Beijing is going to build a transport network of five vertical and two horizontal trunk lines along the capital’s upcoming new airport, according to a blueprint released by Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform on Nov. 15.
The network will not only satisfy the residents’ traffic need, but also become the backbone of the transportation integration in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
A new high-speed railway linking Beijing and Xiongan
The blueprint for the new high-speed railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area was unveiled for the first time. The railway will start at the Beijing West Railway Station, pass through the new airport and terminate at the Xiongan Station.
The Beijing-Xiongan railway will cover 55 kilometers in Beijing, including 40 kilometers newly planned from Liying in Beijing's Daxing District to the city limit. Construction started in December 2016 and is expected to complete in 2019, when the new airport will also be launched.
The widening project of the Beijing-Kaifeng Expressway will complete at the end of this year. The new airport expressway will be put into operation at the end of 2018. The new airport line starting from Caoqiao to the new airport will be put into use in 2019.
A one-hour commute circle around the capital
The two horizontal trunk lines are the northern part of the new airport expressway, which covers 25 kilometers in Beijing, and the first phase of the intercity railway link, running through Langfang to the boundary between Beijing and Hebei Province.
The transport network of five vertical and two horizontal trunk lines is the backbone of the transportation integration in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The network will form a one-hour commute circle around the capital, which means passengers in the new airport are within a one-hour commute to Tianjing, Baoding, Langfang and other cities, according to the Beijing New Airport Office.
Public transport covers over 50 percent of the network
Public transport will cover more than 50 percent of the network, compared to 43 percent of the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, 31 percent of the Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, and 30 percent of the London Heathrow Airport.
In addition, there will be five rail transits and 6 highways linking the downtown to the new airport.
Passengers taking public transportation to the new airport will have direct access to the terminals through an integrated transportation hub.