# Fangshan line

The Fangshan Line of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁房山线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě fángshān xiàn) is a rapid transit line in western Beijing that runs from Yancundong in Fangshan District north and east to Dongguantounan in Fengtai District. The line is 31.8 km (19.8 mi). It is mainly elevated, including 10 elevated stations and 6 underground stations. It allows residents of Beijing's western suburbs to connect to the rest of the Beijing Subway network. Fangshan line's color is orange.
It was opened on December 30, 2010. An expansion of the line came on December 30, 2017, with the opening of the one-station western extension to Yancundong. The line was extended further north from Guogongzhuang station to the southwest corner of the Third Ring Road. The extension is 5.25 km (3.26 mi) in length and it is fully underground. The northern extension opened on December 31, 2020.

## Route

The Fangshan line starts at Yancundong, just west of the East Yancun Bridge, where it interchanges with the Yanfang line. Previously, it started at Suzhuang which is located at the intersection of Changhong West Road and Suzhuang Street in the Liangxiang area of Fangshan District. The line makes four stops in Liangxiang including at the Fangshan Campus of the Beijing Institute of Technology. The line then heads north to the towns of Guangyang and Changyang. After crossing the Yongding River, the Fangshan Line enters Fengtai District where the line makes two more stops, at Dabaotai near the Beijing World Park, and at Guogongzhuang, also the southern terminus of Line 9. The line then makes four stops further northeast connecting with Line 10 at Shoujingmao and connecting with Line 16 at Dongguantounan.

### Stations

List of stations from northeast to southwest:
| Station Name | Station Name | Connections | Nearby Bus Stops | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| English | Chinese | Connections | Nearby Bus Stops | Distance km | Distance km | Location |
| Dongguantounan | 东管头南 | 16 | 49 67 483 631 678 692 845 912 夜7 夜30 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fengtai |
| Capital Univ. of Economics & Business | 首经贸 | 10 | 67 351 692 912 通医专线7 专180 | 1.138 | 1.138 | Fengtai |
| Huaxiang Dongqiao | 花乡东桥 | | 90 353 354 400 400快 602 685 通医专线7 专209 | 1.793 | 2.931 | Fengtai |
| Baipenyao | 白盆窑 | | 497 627 845 快速直达专线160 专180 专190 | 1.671 | 4.602 | Fengtai |
| Guogongzhuang | 郭公庄 | 9 (through service during weekday peak) | 470 497 627 692 969 快速直达专线107 专125 专180 | 1.386 | 5.988 | Fengtai |
| Dabaotai | 大葆台 | | 480 840 912 967 | 1.438 | 7.426 | Fengtai |
| Daotian | 稻田 | | 391 832 F53 F75 | 6.466 | 13.892 | Fangshan |
| Changyang | 长阳 | | 646 832 912 993 F51 F75 F76 F83 F85 快速直达专线120 快速直达专线151 专93 专94 | 4.042 | 17.934 | Fangshan |
| Libafang | 篱笆房 | | 646 912 951 993 F33 F34 F35 F51 F74 F76 F83 F92 快速直达专线24 快速直达专线120 快速直达专线151 快速直达专线187 | 2.150 | 20.084 | Fangshan |
| Guangyangcheng | 广阳城 | | 832 F28 F34 F35 F51 F85 快速直达专线187 | 1.474 | 21.558 | Fangshan |
| Liangxiang Univ. Town North | 良乡大学城北 | | 832 F1 F12 F46 | 2.003 | 23.561 | Fangshan |
| Liangxiang Univ. Town | 良乡大学城 | | 832 934 953 F1 F34 | 1.188 | 24.749 | Fangshan |
| Liangxiang Univ. Town West | 良乡大学城西 | | 895 F1 F34 | 1.739 | 26.488 | Fangshan |
| Liangxiang Nanguan | 良乡南关 | | 833 895 896 903 F1 F27 F33 F34 F39 F43 F46 F48 F49 F68 F74 F76 F78 F85 F86 快速直达专线177 | 1.333 | 27.821 | Fangshan |
| Suzhuang | 苏庄 | | 833 903 934 971 993 F1 F28 F35 F46 F61 F68 F69 F70 F76 F81 F83 F85 快速直达专线177 | 1.331 | 29.152 | Fangshan |
| Yancundong | 阎村东 | Yanfang | F43 F48 F49 F50 F57 F69 F78 | 2.305 | 31.457 | Fangshan |

### Through service

In 2021, it was announced that there will be some through service between Line 9 and the Fangshan line. The operator is retrofitting the signal systems of both lines to achieve this. Through service started on 18 January 2023.

## Future Development
### Phase 3

The Phase 3 of the line will add 10.9 km, with 8 stations. The extension start from Dongguantounan station on the Phase 2 of the Fangshan line and end at Lingjing Hutong station (interchange to Line 4). New interchange stations on this project includes Lize Shangwuqu station (interchange to Line 14, 16, Daxing Airport Express), Nanlishi Lu station (interchange to Line 1) and Lingjing Hutong station (interchange to Line 4). According to the information released in July 2022, the extension is included in the "Beijing Rail Transit Phase III Construction Plan".

## History

Construction of the Fangshan Line was originally set to begin in 2012 but was moved up to April 1, 2009, to use stimulus funding provided by the government to counter the Financial Crisis of 2007-08. The names of Phase 1 stations was announced on March 25, 2010, as a 7-day publicity.
On December 30, 2010, the line began operating from Suzhuang to Dabaotai, but was not connected to any other line of the subway system. One year later, on December 31, 2011, the Dabaotai to Guogongzhuang section opened, linking the Fangshan Line with Line 9 and the rest of the subway network.
On December 30, 2017, the line was extended one stop westward to Yancun Dong (E).
On December 31, 2020, the line was extended north by 4 stations.
| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
| Dabaotai — Suzhuang | 30 December 2010 | 24.79 km (15.4 mi) | 10 | Phase 1 |
| Guogongzhuang — Dabaotai | 31 December 2011 | 24.79 km (15.4 mi) | 1 | Phase 1 |
| Suzhuang — Yancundong | 30 December 2017 | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) | 1 | Western extension |
| Guogongzhuang — Dongguantounan | 31 December 2020 | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) | 4 | Northern extension |

## Rolling Stock

| Model | Image | Manufacturer | Year Built | Amount in Service | Fleet Numbers | Depot |
| BD24 | | Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment | 2009 2019–2020 | 44 | FS 001–FS 044 | Yancun |