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Line 14, Beijing Subway
Line 14 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁14号 will pass by the Fengtai Sports Center, enter the 4th Ring
线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shísì hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit rail Road and continue eastward on Fengtai Bei Lu, which
line under construction in Beijing. It will run across the becomes Lize Lu inside the 3rd Ring Road. Line 14 then
southern and eastern fringes of Beijing from the meets Line 4 at the Beijing South Station, the city’s newly
Dongheyan Lu on the west bank of the Yongding River in built high-speed rail terminus, near Yongdingmen, near
the southwest corner of the city to Laiguangying in the the southern tip of Chongwen District. Going further
northeast corner. It will stop at the Beijing South Station, east, Line 14 re-enters Fengtai District and crosses Line 5
the city’s high speed rail terminus. In all, Line 14 will be near Puhuangyu. It then follows Pufang Lu through the
47.7km in length and have 36 stations.[1] It is planned to heavily residential Fangzhuang section of Fengtai and
be built in two phases. Phase I will be about 30km long, emerges outside of the 3rd Ring Road on Hongyan Lu
with 22 stations, and cost Y18 billion. It comprises the in Chaoyang District. Line 14 ends its eastward journey
entire southern section and about one-third of the east- abruptly at Xidawang Lu, where it turns straight north.
ern section of the complete line.[2] Construction began After passing by the Beijing University of Technology,
on April 29, 2010. Phase I will be completed in 2013 and Phase I of Line 14 will end at the junction of Xidawang
the rest of the line is expected to be built by 2014.[1] Lu and Guangqu Lu, due east of Jinsong.[2] Phase I may be
completed by early as 2013.[1]
Route Phase II of Line 14 will continue north on Xidawang
Lu, crossing Line 7 near Baiziwang, and Line 1, at Dawang
The precise route of Line 14 has been revised several Lu. Further north, Dawang Lu turns into Jintai Lu, which
times and is still subject to change even as construction Line 14 will follow to the Chaoyang Park. After cutting
on Phase I gets underway. Line 14 is certain to begin through the park, Line 14 will exit the 4th Ring Road
in the southwest at Dongheyan Lu, just west of the via Jiuxianqiao Lu, which then extends straight north to
Yongding River, pass through South Station, where plat- the Capital Airport Expressway. North of the express-
forms for Line 14 have already been built, and eventually way, Line 14 enters the vast Wangjing neighborhood of
reach Wangjing. Phase I calls for construction of a line Chaoyang District. The Line bisects Wangjing from south
from Dongheyan Lu to Guangqu Lu.[3] to north on Guangshun Nan and Bei Dajie. It then
emerges north of the 5th Ring Road and terminates in the
Laiguangying section of Chaoyang District.[2] Phase II is
expected to be completed in 2014.[1]
History
• Sept. 23, 2008: Construction of Line 14 set to begin by
the end of 2008.[2]
• Nov. 6, 2009: Commencement of construction
deferred; may begin by the end of 2009[4]
• Jan. 7, 2010: Commencement of construction set to
begin in 2010.[5]
• Apr. 29, 2010: Construction begins on Phase I.[1]
Notes
A map showing Beijing subway lines currently in operation, in
[1] ^ (Chinese) 北京地铁14号线开工 计划2014年底竣
solid lines and lines now under construction or set for con-
struction, including Line 14 (both Phases I & II), in dashed 工通车 l 《北京晚报》 Apr. 29, 2010
lines.
lines [2] ^ (Chinese) 北京地铁14号线1期及地铁7号线有望
年底开建北京晚报 Sept. 23, 2008
In Phase I, Line 14 will begin at the Dongheyan Lu in [3] For a map of Line 14’s planned route, as of late
Fengtai District, on the southwestern edge of urban Bei- September 2008, see [1].
jing. It will cross the river to Zhangyi Village and enter [4] (Chinese) 北京地铁“南北大动脉”2010底前打通
the 5th Ring Road. Going due east on Fengtai Nan Lu, it Nov. 6, 2009.
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[5] (Chinese) "北京地铁7号线、14号线、S1线及西郊
线年内开工" Jan. 7, 2010
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