Line 3 (Ningbo Rail Transit)

Line 3 of Ningbo Rail Transit (Chinese: 宁波轨道交通3号线) is a rapid transit line in Ningbo. It starts from south Yinzhou District and ends in Datong Bridge Station in Jiangbei District. In the future extension plan, the line will further extend into Luotuo Area in Zhenhai District.[2] The construction of the first section, from south Yinzhou to Datong Bridge, started on December 23, 2014.[3]

Line 3
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Line 3 platform of Yinzhou Government station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Ningbo
Locale	Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Termini	Datong Bridge Gaotang Bridge
Stations	15
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Ningbo Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Ningbo Rail Transit Co.,Ltd.
History
Opened	30 June 2019[1]
Technical
Line length	16.73 km (10.40 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map

Route

Line 3 starts from Gaotang Bridge Station in south Yinzhou District as an underground line. Then it turns into east-west direction on Yinzhou Avenue and makes a further turn into Ningnan South Road and goes in north-south direction again until it reaches Songjiang Middle Road. Then it runs to northeast to Qiubi and then crosses Yongtaiwen Railway from which it goes in north-south direction and extends along Zhongxing Road until it crosses Yongjiang River and reaches its destination, Datong Bridge Station.[4]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Datong Bridge — Gaotang Bridge	30 June 2019[1]	16.73 km (10.40 mi)[1]	15	Line 3 (Phase 1)

Stations

Section	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
Line 3	Datong Bridge	大通桥	2			Jiangbei
	Zhongxing Bridge South	中兴大桥南				Yinzhou
	Minglou	明楼	6
	Sports Center	体育馆	7
	Sakura Park	樱花公园	1
	Children's Park	儿童公园	4
	Qiubi	仇毕
	Qianhu North Road	钱湖北路
	Jinyu Road	锦寓路
	Siming Middle Road	四明中路
	Yinzhou Government	鄞州区政府	5
	Southern Business District	南部商务区
	Yinzhou Coach Terminal	鄞州客运总站
	Gouzhang Road	句章路
	Gaotang Bridge	高塘桥
Yinfeng line (through operation)	Jiangshan	姜山
	Shishan	狮山
	Minghui Road	明辉路
	Chaoyang	朝阳
	Fangqiao	方桥				Fenghua
	Jinlin	琎琳
	Nandu	南渡
	Dacheng East Road	大成东路
	Jinhai Road	金海路

References

1. http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/zjnews/nbnews/201906/t20190620_10374840.shtml
2. "我委批复轨道交通3号线一期工程可行性研究报告". Ningbo Municipal Development & Reform Commission (in Chinese). November 3, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
3. "宁波地铁3号线一期开工 2019年试营". qjwb.com.cn (in Chinese). December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
4. China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group, Environment impact report of Line 3, Ningbo Rail Transit, Wuhan, February, 2014