A bypass route, the Fensha railway, was built in the 1950s between Fengtai and Shacheng along the Yongding river.

This route was considered but dropped by Zhan due to high construction cost.

[1] The main route that deviates via the Fengsha railway is a double-track, electrified line.

Freight and long-distance passenger services run via the Fengsha railway.

Line S2 services of the Beijing Suburban Railway between Huangtudian (running via the Beijing Northeast Ring railway and connecting to the Jingbao railway between Qinghe and Shahe) and Badaling (the station for visiting the Great Wall) continue to use the Jingbao Railway, reversing at Qinglongqiao West station on the western switchback on the journey towards Badaling and at Qinglongqiao main station on the eastern switchback on their way back towards Beijing.

Since 1 December 2020 there have been five services between Huangtudian and Yanqing each way from Friday to Monday and on public holidays.

[2] These services are the only regular traffic on the unelectrified line east of Shacheng and are operated using diesel multiple units.