Question: will transfer between line 7 and 10 in Shuangjing be open before that?
The transfer that linked Line 7 and 10 seems to take forever...
According to Beijing News, Beijing Subway Line 12 is set to open to the public in 2020. The new line will cut through the North Third Ring Road from Sijiqing Qiao to Guanzhuang, covering a total length of 29.3km.
This is how the line will run across the city:
Among the 21 stations, 15 stations will be transfer stations, allowing for transfer to Lines 3 (still under construction), 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16 (still under construction), 17 (still under construction), 19 (still under construction), the Changping Line, and the Pinggu Line. As if that wasn't enough good news, passengers shouldn't have to walk more than 100 meters to transfer at the majority of the new stations.
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The new stations (from west to east) include the following:
The trains on the new line will travel at a speed of 80km per hour, and construction at Suzhou Qiao has already started. Since the trains will pass through 34 flyovers, adding a certain element of complication to the construction, its estimated that the entire line won't be completed and operational until 2020.
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