Subway Line 9 (underground)

Departure: World Park (世界公园)
Terminal: Baishiqiao (白石桥)
Length: 16.45 kilometers (10.22 miles)
Number of Stops: 15
Map color: purple
Other Information: As one of the main transportation lines in Beijing City, Subway Line 9 under construction is due to be completed in 2012, providing access to Beijing West Railway Station. It will start from the World Park in the southwest to Baishiqiao in the northwest of Beijing. This line will connect Fengtai and Haidian districts, and play an important role in the transportation of travelers from the southwest areas of Beijing City.

Eight commuter stations will be built on this line, providing convenient transfer to Subway Line 1, Subway Line 4, Subway Line 6, Subway Line 7, Subway Line 10, and Subway Line 14 from this line. By taking this line, people in the southwest of Beijing will be able to go easily to any area of Beijing.

The first phase, 5.9 kilometers (3.67 miles) long, will extend between Beijing West Railway Station and the Capital Gymnasium, and connect with Subway Line 1 in the Military Museum (军事博物馆). And it will traverse a lake in Yuyuantan Park.