Line 13 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁13号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shísānhào xiàn) is a metro line that serves the northern suburbs of Beijing. On a map, Line 13's route is shaped like an inverted U that arcs north of the city and connects residential suburbs in Haidian, Changping, and Chaoyang Districts with the 2nd Ring Road and Line 2 at Xizhimen and Dongzhimen. With the exception of Dongzhimen and a tunnel between Xi'erqi and Longze, all of Line 13's tracks and stations are located on the surface or elevated above ground. The line is 40.85 km (25.38 mi)[3] and 16 of its 17 stations are on the surface. Line 13's color is yellow. During rush hour, the section between Xizhimen and Wudaokou Stations was reported in 2013 to be the second most congested section in the Beijing subway network, operating at 130% capacity.[4]
Platform sign at Xizhimen Subway Station marking Dazhongsi-bound Line 13 train
There is a starting fare of RMB(¥) 3.00 that increases according to the distance, a fare scheme introduced in December 2014.[citation needed][needs update]
Regular subway users can use a Yikatong card, which offers even cheaper journeys, as well as mobile phone apps, which deploy payments via a QR code.[citation needed]
Hours of operation
Wudaokou Station in 2008
The first trains depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 5:35am. The last trains to go the full-distance and reach the other terminus depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 10:42pm. In addition, Line 13 offers later night trains from either terminus that travel half of the full route. The last train to leave Xizhimen, departs at 11:45pm and ends its journey at Huilongguan at 12:09am. The last train to leave Dongzhimen, departs at 11:45pm and ends its journey at Huoying at 12:09am. For the official timetable, see.[5] The frequency of trains on Line 13 varies from 3.5 minutes per train during the morning rush hour (6:20am – 9:40am) to 5 minutes per train during the evening rush hour (4:40pm – 8:40pm) to 10-11.5 minutes per train after 10:50pm. For a full listing of train frequency, see.[6]
From Xizhimen to Dongzhimen, line 13 was having station numbers from 1301 to 1316, except the Qinghe Railway Station, these numbers were cancelled in 2022.[8]
Line 13 was opened in two sections: The western section between Xizhimen and Huoying was opened on September 28, 2002; the eastern section from Huoying to Dongzhimen was opened on January 28, 2003. Despite being numbered 13, the line was only the third subway line to enter into operation as lines 3 to 12 were still under planning at line 13's opening. It was the first Beijing Subway line to adopt Yikatong, the electronic farecard, at the end of 2003.
On November 22, 2018, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources began the 30-day public consultation of a plan to split Line 13 into two lines, temporarily named Line 13A and Line 13B.[10] According to the plan, the existing Line 13 will be split between Xi'erqi station and Huilongguan station, to form two L-shaped lines intersecting in the north of the city.[11] Passengers can use a cross-platform interchange between Line 13A and Line 13B at a new station in the west of the Jingzang Expressway.[12]
Line 13A has a total length of 31.3 km (19.4 mi) with 18 stations, including 19.54 km (12.14 mi) of new line and 13 new stations.[13][14] The line will be built to support expanded 8-car Type B trains.[15]
Construction site of Line 13B at ZPark (Zhongguancun Software Park) in August 2021
Line 13B has a total length of 32.2 km (20.0 mi) with 15 stations, including 9.0 km (5.6 mi) of new line and 6 new stations.[13][14] The line will continue to use 6-car Type B trains.[15]
^我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显. Beijing Municipal Transportation Committee (北京市交通委员会). February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
^轨道交通13号线拆分工程规划方案公示（公示期限30天） [Public announcement of the planning plan for the splitting project of Rail Transit Line 13 (publication period is 30 days)] (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources. November 22, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
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