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Line 3 (Beijing Subway)

Line 3 of the Beijing Subway (Chinese: 北京地铁3号线; pinyin: běijīng dìtiě sān hàoxiàn) is a rapid transit line under construction in Beijing. It is expected to open by the end of September 2024.[3] It will be colored rose red in system maps.[2][4]

Line 3
Subway construction site of Beijing Chaoyang railway station in August 2022
Overview
Other name(s)M3 (planned name)
StatusUnder Construction (Phase I)
Termini
Stations10 (Phase I)[1]
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBeijing Subway
Rolling stockType A, 4-car / 8-car[2]
History
Planned openingLate-September 2024[3]
Technical
Line length15.6 km (9.7 mi) (Phase I)[1]
CharacterUnderground[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Legend
 planned extension to Tiancun
Dongsi Shitiao
Line 2
Left arrow inner – outer Right arrow
 Workers' Stadium
Line 17
Left arrow Jiahuihu – Future Science City North Right arrow
 Tuanjiehu
Line 10
Left arrow inner – outer Right arrow
 Chaoyang Park
Line 14
Left arrow Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang Right arrow
connection canal between Shuizhui Lake and Honglingjin Lake
 Shifoying
Beijing Chaoyang railway station
Shuangsha railway, Jingshen HSR, etc.
 Yaojiayuan
Dongbanan
Dongba
Ba river
Sijiqingqiao Right arrow
 Dongbabei
Line 12
Dongba depot
Beixiao river
Dongba Beijie Right arrow
 Guanzhuangluxikou
Louzizhuangqiaoxi
Louzizhuang
Gaoxinzhuang
Caogezhuangbei

Description edit

Phase I of Line 3 is 15.6 km (9.7 mi) with 10 stations. It is fully underground. Due to unstable planning east of Dongbabei station, line 3 will only open between Dongsi Shitiao and Dongbabei. It will be opened by the end of 2024.[3]

Stations (Phase I) edit

Station Name Connections Distance
km
English Chinese
Dongsi Shitiao 东四十条  2 
Workers' Stadium 工人体育场  17 
Tuanjiehu 团结湖  10 
Chaoyang Park 朝阳公园  14 
Shifoying 石佛营
Beijing Chaoyang railway station 朝阳站   IFP
Yaojiayuan 姚家园
Dongbanan 东坝南
Dongba 东坝
Dongbabei 东坝北[5]  12 

Rolling stock edit

 
Scale model of Line 3 train

Line 3 will initially use 4-car Type A rolling stock but platforms are designed to support expansion to 8-car trains.[2]

History edit

 
Exit C sign of Workers' Stadium station, marking the debut of Line 3 on Beijing Subway station signs

Line 3's route has undergone substantial changes on the planners' drawing board. In the late 1990s, one draft of the subway plan showed Line 3 running from Xiaomeichang to Cuigezhuang. Half of that route was then folded into Line 6.[6][7] In 2010 and 2011, Line 3 was mentioned in the development plans of other subway lines.[8]

By January 2012, the Line 3's western section was slated to run east from Tiancun station in Haidian District under Fushi Road to Fuchengmen station.[9] On March 15, 2012, Line 3 was reportedly planned to run from Tiancun station to the eastern suburbs of Beijing in Gaoxinzhuang and Pingfang and to be built by 2020.[10]

In June 2012, Beijing media reported the station plan of Line 3.[11]

In January 2013, subway planners were examining whether to extend the Line 3 through the city centre given the concentration of historic relics in the area.[12][13] In January 2014, it was reported that Line 3 will have 27 stations, with up to 16 transfer stations, including Ganjiakou station on Line 16 and Zhangzizhonglu on Line 5.[14] The station plan for Ganjiakou had been released in 2013 by Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, which depicted the Line 3 platform built over that of Line 16.[15] In February 2014, an official was quoted as saying that "Line 3 would run along Di'anmen Street, not Jingshan Front Street, with paralleling from Ping'anli to Nanluoguxiang."[16][13] On April 19, 2016, the first phase of Line 3 started construction.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "北京地铁3号线一期工程首站封顶". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c "北京3号线首列车在河北京车智能制造基地下线". 2022-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10.
  3. ^ a b c "地铁3号线的特别"洞通"". 2023-02-10. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. 从开工至今已经过了8年时间，预计该项目全部完成要到2024年年底
  4. ^ "《公共交通客运标志 第2部分：城市轨道交通（征求意见稿）》". 2023-10-07. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22.
  5. ^ "关于轨道交通12号线车站命名预案的公示". 2023-07-21. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21.
  6. ^ "北京地铁16号线设10个地下换乘站". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-05-06. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04.
  7. ^ "北京地铁西郊线确定设五站". Guangming Daily. 2009-01-15. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  8. ^ 6号线一期开始“挖地道” (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. 2010-03-23.
  9. ^ 2015年轨道交通长度达708公里 4条“增强版”地铁线2012年开建 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing Daily. 2012-01-13. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  10. ^ "首都第二机场地铁或达160公里/时 新设地铁新线3号线". People's Daily. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15.
  11. ^ 北京将再增3条新地铁 (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. 2012-06-16.
  12. ^ "北京地铁3号线东段将延伸至东坝". Xinhua News Agency. 2013-01-04. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30.
  13. ^ a b 北京地铁3号线有望明年底开工 北京青年报 (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-02-14. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
  14. ^ 京地铁3号线最快年底开建 (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. 2014-01-11.
  15. ^ 北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示 (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  16. ^ "北京地铁17号线年内开工 2017年通到望京". Legal Daily. Mar 5, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-12-30.
  17. ^ "地铁3号线开工 拟2020年通车". Ifeng.com. 2016-04-20. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28.
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