Line S2, BCR

Line S2, BCR
Overview
Type Commuter rail
System BCR
Status Operational
Termini Beijing North
Yanqing (Nancaiyuan) or Shacheng
Stations 9
Operation
Opened 6 August 2008
Operator(s) Beijing Suburban Railway
Rolling stock NDJ3
Technical
Line length 77.07 km
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Operating speed 120 km/h

Line S2 (simplified Chinese: S2线; traditional Chinese: S2線; pinyin: S Èr Xiàn) is the first line of Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR) to begin operation.[2] The train locomotives are marked "Harmony; Great Wall Type" (Chinese: 和谐 长城号; pinyin: hé xié cháng chéng háo). Opened on August 6, 2008, it runs from the Beijing North Railway Station in Xicheng District to Badaling in Yanqing District, following the old Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and provides faster, more frequent and convenient service than preexisting trains. The line is currently 82 kilometres (51 mi) in length with six stations and one branch line.

Phase I

Main

Station Name
English
Station Name
Chinese
Transfer
Location
Beijing North Railway Station(Closed) 北京北站      Line 2
     Line 4
     Line 13
(via Xizhimen Station)		 Xicheng
Qinghuayuan 清华园 Haidian
Qinghe(Closed) 清河
Huangtudian(Temporary station) 黄土店      Line 8
     Line 13
(via Huoying Station)		 Changping
Changping(Closed) 昌平
Nankou 南口
Badaling 八达岭      BCR Line S2 (Branch) Yanqing
Yanqing (Nancaiyuan) 延庆（南菜园）

Branch

Station name
English
Station name
Chinese
Transfer
Location
Badaling 八达岭      BCR Line S2 (Main) Yanqing
Kangzhuang 康庄
Shacheng 沙城 Huailai County,
Zhangjiakou,
Hebei

Trains can reach a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). A trip from the north station to the Badaling Great Wall takes about 1 hour and 22 minutes. Seven other stations including Dongyuan (东园) are being renovated for this line.[3] There are regular departures throughout the day from Beijing North, with an average of one train per hour during operating hours.[4] A one-way ticket costs ¥6. Tickets can be purchased from ticket offices of stations along route on the day of travel only. The Beijing Transit card is accepted on this route.[5] Train identification numbers are prefixed with the letter 'S'. The line primarily serves tourists traveling to the Great Wall of China at Badaling.

The S2 line uses the NDJ3 locomotive marked Hexie Changcheng Hao in a nine-car push-pull configuration (L+7T+L). Accommodation comes in 'soft-seat' class only with a 2+2 (first class) or 3+2 (second class) layout. The seats were reversible, but that feature has been removed. Between Nankou and Badaling stations, the train makes a reversal at a switch-back junction. Although all stations are equipped with high-level platforms, trains are equipped with retractable steps and can also serve low-level platforms. On-board facilities include air-conditioning and heating, toilets, hot-water dispensers and a cafe-bar selling tea, coffee, soft drinks, beer and snacks. Smoking is not permitted on the train.

Notes

  1. ↑ "lrta.org". Retrieved May 8, 2014.http://www.lrta.org/world/worlda-e.html#CN
  2. ↑ "Beijing's suburban railway Line S2 opens". People's Daily. August 7, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "市郊S2线明起运营". Beijing Youth Daily. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Schedule". Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Schedule". Retrieved August 16, 2008.
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