Line 4 (Beijing Subway)

The first south-bound trains departs from Anheqiao North at 5:00 AM. The first northbound train departs from Gongyixiqiao at 5:10 AM. The last northbound train leaves Anheqiao North at 10:45 PM. The last southbound train leaves Gongyixiqiao at 11:10 PM.[10] Each train completes the entire journey in 48 minutes.

In the north, Line 4 begins in Anheqiao, just beyond the Summer Palace, and heads south past the Old Summer Palace, through the university district and Zhongguancun, Beijing's high-tech silicon village, before turning east at the National Library of China and passing the Beijing Zoo en route to Xizhimen. After entering the 2nd Ring Road at Xizhimen, Line 4 resumes southwards at Xinjiekou and traverses the old city through Xisi, Xidan, Xuanwumen, Caishikou, and Taoranting Park. It passes the city's high-speed rail link at the Beijing South railway station before reaching the terminus at Gongyixiqiao. Construction began in 2004 but delays have pushed back the opening date by two years to September 28, 2009.[11]

List of Stations

The following is the list of stations, from north to south (with transfers to other lines):

Service routes		Station Name		Connections	Nearby Bus Stops	Distance km[12]		Location
		English	Chinese
●	●	Anheqiao Bei (N)	安河桥北		437 575 专28 专151	0.000	0.000	Haidian
●	●	Beigongmen	北宫门		303 332 346 384 394 563 584 601 观光3 夜8	1.363	1.363
●	●	Xi Yuan	西苑	16	129 303 331 332 333 346 384 393 394 432 437 438 476 508 534 563 579 584 601 608 610 636 644 671 686 688 夜8	1.251	2.614
●	●	Yuanmingyuan Park	圆明园		129 331 424 432 438 508 579 601 664 观光3	1.672	4.286
●	●	Peking Univ. East Gate	北京大学东门		129 305 307 320 331 355 365 375 438 450 549 579 601 614 681 982 观光3	1.295	5.581
●	●	Zhongguancun	中关村		26 145 302 305 307 320 332 355 365 384 392 400 400快 450 466 549 579 584 601 613 614 681 686 982 983 夜8	0.887	6.468
●	●	Haidian Huangzhuang	海淀黄庄	10	145 302 304 305 307 320 332 355 365 386 584 614 630 634 653 671 681 夜8 夜9	0.900	7.368
●	●	Renmin Univ.	人民大学		26 145 300 300快 302 305 320 323 332 355 361 365 368 425 549 584 614 651 653 658 695 921 夜8 夜30	1.063	8.431
●	●	Weigongcun	魏公村		26 145 305 320 332 563 603 609 645 651 653 658 695 夜8	1.051	9.482
●	●	National Library	国家图书馆	9   16	86 92 129 305 320 332 481 563 609 653 658 695 夜8	1.658	11.140
●	●	Beijing Zoo	动物园		7 15 16 19 27 56 65 87 102 103 105 107 111 129 305 332 334 347 360 360快 362 534 563 604 632 695 夜8	1.517	12.657	Xicheng
●	●	Xizhi Men	西直门	2   13  VAP	7 16 21 26 27 44 69 80 87 105 111 145 200 305 332 347 360 362 375 387 438 534 563 604 618 632 651 686 693 694 夜8 夜14 夜20 夜21 专6	1.441	14.098
●	●	Xinjie Kou	新街口		7 47 105 111 508 夜36	1.025	15.123
●	●	Ping'an Li	平安里	6	3 4 13 22 38 42 88 105 107 111 118 143 409 夜3 夜4 夜10 夜21	1.100	16.223
●	●	Xisi	西四		3 13 22 38 42 88 101 102 103 105 109 124 143 409 612 夜4 夜10 夜13	1.100	17.323
●	●	Lingjing Hutong	灵境胡同		22 38 46 68 88 102 105 109 143 夜4 夜10	0.869	18.192
●	●	Xidan	西单	1	1 15 22 52 70 83 88 102 105 109 143 夜1 夜4 夜10	1.011	19.203
●	●	Xuanwu Men	宣武门	2	7 9 15 22 44 67 70 83 102 105 109 137 142 143 144 332 夜4 夜5 夜10	0.815	20.018
●	●	Caishi Kou	菜市口	7	5 6 48 57 70 83 102 105 109 144 381 夜4 夜7 夜10 夜18 专13	1.152	21.170
●	●	Taoranting	陶然亭		40 59 83 133 381 144 414 夜4 夜18 夜23 专13	1.200	22.370
●	●	Beijing South railway station	北京南站	14  VNP  Jingjin	20 25 102 106 133 200 343 381 414 458 485 529 652 665 夜15 夜17 夜24 专18 专53 专155	1.643	24.013	Fengtai
●	●	Majiapu	马家堡		51 66 72 134 144 485 501 529 夜18 专145	1.480	25.493
●	●	Jiaomen Xi (W)	角门西	10	51 72 144 474 501 529 646 夜18 专26 专145 专156	0.827	26.320
●	●	Gongyi Xiqiao	公益西桥		377 400 474 511 556 602 646 685 825 990 专26 专132 专145	0.989	27.309
●	●	Xin Gong	新宫		343 353 354 369 474 556 827 829 946 954 专59 专67 专190	see Daxing line
	●	Xihong Men	西红门		381 454 470 474 483 646 829 937 993 专84 专97 专169			Daxing
	●	Gaomidian Bei (N)	高米店北		631 937
	●	Gaomidian Nan (S)	高米店南		937 专24
	●	Zaoyuan	枣园		410 631快 829 841 937 940 954 968
	●	Qingyuan Lu	清源路		456 631 631快 829 841 934 940 954 968 969 专23
	●	Huangcun Xidajie	黄村西大街		456 631 631快 829 840 934 940 954 968
	●	Huangcun railway station	黄村火车站	HCP	366 366快 369 631 631快 827 829 840 957 968 969
	●	Yihezhuang	义和庄		456 934
	●	Biomedical Base	生物医药基地		456 827
	●	Tiangong Yuan	天宫院		456 827 829

Plans for Line 4 date back to the 1950s when Beijing's first subway line was still under construction. It was planned to run from the Summer Palace, east towards Xizhimen, southeast to Zhongshan Park, terminating at the Beijing Stadium, which near today's Tiantandongmen Station.[13] Ultimately, the section between Summer Palace to Xizhimen was built as planned. However, construction only formally started in 2004.[14]

On December 3, 2004 Hong Kong's MTR Corporation, Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd., and Beijing Capital Group Co., Ltd. signed the Beijing Metro Line 4, investment, construction, operation principle of cooperation agreement, making Line 4 the Mainland China's first rail transit line financed using a public-private partnership framework. Subsequently, on November 8, 2005, a joint venture among the 3 companies was established. The Hong Kong MTRC will invest 735 million RMB to the construction of Line 4 and in return have the right to operate Line 4 for 30 years.[15]

On February 11, 2009, the construction of Line 4 is nearing completion with all tunnels bored.[16] On March 6, four subway trains begin testing while Hong Kong's then Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, visited the project.[17] On September 28, 2009, Line 4 was officially opened for trial operation. Bringing the number of subway lines in Beijing to 9.[18] On December 30, 2010, the Daxing line started trial operation, with direct service into Line 4. Creating a 50 km (31 mi) long line with 35 stations.[19]

In 2008, planners in Haidian District have proposed extending the line to the north by 8 km (5.0 mi) with four additional stations.[20] The planned stations have been identified as Baiwangshan (百旺山), Xibeiwang (西北旺), Aerospace City West (航天城西), and Yongfeng (永丰).[21] However, by June 2010, Line 4's northern extension was cancelled and replaced by the northern extension of Line 16 which opened in 2016.[22]

Unlike the other lines of the Beijing Subway, which are completely state-owned and operated, Line 4 was built and is managed by the Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd., a three-way joint-venture among the Hong Kong MTR Corporation, the Beijing Capital Group ("BCG"), and the Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co. ("BIIC").[23] The Hong Kong MTR, which operates the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway, and the state-owned BCG each holds a 49% stake in the venture and the BIIC has 2%.[23] The JV is responsible for 30% of the investment capital to build Line 4, mainly to finance the purchase of electrical and mechanical equipment, while the Beijing Municipal Government provided the remaining 70%, to cover civil engineering, station, and track work costs.[24]

The Beijing government has also awarded the JV a concession to manage Line 4 for 30 years.[24] The PPP JV model was designed to introduce private capital as well as advanced metro management methods to the growing Beijing Subway.[23] Among the most visible differences in management of Line 4 is a ban on food and beverage consumption inside Line 4 trains and stations.[25]

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  Yuanmingyuan Park Station
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  East Gate of Peking University Station Exit D
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  Mural at East Gate of Peking University Station
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  Zhongguancun Station Exit B
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  Haidianhuangzhuang Station Exit A2
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  Mural at National Library Station
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  Beijing Zoo Station
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  Xisi Station
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  Taoranting Station

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