁西郊线确定设五站" 新京报 Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine 15 January 2009
^北京西郊线地铁变观光电车 车外形很像前门铛铛车 (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
^(Chinese) "北京地铁7号线、14号线、S1线及西郊线年内开工" 7 January 2010
^周超 (22 May 2017). "西郊有轨电车拟年底运营". 中国新闻网. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^李博 (2 January 2018). "发生"空车掉道"及放飏事故 西郊线香山站今早停运" (in Chinese). Beijing Evening News. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^"西郊线香山站恢复双向运营". Beijing Youth Daily. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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