Line M3 is the planned third line of the Warsaw Metro. The first section will number 7 stations and will link Stadion Narodowy with Gocław.

M3
Overview
OwnerCity of Warsaw
LocaleWarsaw, Poland
Termini
Stations1, not in use
14 planned
WebsiteMetro Warszawskie
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemWarsaw Metro
Operator(s)Metro Warszawskie
History
Opened2032 (first section)
Technical
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

History edit

The first plans to construct the metro line emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, with a view to construct M3 between Okęcie and Ochota with Gocław and Julianów. Later on, plans were changed, with the connection shortened to one between Okęcie and Warsaw West railway station. Plans were shortened once again, with the final draft of the line covering stations from the National Stadium to Gocław.

In 2015, Warsaw city authorities planned for the construction of the M3 metro line between Stadion Narodowy and Gocław to commence in 2020.[1] In 2018, Civic Platform's Warsaw mayoral candidate Rafał Trzaskowski declared, if he won the upcoming elections, the construction of the M3 metro line would begin before the end of 2023.[2]

In May 2019, Warsaw Metro declared a tender for completion of a technical study of the route of the M3 metro line, including the construction of the Kozia Górka technical and holding station. The technical study would analyse the proposed route and the preferred location of stations of the first section of the metro line between Stadion Narodowy and Gocław.[3]

On 26 June 2020, the results of the technical study and proposed route were published.[4] The same day, Warsaw Metro announced that the technical study only encompassed the first section of the M3 metro line. The metro line might be extended across the Vistula and link to the M1 metro line around the Racławicka metro station.[5]

The construction of the M3 metro line formally began on 15 March 2021.[6]

Stations edit

Code Name Date Location
ETC Stadion Narodowy 8 March 2015 Praga-Północ
E1 Dworzec Wschodni Planned in 2032
STP3 STP Kozia Górka Praga-Południe
E2 Mińska
E3 Rondo Wiatraczna
E4 Ostrobramska
E5 Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego
E6 Gocław
E7 Gościniec Planned after 2032 Mokotów
E8 Siekierki
E9 Czerniaków
E10 Sielce
E11 Stary Mokotów
E12 Racławicka
E13 Wyględów
E14 Żwirki i Wigury

References edit

  1. ^ "Warszawa: W kolejnej perspektywie po 2020 r. metro na Mory i Gocław". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Komunikacja wg Trzaskowskiego: Trzy nowe linie metra, w tym do Mordoru". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Metro wybrało wykonawcę studium III linii między Stadionem a Gocławiem". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "III linia metra w Warszawie. Jest wstępna analiza przebiegu trasy i lokalizacje stacji". Warszawa Nasze Miasto (in Polish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Informacja dotycząca prac przygotowawczych związanych z III linią metra - Metro". www.metro.waw.pl. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Warszawa rozpoczyna budowę trzeciej linii metra" (in Polish). 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

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