Daxing Airport Express

Daxing Airport Express of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁大兴机场线; pinyin: Běijīng Dìtiě Dàxīng Jīchǎng Xiàn) is an airport rail link from Caoqiao (located at the Southern 3rd Ring Road) to the Beijing Daxing International Airport. It is colored blue on subway maps. The line opened on September 26, 2019.

Daxing Airport Express
A Daxing Airport Express train passing Beiwangchang Village, Panggezhuang Town
Overview
Other name(s)M35 (planned name)
StatusOperational
LocaleFengtai, Daxing districts (Beijing) & Guangyang district (Langfang, Hebei Province)
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeRapid transit, Airport rail link
SystemBeijing Subway
Operator(s)Beijing Metro Operation Administration (BJMOA) Corp., Ltd.
Depot(s)Cigezhuang, New Airport North
Rolling stock8-car Type D
History
Opened25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)
Technical
Line length41.36 km (25.70 mi) (in operation)
CharacterUnderground and elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum speed)
Route map

Line 14 Zhangguozhuang
Line 14 and Line 16
Line 16 WanpingchengBei'anhe
Lize Shangwuqu (to be opened 2025)
Lianhua river
Line 14 Shangezhuang
Liangshui river
line 19 Mudanyuan
Ma'cao river
Caoqiao
Line 19
Line 10
line 10 inner – outer
Line 19 Xingong
Fengshuang railway
Daxing line (through operation to Line 4) crossing
Feng river
Daxing Xincheng
Cigezhuang depot
Xinfeng river
Dalong river
Xiaolong river
New Airport North yard
Planned Line 20
reserved for future subway lines
Tiantang river
Daxing Airport
PKX North Terminal
planned extension below
Daxing Airport South
PKX South Terminal

It is one of two lines connecting the urban area of Beijing to the Beijing Daxing International Airport. The other line is the Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway, a high-speed rail operated by China Railway.

The line is the second Beijing Subway line to be fully automated and driverless, after the Yanfang line.

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