Line 3, Guangzhou Metro

Line 3, Guangzhou Metro
Line 3 3号线
Platform of Tiyu Xilu Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Guangzhou, China
Termini	Airport South/Tianhe Coach Terminal Tiyu Xilu/Panyu Square
Stations	28
Services	2
Daily ridership	1.62 million (August 2015 Avg.)[1] 2.08 million (2014 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opened	26 December 2005
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Character	Underground
Technical
Line length	67.3 km (41.82 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Route map Legend East extension (planned) Haibang 4   Huangcun – Jinzhou  Qianfengcun Guangzhou New Town West Yanzhou Stabling Yard Panyu Coach Terminal Panyu Square Shiqiao Hanxi Changlong 7   Higher Edu Mega Ctr South – GZ South Railway Station  Dashi Sanzhixiang Watercourse Xiajiao Xiajiao Depot Pearl River Lijiao Guangfo   Kuiqi Lu  Datang Connection with Line 8 Kecun 8   Wanshengwei – Fenghuang Xincun  Chigang Pagoda Stabling Yard Canton Tower Zhujiang APM  Pearl River Pearl River Zhujiang New Town 5   Wenchong – Jiaokou   Xilang  Tiyu Xilu 1  Linhexi Zhujiang APM  GZ East Railway Station 1  Guangshen Railway Spur line Shipaiqiao Gangding South China Normal University Wushan Yantang 6  Tianhe Coach Terminal 6   Changban – Xunfenggang  Meihuayuan Jingxi Nanfang Hospital Tonghe Yongtai Baiyundadaobei  GZ South Railway Station  Jiahewanggang 2  Jiahe Depot Longgui Liuxi River Renhe Connection with Line 9 Gaozeng 9   Fei'eling  Airport South Airport North

Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁3号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Sān Hào Xiàn) or Southern-Northern Express Line (Chinese: 南北快线; pinyin: Nán Běi Kuài Xiàn) is a 67.3-kilometer (41.8 mi) line connecting Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square. The entire line, including all track and stations, is underground,^[3] making it the longest fully underground rapid transit line in the system. Furthermore, the 60.4 km (37.5 mi) main branch is the longest rail tunnel in the world, and one of the ten longest tunnels of any kind. The Y-shape is created by a 6.9 km (4.3 mi) branch between Tianhe Coach Terminal and Tiyu Xilu,

Line 3 is split into two sections Shiqiao Line (southern section) (Chinese: 市桥线; pinyin: Shìqiáo Xiàn) and Airport Line (northern section) (Chinese: 机场线; pinyin: Jīchǎng Xiàn) and are branded with the same color: orange.

Line 3 was built in four main stages, opened over a five-year period:^[4]

• December 26, 2005: Guangzhou East Railway Station – Kecun
• December 30, 2006: Kecun – Panyu Square
• December 30, 2006: Tianhe Coach Terminal – Tiyu Xilu
• October 30, 2010: Guangzhou East Railway Station – Airport South

Train service

There are 3 types of train services offered on the metro line 3:

• Airport S. — Tiyu Xilu
• Tianhe Coach Terminal — Panyu Square
• Tonghe → Dashi (southbound trains only, operating during morning peak hours on working days)

Stations

Service routes			Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer/Connection	Location
	●		Tianhe Coach Terminal	天河客运站	side (und)	6	Tianhe
	●		Wushan	五山	island (und)
	●		South China Normal University	华师	island (und)
	●		Gangding	岗顶	island (und)	Guangzhou BRT
	●		Shipaiqiao	石牌桥	island (und)	Guangzhou BRT
	｜		Airport N.	机场北	Not open	CAN	Huadu
●	｜		Airport S.	机场南	side (und)	CAN
｜	｜		Gaozeng	高增	Not open		Baiyun
●	｜		Renhe	人和	island (und)
●	｜		Longgui	龙归	island (und)
●	｜		Jiahewanggang	嘉禾望岗	2x island, CPI (und)	2
●	｜		Baiyundadaobei	白云大道北	island (und)
●	｜		Yongtai	永泰	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Tonghe	同和	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Jingxi Nanfang Hospital	京溪南方医院	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Meihuayuan	梅花园	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Yantang	燕塘	island (und)	6	Tianhe
●	｜	↓	Guangzhou East Railway Station	广州东站	island (und)	1
●	｜	↓	Linhexi	林和西	island (und)	Zhujiang APM
●	●	↓	Tiyu Xilu	体育西路	ESP sol. (und)	1   3  (Northern) Guangzhou BRT
	●	↓	Zhujiang New Town	珠江新城	island (und)	5
	●	↓	Canton Tower	广州塔	island (und)	Zhujiang APM  Haizhu Tram	Haizhu
	●	↓	Kecun	客村	island (und)	8
	●	↓	Datang	大塘	island (und)
	●	↓	Lijiao	沥滘	island (und)
	●	↓	Xiajiao	厦滘	island (und)		Panyu
	●	↓	Dashi	大石	island (und)
	●		Hanxi Changlong	汉溪长隆	island (und)
	●		Shiqiao	市桥	island (und)
	●		Panyu Square	番禺广场	island (und)

References

1. http://gz.southcn.com/content/2015-09/03/content_132104990.htm
2. "861万！地铁客流再创新高！". Guangzhou Metro Corporation. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
3. Fastest advanced metro starts service
4. Olivia. "Dates fixed for opening of six new metro lines". NEWSGD.com. Retrieved August 2012.