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Original title: The middle section of Metro Line 16 will open at the end of the year
Wanquanheqiao station on the central section of line 16. is ready for the opening. Photography / Reporter Huang Liang
According to the Beijing Bureau of Major Projects, the central section of Metro Line 16 will open for trial operations by the end of the year. A reporter for the Beijing Youth Daily learned yesterday from the Beijing-Hong Kong subway that the central section of subway line 16 (Xiyuan to Ganjiakou) will connect with the northern section of line 16 (Bei’anhe to Xiyuan) which will be opened in late 2016. Currently, the Beijing-Hong Kong Metro is undergoing various preparatory work before its opening. The Beijing-Hong Kong Metro predicts that average daily passenger traffic is expected to increase to about 270,000 passengers after the central and northern sections of Line 16 come into operation. It is worth mentioning that the opening of the Suzhou Street and Erligou stations will be temporarily suspended.
Opening of a new station “in progress”
Test drills are conducted in an orderly manner
The central section of line 16 has a total length of about 11 kilometers, with 7 stations including Wanquanhe Bridge Station, Suzhou Street Station, Suzhou Bridge Station, Wanshou Temple Station, the national library, Erligou station and Ganjiakou station. In order to ensure the smooth opening of the new station in the central section of Line 16, the Beijing-Hong Kong Metro continues to carry out equipment and facility commissioning and personnel drills. Yesterday, a reporter for the Beijing Youth Daily saw at the National Library Station on Line 16 that security personnel were ready and that subway personnel were conducting a drill to handle “ticket card gates.”
According to Tang Jiming, deputy general manager of Beijing-Hong Kong Metro Operations, at present, the doors, escalators, security inspection machines and other equipment in the central section of Line 16 have been installed one after another, and more than 800 functional tests of various equipment and facilities have been completed. At the same time, the train and related personnel have started trial operation according to the operation diagram in mid-November; Station staff have formulated passenger transportation organization plans based on the location, structure and characteristics of the station’s passenger flow, and continued to carry out 52 items such as train failure rescue and sudden large passenger flows. Simulation: Since December 1, the on-site operation simulation of the automatic fare collection system is also in progress at each station in the middle section of Line 16.
Add tips for walking inside the station
Transfer distance is clear at a glance
After the opening of the middle section of Line 16, the National Library Station will transfer three lines of Line 4, Line 9 and Line 16. Currently, Line 4 and Line 9 are transferred in the same station in the National Map Station. The transfer between Line 16 and Line 4 and Line 9 is also very convenient. The transfer distance is about 148 meters. In the middle of the transfer channel, there are 4 moving walkways with a length of 25 meters and a width of 1 meter, which is convenient for carrying large luggage. Passengers move easily. It is worth mentioning that the Beijing-Hong Kong Metro has also installed a blue and white walking reminder sign at the entrance of the transfer channel, printed with the name of the transfer line and the transfer distance (148 meters), to so that passengers can plan their routes in advance.
Unlike other subway stations, the lower platform of Suzhou Bridge Station on Line 16 is located on the same floor as the station lobby. Passengers going from Suzhou Bridge Station to Ganjiakou Station can take the train after swiping their card on the corridor floor of the first underground floor. ; Passengers going from Suzhou Bridge Station to Xiyuan Station must go down one floor and go up to the platform of the second underground floor. For this reason, the station has also designed a guide sign that adapts to the passenger’s usage habits according to the passenger’s travel route. Once the station is open, there will be additional service personnel at key locations such as turnstiles and platforms to strengthen the orientation of passengers.
Safety inspection equipment is more “high-end”
The design of the space is more “artistic”
In terms of security control, the central section of Line 16 will add more accurate dual-source double-view security control equipment and test the artificial intelligence image judgment system in stages to improve the efficiency of the security checks while ensuring the safety of passengers. At the same time, to make it easier for passengers to recharge, purchase and collect tickets, a new automatic internet ticket vending machine has been installed on the middle section of line 16 of the Beijing-Hong Kong subway. They have specially enlarged the screen size and fonts to facilitate the use of different groups of people. It is worth mentioning that there is also a “recruitment button” on the automatic ticket vending machine. After the passenger presses the button, the station staff can go to the place in time to help the passenger solve the ticket purchase problem.
In terms of design concept, the central section of Line 16 continues the design concept of the “Beijing Ancient Rhyme Corridor”, with an overall symmetrical and balanced design. The station uses warm beige, medium yellow and bronze colors and is decorated with traditional Chinese patterns. On this basis, each station in the central section of Line 16 has designed the general station and art around its own theme. For example, the station theme at Guotu station is “Thousands of Volumes and Thousands of Chapters”, the top of the station is decorated with the word “Book”, and the classic phrases are also written on the chandeliers. The layout of the entire station is tightly integrated and integrated with the surrounding cultural atmosphere, becoming an art space for passengers on the subway ride.
Convenient for passengers to travel
Operation time will be extended after completion
Yesterday, the Beijing-Hong Kong Metro also announced the time of the first and last train at each station after the central and northern sections of Line 16 were connected. Among them, the first train departs from Ganjiakou Station at the upstream (from Ganjiakou to Bei’anhe) at 05:40, and the last train leaves at 22:45; On the downstream river (from Bei’an River to Ganjiakou) the first train leaves Bei’anhe station at 5:00 15 minutes, the last train leaves at 22:30. In addition, the operating time will be extended after the first and last train of the northern section of line 16 pass. The first train of the Xiyuan ascending line arrives 3 minutes earlier than before the trip, and the last train has a 7 minute delay; The first train going down the Bei’an River is 10 minutes before the tour, which is convenient for Travel passengers.
A reporter for the Beijing Youth Daily learned from the Beijing-Hong Kong subway that after the central section and northern section of Line 16 are operational, passengers can use the screen at the station, the official account and the mini Beijing-Hong Kong Subway WeChat program, the official website, the Beijing-Hong Kong Subway official Weibo, and dial the Hong Kong Subway Hotline Telephone Service and other methods, ask about the first and last hours of the train from each station. The schedules of the first and last train on the middle section of Line 16 will also reportedly be published prior to opening.
Text / reporter Liu Yang
Camera / Reporter Guo Qian
(Editors in charge: Chi Mengrui, Bao Congying)
