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]

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Line 13
Line 13 train departing from Xi'erqi Station
Overview
Other name(s)	M13 (planned name) City Railway (Chinese: 城市铁路 / 城铁)
Status	Operational
Locale	Dongcheng, Chaoyang, Changping, Haidian, and Xicheng districts Beijing
Termini	Xizhimen Dongzhimen
Stations	17
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Depot(s)	Huilongguan Depot[1]
Rolling stock	6-car Type B (DKZ5, DKZ6)
Daily ridership	745,300 (2014 Avg.) 939,300 (2014 Peak)[2]
History
Opened	September 28, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-09-28)
Technical
Line length	40.85 km (25.38 mi)[3]
Character	Elevated, at-grade, underground[lower-alpha 1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC Third rail
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend line 2 outer Line 2 and Line 4 Tiangongyuan – Anheqiaobei line 2 inner 1301 Xizhimen Beijing North railway station Jingzhang ICR etc. Zhuan river crossing Xueyuannanlu (under planning) Line 9 Jimenqiao – Guogongzhuang 1302 Dazhongsi Line 12 (to be opened 2024) Dongbabei – Sijiqingqiao 1303 Zhichun Lu Line 10 inner – outer 1304 Wudaokou Qinghua Donglu Xikou (under planning) Line 15 Fengbo Wanquan river crossing Qing river crossing 1305 Shangdi Qinghe railway station Jingzhang ICR, BCR Huaimi line etc. Line 19 branch of Phase 2 (planning) Xingong Changping line Jimenqiao Xi'erqi (old site) closed in 2010 1306 Xi'erqi Changping line Changping Xishankou Jingbao railway and Jingzhang ICR 1307 Longze Shuangsha railway connection 1308 Huilongguan 1309 Huoying Line 8 Yinghai – Zhuxinzhuang Huangtudian railway station (BCR line S2) Huilongguan depot Jiancaichengdong (under planning) connects Line 5 1310 Lishuiqiao Line 5 Songjiazhuang – Tiantongyuanbei Qing river crossing 1311 Beiyuan Line 17 crossing Shuangsha railway crossing Beixiao river crossing Future Science City North 1312 Wangjingxi Line 15 Qinghua Donglu Xikou – Fengbo Line 17 (to be opened 2024) Workers' Stadium 1313 Shaoyaoju Line 10 outer – inner Xiaoyue river crossing Line 12 (to be opened 2024) Sijiqingqiao – Dongbabei 1314 Guangximen 1315 Liufang line 2 outer 1316 Dongzhimen Line 2 and Capital Airport Express Beixinqiao – Terminal 3 line 2 inner v t e

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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]}

The first trains depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 5:35 am. The last trains to go the full-distance and reach the other terminus depart from Xizhimen and Dongzhimen at 10:42 pm. 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 11:45 pm and ends its journey at Huilongguan at 12:09 am. The last train to leave Dongzhimen, departs at 11:45 pm and ends its journey at Huoying at 12:09 am. 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 (6:20 am – 9:40 am) to 5 minutes per train during the evening rush hour (4:40 pm – 8:40 pm) to 10-11.5 minutes per train after 10:50 pm. For a full listing of train frequency, see.^[6]

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Line 13's route is shaped like a horseshoe over northern Beijing. From Xizhimen in Xicheng District, Line 13 heads north, running alongside the Beijing-Baotou Railway into Haidian. After three stops in the bustling university district -- Dazhongsi, Zhichun Lu (transfer to Line 10), and Wudaokou—Line 13 leaves the 5th Ring Road and enters the suburbs of northern Haidian. At Xi'erqi, Line 13 meets the Changping Line, and turns east, following the southern edge of Changping District for three stops (Longze, Huilongguan, and Huoying), before turning to the southeast. It enters Chaoyang District at Lishuiqiao (transfer to Line 5) and curls southwest after Beiyuan onto the Beijing-Chengde Expressway. At Wangjingxi, Line 13 intersects with Line 15. After entering the 3rd Ring Road at Guangximen, the line runs straight south, along the remnants of the eastern earthen wall to Liufang. Then, Line 13 goes underground to Dongzhimen in Dongcheng District where transfers are available to Line 2 and the Capital Airport Express.

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.^[9] 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.^[10] Passengers can use a cross-platform interchange between Line 13A and Line 13B at a new station in the west of the Jingzang Expressway.^[11]

Line 13A

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.^[12][13] The line will be built to support expanded 8-car Type B trains.^[14]

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Station Name		Connections	Distance km
English	Chinese
Chegongzhuang	车公庄	2   6
Xizhimen (Rebuild)	西直门	2   4
Xueyuannanlu	学院南路
Dazhongsi	大钟寺	12
Zhichun Lu	知春路	10
Baofusi[15]	保福寺
Wudaokou	五道口
Qinghua Donglu Xikou	清华东路西口	15
Shangdi	上地
Qinghe railway station	清河站	Changping  QIP
Xi'erqi	西二旗	Changping
Xinlongze	新龙泽	13B
Huilongguanxi	回龙观西
Wenhualu	文华路
Huilongguan Dongdajie	回龙观东大街	8
Huilongguandong	回龙观东
Tiantongyuan	天通苑	5
Dongsanlu	东三路
Tiantongyuandong	天通苑东	17

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