The south section of Line 16 operated by BJMTR opens for trial operation and connects with the middle and north section, the operation organization arrangement as of 5 pm

As of 5 pm, the overall inbound and outbound traffic of Line 16 stations reaches about 73,000, among which the traffic of the south section of Line 16 reaches 27,000. The overall operation is stable and orderly. Among the stations of the south, north and middle section of Line 16, Fengtai Railway station has a larger traffic, with about 12,000 passenger journeys, and Yongfeng station, with about 5,500 passenger journeys. Among the 9 newly opened stations in the south section of Line 16, Fengtai Railway station has a larger traffic, with nearly 12,000 passenger journeys, and Muxidi station, with about 3,500 passenger journeys. The Fengtai Railway station of Line 16 can be interchanged with Line 10 and Fengtai Railway station(the train station). The interchange traffic of Fengtai Railway station of Line 16 exceeded 4,900 by 5 pm.

On the opening day, Wilson Shao, general manager of BJMTR, comes to Daguanying station and Fengtai Railway station of Line 16 to communicate with the passengers and residents who takes metro on the first day and distributes gifts. The passengers said that they had been looking forward to the opening of the south section of Line 16 for a long time, and the opening of the new station would bring great convenience to their travel.