Line 18 (Beijing Subway)

Line 18
Line 18
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Overview
Other name(s)	R1 (planned name); Line R1
Status	Planned
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Operator(s)	Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., Ltd
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line 18(Chinese: 北京地铁18号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě shíbā hàoxiàn) or Line R1 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line under planning in Beijing.^[1]

History

In January 2011, the R1 Line was described by the Tongzhou District leadership as a line that would run parallel to Line 1 which would be built before 2015.^[2] The line was named in February 2012 as one of six new lines under planning by the city's public transit planning authorities.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b (Chinese) "北京轨道交通有望添6条新线 12号线缓三环拥堵" 京华时报 2012-02-14
^ (Chinese) "北京地铁S6和R1线有望2015年通" 中国青年网 2011-01-19

[autogenerated1-1] (Chinese) "北京轨道交通有望添6条新线 12号线缓三环拥堵" 京华时报 2012-02-14

[2] (Chinese) "北京地铁S6和R1线有望2015年通" 中国青年网 2011-01-19

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