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Overview | |||
Locale | Beijing | ||
Transit type | Commuter rail | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | August 6, 2008 | ||
Operator(s) | China Railway Beijing Group | ||
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BCR | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 北京城市铁路 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 北京城市鐵路 | ||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北京市郊铁路 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 北京市郊鐵路 | ||||||
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BCR (Beijing City Rail) also known as Beijing Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service that connects urban Beijing with outlying districts beyond the reach of the city's Beijing Subway network. The suburban rail services run on existing China Railway lines.
The suburban rail services are managed by the China Railway Beijing Group,an agency of the Ministry of Railways that is not affiliated with the operators of Beijing Subway.
There are 4 suburban railway corridors currently in operation:Line S2,Sub-Central line,Huairou–Miyun line and Tongmi line.
Line | Service route | Opened | Length km | Routing |
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Sub-Central | Liangxiang –Beijingxi (West) –Beijing –Beijingdong (East) –Tongzhou –Qiaozhuangdong (East) | 31 December 2017 | 63.7 [1] | Jingguang railway,Beijing underground cross-city railway,Jingha railway,Tongqiao railway |
S2 | Main line:Huangtudian –Nankou –Badaling –Yanqing Branch:Huangtudian –Nankou –Badaling –Kangzhuang –Shacheng | 6 August 2008 (main) 21 December 2012 (branch) [2] | 108.3 [3] | Beijing Northeast Ring railway,Jingbao railway |
Huairou–Miyun | Beijingbei (North) –Qinghe –Changpingbei (North) –Yanqihu [4] –Huairoubei (North) –Heishansi –Gubeikou | 31 December 2017 | 144.6 [5] | Jingzhang intercity railway,Jingtong railway |
Tongmi | Main line:Tongzhouxi (West) –Shunyi –Niulanshan –Huairou –Miyunbei (North) Branch:Tongzhouxi (West) –Shunyi –Niulanshan –Huairou –Yanqihu –Huairoubei (North) | 30 June 2020 [1] | 83.4 [1] | Jingcheng railway,Jingtong railway |
Line | Service route | Planned Opening Date |
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Northeast Ring | Huangtudian –Wangjing –Beijing Chaoyang –Beijingdong (East) | TBA |
Yizhuang (Benz Special line) | Mixed passenger and freight railway (initially freight-only). Anding –Second Factory of Beijing Benz Automobile Co. | 2023 (initially freight-only) |
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