On Saturday, December 30, 2023, the north section of Line 17 opened as well as Line 16 achieved through-train service of BJMTR.
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 10 AM on that day, the total passenger traffic of the north section of Line 17 reached 7,331, among which, Among which, the stations with a larger traffic included Tiantongyuandong station with 1463 passengers and Future Science City North station with 1055 passengers. The overall passenger flow 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 10 AM on that day, the total passenger traffic of the remaining section of Line 16 and Suzhou Jie station reached 2,275. 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 9AM-10AM on that day, the interchange traffic at Taiyanggong station on the north section of Line 17 reached 2,070, while the interchange traffic at Suzhou Jie station on Line 16 reached 464.