Huairou–Miyun line

Huairou–Miyun line
Huairou–Miyun
Train S511 departing from Yanqihu railway station
Overview
Other name(s)	S5
Status	Operational
Termini	Beijing North Gubeikou
Stations	7
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR)
Operator(s)	China Railway Beijing Group
Rolling stock	CRH6F-A Huaimi Train NDJ3 Great Wall Train (former)[when?]
History
Opened	31 December 2017; 7 years ago (2017-12-31)
Technical
Line length	144.6 km (89.9 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)[2]

Huairou–Miyun Line of Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR) (Chinese: 北京市郊铁路怀柔－密云线; pinyin: Běijīng Shìjiāo Tiělù Huáiróu–Mìyún Xiàn), or Huaimi Line (Chinese: 怀密线; pinyin: Huáimì Xiàn), is a commuter rail line in Beijing. It runs from Beijing North in Xicheng District to Gubeikou in Miyun District. The line is 144.6 km (89.9 mi) in length with 7 stations.^[1]

It provides faster service to reach Beijing's two suburban districts, Huairou District and Miyun District from central Beijing.

Changping North and Huairou North started the Huairou–Miyun line service on 31 December 2017.^[3] Yanqihu,^[4] Heishansi and Gubeikou started the Huairou–Miyun line service on April 30, 2019.^[5] The terminal of the line changed from Huangtudian to Qinghe on 30 December 2019. From August 1, 2020 to August 20, 2020, the whole line stopped service for the Beijing–Tongliao railway electrification project.^[6] Beijing North started the Huairou–Miyun line service on September 30, 2020.^[1]

Station №	Station Name		Connections	Distance km		Location	Section
	English	Chinese
VAP	Beijing North Beijingbei	北京北	2   4   13  (via Xizhimen)	0	0	Xicheng	Jingzhang intercity railway
QIP	Qinghe	清河	13   Changping	11	11	Haidian
VBP	Changping North Changpingbei	昌平北		27	38	Changping	Jingtong railway
FGP	Yanqi Lake[4] Yanqihu	雁栖湖[4]	Tongmi	45	83	Huairou
HBP	Huairou North Huairoubei	怀柔北	Tongmi	5	88
HVP	Heishansi	黑山寺		15	103	Miyun
GKP	Gubeikou	古北口		42	145

The ticket pricing of the Huairou-Miyun Line is the same as that of the Beijing Subway network. For example, the ticket price of Qinghe - Gubeikou is 12 CNY.^[7] Special half-price ticket of children and disabled soldiers is sold on the 12306 website, 12306 mobile application and in all railway ticket offices. Users of Beijing Suburban Railway Card and users of the Yitongxing mobile app enjoy the same preferential policy of Beijing Subway accumulated consumption discount. Passengers have to purchase a ticket and get in the station after verifying identity documents if they purchase the tickets online or in the ticket offices. Passengers do not need to seat in number. Passengers can pay the fare by Beijing Suburban Railway Card, QR code generated by Yitongxing mobile app, an online-purchased ticket or in all China Railway ticket offices by cash, bank card, WeChat Pay or Alipay. Passengers have to swipe the traffic card or document of identification (if the ticket was purchased online) or scan the QR code while entering and leaving the stations.