Line S2, BCR

Line S2, BCR
Line S2 S2线
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	BCR
Status	Operational
Termini	Beijing North Yanqing (Nancaiyuan) or Shacheng
Stations	9
Operation
Opened	6 August 2008
Operator(s)	Beijing Railway Bureau
Technical
Line length	77.07 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	160 km/h (maximum service speed)
Route map

Line S2 (simplified Chinese: S2线; traditional Chinese: S2線; pinyin: S Èr Xiàn) is the first line of Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR) to begin operation. The train locomotives are marked "Harmony; Great Wall Type" (Chinese: 和谐 长城号; pinyin: hé xié cháng chéng háo). Opened on August 6, 2008, it runs from the Beijing North Railway Station in Xicheng District to Badaling in Yanqing District, following the old Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and provides faster, more frequent and convenient service than preexisting trains. The line is currently 82 kilometres (51 mi) in length with six stations and one branch line.

Phase I

Main

Station Name English	Station Name Chinese	Transfer	Location
Beijing North Railway Station	北京北站	(via Xizhimen Station)	Xicheng
Qinghuayuan	清华园		Haidian
Qinghe	清河
Changping	昌平		Changping
Nankou	南口
Badaling	八达岭	(Branch)	Yanqing
Yanqing (Nancaiyuan)	延庆（南菜园）

Branch

Station name English	Station name Chinese	Transfer	Location
Badaling	八达岭	(Main)	Yanqing
Kangzhuang	康庄
Shacheng	沙城		Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei

Trains can reach a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). A trip from the north station to the Badaling Great Wall takes about 1 hour and 22 minutes. Seven other stations including Dongyuan (东园) are being renovated for this line. There are regular departures throughout the day from Beijing North, with an average of one train per hour during operating hours. A one-way ticket costs ¥6. Tickets can be purchased from ticket offices of stations along route on the day of travel only. The Beijing Transit card is accepted on this route. Train identification numbers are prefixed with the letter 'S'. The line primarily serves tourists traveling to the Great Wall of China at Badaling.

The S2 line uses the NDJ3 locomotive marked Hexie Changcheng Hao in a nine-car push-pull configuration (L+7T+L). Accommodation comes in 'soft-seat' class only with a 2+2 (first class) or 3+2 (second class) layout. The seats were reversible, but that feature has been removed. Between Nankou and Badaling stations, the train makes a reversal at a switch-back junction. Although all stations are equipped with high-level platforms, trains are equipped with retractable steps and can also serve low-level platforms. On-board facilities include air-conditioning and heating, toilets, hot-water dispensers and a cafe-bar selling tea, coffee, soft drinks, beer and snacks. Smoking is not permitted on the train.