# Line 15 (Beijing Subway)

Line 15 of the Beijing Subway (simplified Chinese: 北京地铁15号线; traditional Chinese: 北京地鐵15號線; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíwǔhào xiàn) is a rapid transit rail line in northern Beijing. Line 15's color is purple.
The line has a total length of 41.4 kilometres (25.7 mi) across northern Beijing from Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District in the west, to Fengbo in Shunyi District in the east. The line uses Sparcs CBTC system supplied by Nippon Signal. It cost ¥17.6 billion. The line features 6-car trains similar to other lines in the Beijing Subway. Tunnels of Line 15 are up to 38 metres (125 ft) underground, making them the deepest in Beijing's subway system. Trains run every 2–3 minutes during the rush hour with some trains performing express services. A journey on a local all stop train from Fengbo to Qinghuadongluxikou station takes about 60 minutes.

## Route

The line is 41.4 km long (25.7 mi) with 20 stations, with 4 transfer stations at Wangjing (Line 14), Wangjing West (Line 13), Datunlu East (Line 5) and Olympic Green (Line 8). The line run from Qinghuadongluxikou in Haidian District to Fengbo in Shunyi District. Line 15 travels underground from Qinghuadongluxikou to Maquanying, and then goes above ground on an elevated track to Houshayu before returning underground and going underneath the Chaobai River to Fengbo. The elevated section is high enough to allow elevated roads to pass underneath. A major public venue on the Line 15 is the New China International Exhibition Center (New CIEC) at the China International Exhibition Center station. New CIEC holds the annual Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which attracted 800,000 visitors in 2012.

### List of Stations

| Service Route | Service Route | Service Route | Station Name | Station Name | Connections | Nearby Bus Stops | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| L | R | G | English | Chinese | Connections | Nearby Bus Stops | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| ● | ● | ● | Qinghua Donglu Xikou | 清华东路西口 | | 355 392 438 450 466 549 专12 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Haidian |
| ● | ● | ● | Liudaokou | 六道口 | Changping | 26 355 398 438 450 478 490 577 603 606 632 693 夜4 夜14 专12 | 1.144 | 1.144 | Haidian |
| ● | ● | ● | Beishatan | 北沙滩 | | 16 26 135 143 307 319 345 425 438 450 478 484 518 577 607 609 618 625 695 夜14 夜38 | 1.337 | 2.481 | Haidian |
| ● | ● | ● | Aolinpike Gongyuan (Olympic Park) | 奥林匹克公园 | 8 | 311 319 379 450 466 484 695 | 1.999 | 4.480 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ● | ● | Anli Lu | 安立路 | | 108 124 141 301 311 319 379 415 419 425 450 484 518 538 653 695 905 BRT3(快速公交3) BRT3区(快速公交3区) | 1.368 | 5.848 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ● | ● | Datunludong | 大屯路东 | 5 | 311 319 415 425 430 464 484 538 569 596 620 695 夜26 | 0.938 | 6.786 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ● | ● | Guanzhuang | 关庄 | | 386 569 | 1.087 | 7.873 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ● | ● | Wangjingxi | 望京西 | 13 | 450 538 547 571 851 854 866 907 928 987 快速直达专线197 专112 | 2.071 | 9.944 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ● | ● | Wangjing | 望京 | 14 | 130 132 404 416 451 593 604 621 851 855 928 966 991 夜32 专15 | 1.758 | 11.702 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ● | ● | Wangjingdong | 望京东 | | 445 专15 专112 | 1.652 | 13.354 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ｜ | ● | Cuigezhuang | 崔各庄 | | 415 944 991 专116 专140 | 2.295 | 15.649 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ｜ | ● | Maquanying | 马泉营 | | 944 988 991 专14 专122 专201 | 2.008 | 17.657 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ｜ | ● | Sunhe | 孙河 | | 405 415 538 586 696 842 847 850 854 857 915 916 991 通医专线5 专200 专201 | 3.309 | 20.966 | Chaoyang |
| ● | ｜ | ● | China Int'l Exhibition Center | 国展 | | 696 842 850 915 916 933 955 顺22 顺31 顺54 顺57 顺62 顺62区 顺88 | 3.386 | 24.352 | Shunyi |
| ● | ｜ | ● | Hualikan | 花梨坎 | | 915 916 933 955 顺27 顺42 顺54 顺57 顺62 顺62区 顺65 顺88 | 1.615 | 25.967 | Shunyi |
| ● | ● | ● | Houshayu | 后沙峪 | | 855 915 916 923 950 955 顺28 顺28A 顺38 顺46 顺46区 顺54 顺57 顺58 顺63 顺69 顺69区 顺71 顺72 S101 | 3.354 | 29.321 | Shunyi |
| ● | ● | ｜ | Nanfaxin | 南法信 | | 923 顺2 顺4 顺27 顺28 顺28A 顺38 顺43 顺59 顺61 顺66 | 4.576 | 33.897 | Shunyi |
| ● | ● | ｜ | Shimen | 石门 | Tongmi (Shunyi railway station) | 915 923 顺2 顺4 顺12 顺12区 顺13 顺27 顺28 顺28A 顺29 顺29区 顺32 顺36 顺37 顺38 顺43 顺49 顺59 顺60 顺64 顺64区 顺66 顺66区 顺68 顺70 顺82 | 2.712 | 36.609 | Shunyi |
| ● | ● | ｜ | Shunyi | 顺义 | | 850 850快 856 861 915 923 945 顺1 顺2 顺3 顺4 顺5 顺6 顺11 顺12 顺14 顺14A 顺15 顺16 顺17 顺17A 顺18 顺18支 顺19 顺20 顺21 顺23 顺24 顺25 顺29 顺29区 顺30 顺31 顺31A 顺33 顺34 顺35 顺36 顺37 顺39 顺41 顺43 顺73 顺76 顺79 | 1.331 | 37.940 | Shunyi |
| ● | ● | ● | Fengbo | 俸伯 | | 856 915 918 923 924 945 970 顺15 顺16 顺18 顺18支 顺19 顺20 顺23 顺24 顺28 顺28A 顺31 顺31A 顺33 顺36 顺37 顺39 顺40 顺40A 顺41 顺43 顺47 顺55 顺76 顺79 S101 | 2.441 | 40.381 | Shunyi |
* Aolinpikegongyuan Station
* Anlilu Station
* Cuigezhuang Station
* Wangjing Station

## History

During planning of Line 15, the eastern terminus was moved from Fuqian Jie to the east bank of the Chaobai River. Construction began on Phase I of Line 15 in Shunyi District on April 11, 2009. At that time, Phase I of Line 15 was only 31.15 km (19.36 mi) long with 12 stations. According to the construction schedule in 2009, the easternmost Shunyi section of Phase I (18.5 km or 11.5 mi in length with seven stations) would be opened first on December 30, 2011. The remainder of Phase I would follow in May 2013.
The route of Line 15's Phase II has been revised several times over the years. In April 2009, Phase II plans showed the western half of Line 15 running from Xiyuan Station in Haidian District, through the campus of Tsinghua University, Zhongguancun, and the Olympic Green, and joining Phase I at Wangjing West. When track-laying began in Phase I on October 28, 2009, the schedule and alignment of Phase II underwent a major revision, with one proposal extending Line 15 westward as originally planned with additional stations and another proposal sending Line 15 southward and parallel to Line 8 to provide relief for congested Line 4 and 5. Ultimately the route west to Qinghuadongluxikou was selected and the design of Xiyuan station leaves enough space to build another platform in between Line 4 and Line 16 platform for potential Line 15 extension westward beyond Qinghuadongluxikou. Additionally the construction schedule was revised with Phase I expanded from 31 km (19 mi) and 12 stations to 38 km (24 mi) and 18 stations. Phase II plans also underwent a revision; instead of two sections, Phase II would be built and opened in three sections.
The first section of Phase I, from Wangjing West to Houshayu, opened on December 30, 2010. The second, from Houshayu to Fengbo, followed at the end of 2011. The third section, from Qinghuadongluxikou to Wangjing West, opened on December 28, 2014.
On 8 July 2022, an EIA document regarding Phase III construction of Beijing rail transport system (2022–2027) announced the phase 2 of line 15, with 3.5 km long extension from Fengbo to Nancai.
Line 15, Phase I stations, from east to west with transfers in parentheses:
| Section 1, opened Dec. 30, 2010 | Section 2, opened Dec 31st, 2011 | Section 3, opened Dec 28, 2014 |
| Houshayu 后沙峪 Hualikan 花梨坎 China International Exhibition Center 国展 Sunhe 孙河 Maquanying 马泉营 Cuigezhuang 崔各庄 Wangjing East 望京东* Wangjing 望京 (Line 14) Wangjing West 望京西 (Line 13) | Fengbo 俸伯 Shunyi 顺义 Shimen 石门 Nanfaxin 南法信 | Guānzhuang 关庄 Datunlu East 大屯路东** (Line 5) Anlilu 安立路 Olympic Green 奥林匹克公园 (Line 8) Beishatan 北沙滩 Liudaokou 六道口 Qinghuadongluxikou 清华东路西口 |
* Wangjing East station did not open in 2010 due to lack of connections with the surrounding road system. It was opened on 31 December 2016.
** Datunlu East station did not open in 2014 because the transfer corridors to Line 5 were still under construction. It was opened on 26 December 2015.
| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
| Wangjingxi — Houshayu | 30 December 2010 | 17.725 km (11.01 mi) | 8 | Phase 1 (1st section) |
| Houshayu — Fengbo | 31 December 2011 | 11.060 km (6.87 mi) | 4 | Phase 1 (2nd section) |
| Qinghua Donglu Xikou — Wangjingxi | 28 December 2014 | 9.944 km (6.18 mi) | 6 | Phase 1 (3rd section) |
| Datunludong | 26 December 2015 | Infill station | 1 | |
| Wangjingdong | 31 December 2016 | Infill station | 1 | |

## Rolling Stock

| Model | Image | Manufacturer | Year Built | Amount in Service | Fleet Numbers | Depot |
| DKZ31 | | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles | 2010 | 28 | 15 001–15 028 | Maquanying Fengbo |

## Gallery

* Line 15 under construction near Wangjing Station (photo taken September 3, 2009)
* Wangjing station entrance
* Maquanying station platform
* Wangjing West station platform
* Shunyi station concourse
* Nanfaxin station platform
* Shimen station platform
* Cuigezhuang station platform