All Beijing Subway trains run on rail and draw power from the , except those on Lines 6, 11 14, 16, 17 and 19, which use overhead wires. Lines 6, 15, Fangshan, and Changping lines have a designed maximum service speed of .New Beijing subway to ease traffic congestion, Wu Wenjie, deputy director of China Railway Tunnel Group, China Daily. Reporter ZHENG Xin. 2012-11-26. The Airport Line is linear motor driven with a designed maximum service speed of "Linear Motor Commuter for Beijing" CNR website Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 All other Lines have a maximum service speed of . Currently, Lines 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, Batong, Daxing, Changping, Fangshan, Yanfang, and Yizhuang lines use 6 car B size trains. Initially, the Batong line and Line 13 was originally used 4 car trains and now expanded into six.

Type B Trains The most common rolling stock of the Beijing Subway is the Type-B car, which has a carrying capacity of 245 passengers per car and top speed of , drawing 750 V DC power from the third rail. Most lines operate the six-car Type-B train set that can carry 1,460 passengers per train and transport 43,800 passengers per hour. Lines 6 and 7 use eight-car Type-B train sets that can carry 1,960 passengers per train and 58,800 passengers per hour. The Type-B trains sets of Lines 6 and 7 can draw power and can reach . The Yanfang Line operates four-car Type-B train sets with ”driverless” automatic train operation.

Type A Trains Type-A cars run on Lines 3, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19. They are 3.1 meters longer, and 20 cm wider than Type-B cars with a designed capacity of 310 passengers per car and 10 sets of doors per train compared to 8 sets of doors per train on Type-B cars. Type A cars draw power from overhead wire and can reach . Line 14 uses six-car Type A train sets which can carry 1,860 passengers per train and allow for throughput of up to 55,800 passengers per hour per direction. Lines 3, 12, 16, 17, and 19 uses eight-car Type-A train sets which can carry 2,480 passengers per train and allow for throughput of up 74,400 passengers per hour per direction.

Type L trains The Capital Airport Express has its distinct 4-car linear motor train sets, powered by 750 V DC electricity via the third rail, and can reach a maximum speed of .New Beijing subway to ease traffic congestion, Wu Wenjie, deputy director of China Railway Tunnel Group, China Daily. Reporter ZHENG Xin. 2012-11-26."Linear Motor Commuter for Beijing" CNR website Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 The under construction Line 28 will also use L type trains but 6 cars long.

Type D Trains The Daxing Airport Express uses Type-D train sets with top operational speed of . These trains are powered by overhead wires. The eight-car train sets have seven passenger cars and one car to carry luggage. The under construction Line 22 will also use eight-car Type-D trains.

Maglev The S1 Line's maglev trains feature six-car train sets that run on power and can reach . Compared to subway trains that run on conventional track, the maglev train has a smaller minimum turning radius of 75 meters compared to 200 meters, can climb steeper slope of 53‰ versus 40‰ and emits less noise. The six-car train set can carry 1,032 passengers.

Light Rail Transit The Xijiao LRT and Yizhuang Tram Line T1 operates five-car trams that draw from overhead lines and can reach .

Manufacturers From the subway's inception to 2003, all Beijing subway trains were manufactured by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. All rolling stock on Lines 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, Yizhuang line, Capital Airport Express and some of Line 1, 14, 16, and Yanfang line stocks(Chinese) 吉林日报 July 31, 2009 are produced by CNR Changchun. However, CSR Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. has recently produced rolling stock for the Beijing subway. CSR Sifang produced all the trains for Lines 4, 8, Daxing, Changping, Daxing Airport Express and some of Line 1, 14,(Chinese) July 30, 2009(Chinese)"青岛造" 最高运营时速100公里 Dec. 31, 2009 16, and Yanfang line.

The Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., provides local assemblage, maintenance and repair services. It has also made trains for line 7, Batong, and Fangshan lines.

History First Generation In the 1960s to mid-1970s, the Beijing Subway used DK2 and DK3 models made in Changchun. The DK stands for diandong keche or electrically-operated passenger car."Robert McConnell's Beijing Subway Webpage" Accessed Mar. 27,2010 These models and their derivatives, the DK3G, DK20, DK16A, BD1 and BD2 are classified by the Beijing Subway as the first generation.(Chinese) 第一代电动客车 Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 In recent decades, the Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co. refurbished the DK16A and DK20 models, which remained in use well into the first decade of the 21st century.(Chinese) 厂修车介绍 Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 The refurbished DK16AG trains entered into service on Line 2 in 2005.(Chinese)DK16大修改造车 Accessed Mar. 27, 2010

Second Generation From the 1980 to the early 1990s, the subway introduced several new models including the DK6, DK9 and their derivatives the DK11, DK16 and GTO.(Chinese) 第二代电动客车 Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 The M-series trains that appeared on Lines 2 and 13 were made by Japan's Tokyu Car Corporation.(Chinese) "东急" Accessed Mar. 28, 2010(Chinese) "M车" Accessed Mar. 28, 2010

Third Generation In 1998, the subway began deploying a new generation of train sets that featured variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) control mechanisms. These models include the DKZ4, DKZ5, and the DKZ6.(Chinese) Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 DKZ stands for diandong keche zu or electric passenger train sets. CNR Changchun also made 174 DK28-DK31 metro cars, which uses VVVF inverters and AC motors for Line 1,"DK28 Metro Car with VVVF Inverter" Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 and 136 DK32-34 trains for Line 13."DK32 Commuter Train for Beijing" Accessed Mar. 27, 2010 In 2005, the Batong line began using SFX01 and SFX02 trains made by CSR Qingdao Sifang. The 40 trains of the Airport Express were made by a joint-venture between CRRC Changchun and Bombardier Transportation, and uses Bombardier's Innovia Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) 200 technology."Bombardier Awarded Contract in China for the Beijing Capital International Airport Link With Connection to Summer 2008 Olympic Games Village" Business Wire Mar. 20, 2006

Fourth Generation Since 2017, trains have been ordered with capabilities for unattended automatic train operation. Starting with the DKZ70 and SFM16 trains on the Yanfang Line. Since then trains on the Daxing Airport Express, Lines 11, 17 and 19 operate or are capable of operating in GoA4 unattended train operation mode.

Fleet

Current Model Image Type Manufacturer Year built Amount in service Fleet numbers Line(s) Served Depot Notes DKZ4 6B Changchun Passenger Car FactoryBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 1998 31 S401–S431 (01 001-01 031) Sihui Refurbished 2007, currently being retired DKZ5 6B CNR ChangchunBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2002 55 H401H403–H456 Huilongguan Refurbished 2015–2018, being replaced by new ZBM15s DKZ6 CNR Changchun 1 H402 SFM01 6B CSR Qingdao SifangBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2003 19 (01 071–01 078)TQ415–TQ424 (01 085–01 094) Tuqiao Refurbished 2015–2019 SFM02 CSR Qingdao Sifang 5 TQ409–TQ414 (01 079–01 084) DKZ13 6B CNR ChangchunBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2006 61 TP401–TP461 (Refurbished: 05 001-05 061) TaipingzhuangSongjiazhuang Currently being refurbished DKZ16 6B CNR ChangchunBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 50 T401–T450 (02 001-02 050) Taipinghu Refurbished 2022-2024 SFM04 6B CSR Qingdao Sifang 39 G432–G470 (01 032-01 070) Gucheng DKZ15 6B CNR ChangchunBeijing Subway Rolling Stock EquipmentCNR Dalian 2007 43 W401–W443 (10 001-10 043) WanliuWulu Refurbished 2020-2024 QKZ5 4LB CNR ChangchunBombardier 10 L1 101–L1 110 Tianzhu Based on the INNOVIA ART 200 SFM05 6B CSR Qingdao Sifang 20082010 73 001–053061–093 LongbeicunMajiapuNanzhaolu SFM07 6B CSR Qingdao SifangBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2008 6 TQ425–TQ430 Tuqiao Refurbished 2016–2019 BJD01 6B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock EquipmentCNR Changchun 2009 21 FS001–FS021 Yancun SFM13 6B CSR Qingdao Sifang 2009-2010 15 CP001–CP015 Dingsi RoadMing Tombs DKZ31 6B CNR Changchun 2010 28 15 001–15 028 MaquanyingFengbo DKZ32 6B CNR Changchun 23 YZ001–YZ023 SongjiazhuangTaihu SFM12 6B CSR Qingdao SifangBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 40 08 001–08 040 PingxifuYinghai DKZ33 6B CNR Changchun 2011 24 09 001–09 024 Guogongzhuang DKZ34 6B CNR ChangchunBeijing Subway Rolling Stock EquipmentCNR Dalian 20112013 4132 10 085–10 116 WanliuWulu DKZ47 8B CNR ChangchunBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2011-2014 64 06 001–06 064 WuluWuliqiaoDongxiaoying DKZ53 6A CNR Changchun 2012 38 201–238 MaquanyingZhangyicun SFM18 CSR Qingdao Sifang 25 239–263 BDK01 8B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2013 35 07 001–07 035 JiaohuachangZhangjiawan SFM21 6B CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2014-2019 17 CP016–CP032 Dingsi RoadMing Tombs DKZ76 4B CRRC Changchun 2014-2016 15 YF001–YF015 Yancun North SFM16 CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2016 1 YF016 DKZ93 8A CRRC Changchun 2016-2019 35 301–335 BeianheYushuzhuang SFM40 CRRC Qingdao Sifang 29 336–364 SFM42 6B CRRC Qingdao SifangBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2016-2018 72 08 041–08 112 PingxifuYinghaiAdditional units for the Line 8 South extension DKZ106 8B CRRC Changchun 2017-2018 20 06 065–06 084 WuluWuliqiaoDongxiaoying BDK03 6B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2019–2020 23 FS022–FS044 YancunAdditional units for the Fangshan line northern extension BDK04 6B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2019 14 09 025–09 038 Guogongzhuang BDK05 8B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2019 33 07 036–07 068 JiaohuachangZhangjiawan BDK06 6B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2019– 12 TQ431–TQ437 01108-01112 TuqiaoSihuiAdditional trainsets for the 1-Batong merge project GSYE20 8D CRRC Qingdao Sifang 2019 8 JC001–JC008 Cigezhuang Cinova-160 based on CRH6 GSYE23 4D 2020 4 JC401–JC404 CJ3 City Type 8D CRRC Changchun 2019 2 JC009-JC010SFM798ACRRC Qingdao Sifang2019–35501–518, 539–555 CiqunanXiejiacunCCD5035CRRC ChangchunSFM808ACRRC Qingdao Sifang2019–2519 001–19 025 XingongCCD5034CRRC Changchun ZBM04 4A Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2020 5 11 001–11 005 CCD30044LBCRRC Changchun20215L1 111–L1 115TianzhuBased on the INNOVIA ART 200ZBM064A, 8ABeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment2019-20224003 001-03 040 DongbaAre capable of coupling 2 of 4-car units together to form 8-car trainsSFM86CRRC Qingdao Sifang BDK07 6B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2020-2022 18 CP033–CP050 Dingsi RoadMing TombsAdditional trainsets for the Changping Line south extension SFM93 CRRC Qingdao Sifang 18 CP051–CP068 BDK08 6B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2020-2023 33 15 035-15 056 MaquanyingFengboCCD50494A, 8ACRRC Changchun2020-20238412 001-12 084 DongbaAre capable of coupling 2 of 4-car units together to form 8-car trainsZBM05Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment ZBM13 8B Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment 2023-2024 8 06 085–06 092 WuluWuliqiaoDongxiaoyingZBM156BBeijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment2023-202444 13 001-13 044 HuilongguanSome used in Line 18 temporary service

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