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The Batong Line of the Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends ac ...
() is an east–west rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
line in eastern Beijing
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. It extends Line 1 further east from in Chaoyang District to in Tongzhou District. Through operation with Line 1 started on August 29, 2021.
The Batong Line derives its name by combining the first character of Bawangfen (), another name for Sihui, and Tongzhou (), the eastern suburban district of Beijing which the line serves.
The Batong Line is mainly above ground with only 3.8 km section is underground and runs from the in the west to in the east. The colour of the Batong Line that is shown on maps, like that of Line 1, is red.
The line tends to be very crowded during rush hour. To alleviate this headways were reduced and express
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services were introduced during rush hour in early 2020. However, these express services were removed with the start of through operation with Line 1 in mid 2021.
Hours of operation
The first east-bound train departs