Line 3 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro is a 65.43-kilometer (40.66 mi) rapid transit line connecting Panyu Square to Tianhe Coach Terminal. The entire line, including all track and stations, is located in tunnels.[5] Its 57.93 km (36.00 mi) main branch, excluding the 7.5 km (4.7 mi) branch between Tianhe Coach Terminal and Tiyu Xilu, is the longest continuous subway tunnel in the world, and the longest rail tunnel of any kind (surpassing the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland).

Line 3
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Platform of Tiyu Xilu
Overview
Other name(s)	M3 (5 lines plan name) M6 (7 lines plan name) M3 (2000 plan name) Southern-Northern express line (南北快线) Shiqiao line (市桥线) Airport line (机场线)
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Panyu, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, and Huadu districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Tiyu Xilu/Panyu Square Airport North (Terminal 2)/Tianhe Coach Terminal
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	2
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Rolling stock	120 Siemens Mobility-CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Modular Metro cars[1]
Daily ridership	1.765 million (May 2015 Avg.)[2][3] 2.54 million (2017 Peak)[4]
History
Opened	26 December 2005
Technical
Line length	65.43 km (40.66 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Airport North (Terminal 2) Airport South (Terminal 1)  9  to Fei'eling Gaozeng  9  connection to Line 9 Renhe Liuxi River Longgui  14  to Dongfeng/Zhenlong Jiahe Depot Jiahewanggang  2   14   14  to Guangzhou Railway Station  2  to Guangzhou South Railway Station Baiyundadaobei Yongtai Tonghe Jingxi Nanfang Hospital Meihuayuan  6  to Xiangxue Tianhe Coach Terminal  6  Yantang  6   6  to Xunfenggang branch line Wushan Guangshen railway South China Normal University  11   11  clockwise Gangding Shipaiqiao to Guangzhou Railway Station Guangzhou East Railway Station  1   11   11  anti-clockwise Linhexi  APM  Tiyu Xilu  1   1  to Xilang  13  to Chaoyang to Xinsha Zhujiang New Town  5   5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong Pearl River Pearl River Canton Tower  APM  Chigang Pagoda Yard Kecun  8   8  to Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei Datang  11   11  clockwise anti-clockwise Lijiao  Guangfo   Guangfo  to Xincheng Dong Pearl River Xiajiao Depot Xiajiao Sanzhixiang Creek Dashi original Line 7 alignment  7  to Guangzhou South Railway Station to Higher Education Mega Center South Hanxi Changlong  7  Shiqiao Panyu Square  18   22   18   22  to Wanqingsha to Fangcun/Guangzhou East Railway Station planned East extension Panyu Coach Terminal Yanzhou Yard Guangzhou New Town West Qianfengcun  4  to Nansha Passenger Port to Huangcun Haibang  4

Line 3
Simplified Chinese	广州地铁3号线
Traditional Chinese	廣州地鐵3號線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Sān Hào Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong^2zau^1 dei^6tit^3 saam^1 hou^6 sin^3
Shiqiao line
Simplified Chinese	市桥线
Traditional Chinese	市橋線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shìqiáo Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping si^5kiu^4 sin^3
Airport line
Simplified Chinese	机场线
Traditional Chinese	機場線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīchǎng Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gei^1coeng^4 sin^3

Line 3 is split into two sections, Shiqiao line (main line, from Panyu Square to Tianhe Coach Terminal) and Airport line (northern branch, Tiyu Xilu to Airport North), and are branded with the colour orange. The line is extremely congested, with numerous sections officially operating over 100% capacity.[6]

History

Line 3 drawn to scale.

Line 3 was built in four main stages, opened over a five-year period:[7]

• 26 December 2001 - Construction of Line 3 phase 1 officially commenced with an experimental section at Datang station.
• 26 January 2003 - Construction work at Datang was completed and capped.[8]
• 8 February 2003 - Tunnel boring machines begin boring tunnels on Line 3 Phase 1.[9]
• 18 May 2003 - Tunnel boring machines beginning boring tunnels on a section of Line 3 at Tiyu Xilu station. Tiyu Xilu Station will use cut-and-cover construction with a bored section in the middle where it runs under Line 1 with only 80cm of cover.[10]
• 30 May 2003 - Construction work at Shiqiao station was completed and capped one month ahead of schedule.[11] At the same time, Lijiao station begin construction works.[12]
• 3 August 2004 - Tunnel boring machine finish boring across the Pearl River.
• 9 August 2004 - Boring was completed between Dashi station to Hanxi Changlong station.
• 22 October 2004 - First section of Line 3 phase 1 was completed also Gangding was completed and capped.
• 26 November 2004 - Interior works at Kecun was completed.
• 28 February 2005 - Boring works was completed on Hanxi Changlong to Shiqiao.
• 22 May 2005 - Purchase of Seltrac S40 control system from Alcatel.[13]
• 30 July 2005 - Purchase of 99 sets of escalator from Hitachi.[14]
• 18 November 2005 - Train set from CSR Zhuzhou was delivered.
• 26 December 2005 - The first section of Line 3 phase 1 enter operation.
• 6 June 2006 - Boring works was completed on Line 3 phase 1.
• 25 September 2006 - Starting operation on the second section of Line 3 phase 1 was delayed.
• 20 November 2006 - Temporarily suspension of operation on Line 3 for 40 days.
• 30 December 2006 - The second and third section of Line 3 phase 1 was completed and entire Line 3 phase 1 resumed operation with new service routes: Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square and Tiyu Xilu to Guangzhou East.
• 14 May 2007 - The original Airport Express Line plan between the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tianhe District was merged into Line 3 as Line 3 Phase 2. The 17km of line was redesigned to run underground instead of elevated like the original plan and one station, what is today Gaozeng station, was added.[15]
• 24 June 2008 - One additional station, Yongtai station, was added into Line 3 Phase 2.
• 8 December 2008 - Construction of Line 3 phase 2 officially commenced.
• 16 February 2009 - Tunnel boring machine beginning boring tunnels on Line 3 phase 2.
• 30 October 2010 - Line 3 phase 2 enter operation.
• In 2010, in response to heavy congestion, trains were expanded from three cars to six car trains.[16][17]
• 28 December 2017 - Gaozeng station opened with Line 9.
• 26 April 2018 - Extended from Airport South to Airport North.

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Kecun — Guangzhou East	26 December 2005	7.8 km (4.85 mi)	5	(northern section)
Panyu Square — Kecun	30 December 2006	19.6 km (12.18 mi)	7	(southern section)
Tiyu Xilu — Tianhe Coach Terminal		7.5 km (4.66 mi)	5	(spur section)
Airport South — Guangzhou East	30 October 2010	29.3 km (18.21 mi)	10	Northern extension
Gaozeng	28 December 2017	Infill station	1	Line 9 connector
Airport North — Airport South	26 April 2018	1.23 km (0.76 mi)	1	Airport extension

Train service

There are 4 types of train services offered on the metro line 3:

• Tiyu Xilu — Airport North (Terminal 2)
• Panyu Square — Tianhe Coach Terminal
• Panyu Square — Airport North (Terminal 2)
• Dashi ← Tonghe (southbound trains only, operating during morning peak hours on working days)

Stations

• N - Northern extension
• M - Main line
• MN - Main + Northern services
• S - Short line services

N	M	MN	S	Station No.		Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
						English	Chinese
	●	●		3 01		Panyu Square	番禺广场	17   18   22	0.00	0.00	Panyu
	●	●		3 02		Shiqiao	市桥		3.86	3.86
	●	●		3 03		Hanxi Changlong	汉溪长隆	7	6.27	10.13
	●	●	↑	3 04		Dashi	大石		2.44	12.57
	●	●	↑	3 05		Xiajiao	厦滘		2.85	15.42
	●	●	↑	3 06		Lijiao	沥滘	Guangfo	1.85	17.27	Haizhu
	●	●	↑	3 07		Datang	大塘	11	2.57	19.84
	●	●	↑	3 08		Kecun	客村	8	2.02	21.86
	●	●	↑	3 09		Canton Tower formerly Chigang Pagoda	广州塔	APM   THZ1	1.15	23.01
	●	●	↑	3 10		Zhujiang New Town formerly Zhu Jiang Xin Cheng	珠江新城	5	1.51	24.52	Tianhe
●	●	●	↑	3 11		Tiyu Xilu	体育西路	1   10  (via Tianhe Lu) GBRT	1.31	25.83
｜	●	｜	｜	3 12		Shipaiqiao	石牌桥	GBRT	1.34	27.17
｜	●	｜	｜	3 13		Gangding	岗顶	GBRT	0.85	28.02
｜	●	｜	｜	3 14		South China Normal University	华师	11	0.88	28.90
｜	●	｜	｜	3 15		Wushan	五山		1.59	30.49
｜	●	｜	｜	3 16		Tianhe Coach Terminal	天河客运站	6	2.59	33.08
●		●	↑	3 17		Linhexi	林和西	APM	1.15	34.23	Tianhe
●		●	↑	3 18		Guangzhou East Railway Station	广州东站	1   GS  GGQ	1.09	35.32
●		●	↑	3 19		Yantang	燕塘	6	1.07	36.39
●		●	↑	3 20		Meihuayuan	梅花园		1.90	38.29	Baiyun
●		●	↑	3 21		Jingxi Nanfang Hospital	京溪南方医院		1.36	39.65
●		●	↑	3 22		Tonghe	同和		1.39	41.04
●		●		3 23		Yongtai	永泰		3.34	44.38
●		●		3 24		Baiyundadaobei	白云大道北		0.85	45.23
●		●		3 25		Jiahewanggang	嘉禾望岗	2   14	2.25	47.48
●		●		3 26		Longgui	龙归		6.30	53.78
●		●		3 27		Renhe	人和		5.37	59.15
●		●		3 28		Gaozeng	高增	9	2.46	61.61
●		●		3 29		Airport South (Terminal 1)	机场南（1号航站楼）	CAN	3.81	65.42	Huadu
●		●		3 30		Airport North (Terminal 2)	机场北（2号航站楼）	CAN	1.23	66.65

Future Expansion

Eastern Extension

A further extension east of Haibang Station to Hai'ou Island and eventually across the Pearl River to Dongguan was proposed in 2007. In 2017, the Guangzhou Municipal Land Planning Commission approved the planning for Line 3 to be extended to Hai'ou Island.[18] However, the extension eastward beyond Panyu Square station was approved by National Development and Reform Commission to only reach Haibang station as part of Guangzhou's (2015-2025) subway expansion plan in March 2018.[19] It was revealed that the extension to Hai'ou Island is reserved for future planning.[20] The extension is 9.58km long as will add four new stations and connect Line 3 to Line 4.[21] Guangzhou Metro will order 10 more six car trains to serve the extension. Construction of this extension started November 19, 2018.[22]

Station no.	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
3 ??	Haibang	海傍	4			Panyu
3 ??	Jinguang Dadao	金光大道
3 ??	Guangzhou Xinchengxi	广州新城西
3 ??	Panyu Coach Terminal	番禺客运站

Line 10

The Tiyu Xilu-Tianhe Coach Terminal Section will end its service. The Shipaiqiao-Tianhe Coach Terminal Section will be given to Line 10.

Rolling Stock

At the time of introduction Line 3 trains were one of the fastest subway trains in China, reaching up to 120km/h in service.[23] As of 2020 there is currently a fleet of 71 six car trains serving Line 3.[24] In August 2020, plans were announced for 18 additional trains to be purchased for Line 3.[24][25]

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type B	2005–2007	B1	20	Mcp+T+Mcp=Mcp+T+Mcp	Manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive and Siemens Mobility initially as 40 three car sets but later reformed into 20 six car sets.[23][26]
Type B	2009–2011	B2	25	Mc+Tp+M+M+Tp+Mc	First batch manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive[27]
Type B	2011–2012	B4	26	Mc+Tp+M+M+Tp+Mc	Second batch manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive

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