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.

Line 3
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Construction site of Workers' Stadium station in January 2018
Overview
Other name(s)	M3 (planned name)
Status	Under Construction (Phase I)
Termini	Dongsi Shitiao Caogezhuang North
Stations	15 (Phase I)[1]
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Rolling stock	Type A, 4-car / 8-car[2]
History
Planned opening	2023[1]
Technical
Line length	21.9 km (Phase I)[1]
Character	Fully underground[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map planned extension to Tiancun Dongsi Shitiao Line 2 inner – outer Workers' Stadium Line 17 Yizhuang Zhanqianqu South – Future Science Park North Tuanjiehu Line 10 inner – outer Chaoyang Park Line 14 Zhangguozhuang – Shan'gezhuang connection canal between Shuizhui Lake and Honglingjin Lake Shifoying Xinghuo railway station Shuangsha railway, Jingshen HSR, etc. Chaoyang Sports Center Pingfangcun Dongbazhongjie Ba river Sijiqing Dongfeng Line 12 Dongba depot Beixiao river Guanzhuangluxikou Louzizhuangqiao West Louzizhuang Gaoxinzhuang Caogezhuang North

Phase I of Line 3 is 21.9 km with 15 stations. It is fully underground. Due to unstable planning east of Dongfeng station, line 3 will only open between Dongsi Shitiao and Dongfeng. It will be opened by the end of 2023.[1]

Stations (Phase I)

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
Xinghuo railway station	北京朝阳站	IFP
Chaoyang Sports Center	朝阳体育中心
Pingfangcun	平房村
Dongbazhongjie	东坝中街
Dongfeng	东风	12
Guanzhuangluxikou	管庄路西口	12
Louzizhuangqiao West	楼梓庄桥西
Louzizhuang	楼梓庄
Gaoxinzhuang	高辛庄
Caogezhuang North	曹各庄北

Rolling stock

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

History

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.[4][5] In 2010 and 2011, Line 3 was mentioned in the development plans of other subway lines.[6]

By January 2012, the Line 3's western section was slated to run east from Tian Cun station in Haidian District under Fushi Road to Fuchengmen station.[7] On March 15, 2012, Line 3 was reportedly planned to run from Tian Cun station to the eastern suburbs of Beijing in Gaoxinzhuang and Pingfang and to be built by 2020.[8]

In June 2012, Beijing media reported the station plan of Line 3.[9]

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.[10][11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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."[14][11] On April 19, 2016, the first phase of Line 3 started construction.[15]

References

1. "北京地铁3号线一期工程首站封顶". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
2. "地铁3号线换乘通道不设台阶". Beijing Daily. 2019-02-19. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16.
3. 地铁3号线换乘通道不设台阶. 2019-02-19.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. 6号线一期开始“挖地道” (in Chinese). The Beijing News. 2010-03-23.
7. "Archived copy" 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 Chinese). Beijing Daily. 2012-01-13. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2012-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "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.
9. 北京将再增3条新地铁 (in Chinese). The Beijing News. 2012-06-16.
10. "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.
11. 北京地铁3号线有望明年底开工 北京青年报 (in Chinese). 2013-02-14.
12. 京地铁3号线最快年底开建 (in Chinese). The Beijing News. 2014-01-11.
13. "Archived copy" 北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示 (in Chinese). 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. "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.
15. "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.