On Saturday, December 30, 2023, the north section of Line 17 opened as well as Line 16 achieved through-train service of BJMTR.
On the first day of opening, the operation of the north section of Line 17 is organized according to the timetable of weekends, with eight-minute headway throughout the whole day. As of 8 AM on that day, the total passenger traffic of the station on the north section of Line 17 reached 2,568. Among which, the stations with a larger traffic included Future Science City North Station with 515 passengers and Tiantongyuandong station with 480 passengers. The overall passenger organization was smooth and orderly.
The operation of Line 16 is organized according to the timetable of weekends, with eight-minute headway throughout the whole day. As of 8 AM on that day, the total passenger traffic of stations on the remaining section of Line 16 and Suzhou Jie station reached 769. The overall passenger flow organization was smooth and orderly.
Furthermore, both the newly opened Taiyanggong station on the north section of Line 17 and Suzhou Jie station on Line 16 can be interchanged with Line 10. As of 8 AM on that day, the interchange traffic at Taiyanggong station on the north section of Line 17 reached 1,061, while the interchange traffic at Suzhou Jie station on Line 16 reached 342.