Line 14 (Beijing Subway)
Railway line of Beijing Subway
Line 14 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁14号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shísì hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in the south and east of Beijing. The line is operated by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited. Line 14's color is silver pink.
It runs across the southern and eastern fringes of urban Beijing from Zhangguozhuang west of the Yongding River in the southwest corner of the city to Shangezhuang in the northeast corner. Line 14 will be 47.3 km (29.4 mi) in length and have 36 stations (33 in operation).
Description
West section: The stations from Zhangguozhuang to Xiju, on the southwest corner of the Line 10 loop, opened on May 5, 2013. The infill Qilizhuang station opened on 15 February 2014.
Middle section (also known as the Lize section): The stations in between Xiju and Beijing South railway station opened on 31 December 2021.
East section: The east section opened in two phases. Stations from Shangezhuang to Jintai Lu opened on 28 December 2014; and the stations from Jintai Lu to Beijing South railway station opened on 26 December 2015.
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