Line 16 (Beijing Subway)

Line 16
Line 16 train leaving Fengtai railway station
Overview
Other name(s)	M16 (planned name)
Status	Operational
Locale	Fengtai, Xicheng and Haidian District Beijing
Termini	Bei'anhe Wanpingcheng
Stations	30 (29 in operation)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing MTR Metro Line 16 Corp., Ltd.
Depot(s)	Bei'anhe and Yushuzhuang
Rolling stock	8-car Type A (DKZ93, SFM40)
Daily ridership	140,000 (2021 first half, peak)[1]
History
Opened	31 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-31)
Technical
Line length	48.9 km (30.4 mi)[2]
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)[3]
Route map Legend Bei'anhe depot Bei'anhe Jingmi diversion canal Wenyang Lu Sanxingzhuanghou river Daoxianghu Lu Dongbutou flood canal Tundian Tundian flood ditch Hongfeng canal Yongfeng Wuyi canal Yongfengnan Xibeiwang Malianwa Nongda Nanlu Qing river Anheqiaobei Xiyuan Line 4 Tiangongyuan Wanquanheqiao Wanquan river Suzhou Jie Line 10 outer – inner Suzhouqiao Line 12 (to be opened 2024) Sijiqingqiao – Dongbabei Wanshousi Nanchang river and Zizhuyuan lake National Library Line 9 line 9 Guogongzhuang Line 4 line 4 Anheqiaobei Nanchang river line 4 Tiangongyuan Erligou Line 6 Jin'anqiao – Lucheng Ganjiakou Line 3 (under planning) Tiancun – Caogezhuangbei Yuyuantan East Gate Muxidi Line 1 (out-of-system interchange) Fushouling – Universal Resort Yongding River diversion canal Jingjiu railway and Beijing underground cross-city railway Daguanying Line 7 Beijing West railway station – Universal Resort Honglian Nanlu Lianhua River Lize Shangwuqu Line 14 Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Daxing Airport Express (to be opened 2025) Daxing Airport Fengcao river Dongguantounan Fangshan line Yancundong Fengtai railway station Jinghu railway etc. Line 10 inner – outer National Library Fengtai Nanlu Line 9 Guogongzhuang Fufengqiao Jinghu railway Kandan Yushuzhuang Yushuzhuang yard Hongtaizhuang Fengtai West railway station marshalling yard Wanpingcheng v t e

Line 16 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁16号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíliù hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It is 48.9 km (30.4 mi) in length^[2] with 30 stations (29 stations in operation). The line is fully underground.

Construction began in December 2013. The northern section, from Bei'anhe to Xiyuan, was opened on 31 December 2016.^[4] An infill station, Nongda Nanlu, was opened on 30 December 2017.^[5] It extended to Ganjiakou on 31 December 2020, and extended to Yuyuantan East Gate on 31 December 2021. The southern section to Yushuzhuang opened on 31 December 2022.^[6] The remainder of the line to Wanpingcheng opened on 30 December 2023.^[7]

The line is operated by the Beijing MTR Corporation Limited and uses CNR Changchun DKZ93 and CSR Sifang SFM40 eight-car high-capacity wide-body Type A trains.^[8] Line 16's color is dark-moderate green.