Finally, the long-awaited southern extension of Beijing Subway Line 19 is expected to start construction.

Under the Phase III Plan of Beijing Rail Transit, Line 19 will be extended northward and southward respectively.

However, compared with the north extension that has already started construction, the progress of the south extension has always been "half a beat slower". Almost every push notification about the subway has fans asking when the south extension will start construction.

Finally, the good news about the south extension is here.

According to the bidding plan released today by Beijing Public Resources Trading Service Platform, the bidding announcements for civil engineering and civil engineering supervision of the south extension of Line 19 will be released next month. Civil engineering is the most basic and most important link in rail transit construction, and its bidding means that the south extension of Line 19 that people along the line have been looking forward to is finally coming.

According to the Phase III Construction Plan of Beijing Rail Transit, the current Line 19 will be extended northward and southward respectively. According to the previously publicized EIA report, the south extension of the second phase of Line 19 starts at Haizijiao Station in Daxing District in the south and ends at Xingong Station of the current first phase of Line 19 in the north, with a total length of about 12.7 kilometers, all of which are underground lines.

The south extension of the second phase of Line 19 has a total of 6 stations, all of which are newly built, among which the New Media Industry Base Station is the transfer station for Line 19 and the southern section of the first phase of Line R4.

According to the bidding plan released today, the second phase project of Line 19 (south extension) is located in Fengtai District and Daxing District. The south extension line starts from Haizijiao Station in the south and ends at Xingong Station in the north, with a total of 6 stations (the reserved project of New Media Industry Base Station for the southern section of the first phase of Line R4 is implemented synchronously), with a total length of 12.7 kilometers. A new parking lot will be built, covering an area of 15 hectares.

Judging only from the starting and ending stations and the distance of the line, there is no change compared with the previously publicized one. However, the planning scheme for the south extension of Line 19 has been further optimized in the later stage. Whether there are changes or not, the final specific line position and station location shall be subject to the official release.

According to the public notice, the estimated investment for the south extension of Line 19 reaches nearly 6.4 billion yuan. The bidding announcement is planned to be released on the 20th of next month.

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