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Metro line of the Shanghai Metro From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Line 3 is a north–south line of the Shanghai Metro network. Its current rolling stock, 03A01, carry a bright yellow colour belt to differentiate them from Line 4 trains which share a portion of its route, while the newer stock, 03A02, features a yellow and purple livery, which the exact line is labelled using sticker or screens saying “Line 3” or “Line 4”. Unlike the majority of the lines in the Shanghai Metro system, Line 3 is primarily elevated, entirely above ground except for Tieli Road, located at the entrance to Baosteel Group Corporation. The line runs from North Jiangyang Road in the north to Shanghai South Railway Station in the southwest of the city, where it meets line 1. While line 1 goes straight through the city center, line 3 roughly follows the Inner Ring Road around the city from Caoxi Road to Zhongtan Road (where it turns eastwards to join the route of the Shanghai–Nanjing railway). The line has about 300 drivers. Between December 26, 2000, and August 8, 2002, the line operated under the name Pearl Line; On August 8, 2002, it was renamed as Rail Transit Line 3. The line is colored yellow on system maps.
Line 3 | |
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A 03A02 train at Zhongshan Park station. | |
Overview | |
Other name(s) | M3 (planned name); Pearl (or Mingzhu) line (Chinese: 明珠线) |
Native name | 上海地铁3号线 |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Shanghai Rail Transit Pearl Line Development Co., Ltd. (South of Shanghai Station); Shanghai Rail Transit Baoshan Line Development Co., Ltd. (Baoshan section) |
Locale | Xuhui, Changning, Putuo, Jing'an, Hongkou, and Baoshan districts, Shanghai, China |
Termini | |
Stations | 29 (of which 9 shared with line 4) |
Service | |
Type | ![]() |
System | ![]() |
Operator(s) | Shanghai No. 3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd. |
Depot(s) | North Jiangyang Road Depot; Shilong Road Depot |
Rolling stock | 49 Class A 6 car trains |
Daily ridership | 621,000 (2019 Peak)[1] |
History | |
Commenced | June 27, 1997 |
Opened | December 26, 2000 |
Last extension | December 18, 2006 |
Technical | |
Line length | 40.23 km (25.0 mi)[2] (of which 11.57 km (7 mi) shared with Line 4) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Elevated (25 stations), Underground (1 station) and At-grade (3 stations) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | Overhead wires (1500 volts) |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) Average speed: 34.4 km/h (21 mph) |
Signalling | ALSTOM/CASCO URBALISTM 200[3] (fixed block CBTC, current) CASCO Qiji TACS (2025 exp.)[4] |
This line followed the route of historic railway lines Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Inner Circle Line from Shanghai South Railway Station to Shanghai Railway Station, and Songhu Railway from Baoshan Road station to Jiangwan Town station.
In October 2006, according to a new naming scheme, East Wenshui Road station was renamed Dabaishu station. The scheme stressed naming stations after existing toponyms, sights and attractions (if any) rather than simply after neighbouring vertical streets, making it easier for visitors to find these places.[6] In this particular case, the renaming aimed also to eliminate possible confusion between Wenshui East Road and Wenshui Road, a newer station of line 1. However, in a more recent case, the same type of confusion occurred at West Yingao Road station of line 3 and East Yingao Road station of line 10.
Shanghai Metro Line 3 opening history | ||||||
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Segment | Commencement | Opened | Length | Station(s) | Name | Investment |
Shanghai South — Jiangwan Town | 1 Mar 1997 | 26 Dec 2000 | 24.6 km (15.29 mi) | 19 | Pearl line | ¥9.378 billion[7] |
Jiangwan Town — North Jiangyang Road | 1 Jan 2002 | 18 Dec 2006 | 15.7 km (9.76 mi) | 10 | Northern extension | ¥3.2188 billion[8] |
Shanghai Metro Line 3 service routes | |||||||||||
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Routes | Station name | 4 | Connections | Distance | Location | Open- ing |
Plat- form[9] | ||||
M | P | English | Chinese | km | min | ||||||
● | ● | Shanghai South Railway Station | 上海南站 | 1 15 Jinshan ![]() |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Xuhui | 26 Dec 2000[10] |
At-grade Island | |
● | ● | Shilong Road | 石龙路 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 3 | At-grade Side | ||||
● | ● | Longcao Road | 龙漕路 | 12 | 1.48 | 2.73 | 6 | Elevated Side | |||
● | ● | Caoxi Road | 漕溪路 | 1.03 | 3.76 | 8 | |||||
● | ● | Yishan Road | 宜山路 | 4 [lower-roman 1] 9 | 1.54 | 5.30 | 10 | ||||
● | ● | Hongqiao Road | 虹桥路 | ● | 10 | 1.37 | 6.67 | 13 | Changning | ||
● | ● | West Yan'an Road | 延安西路 | ● | ![]() |
1.41 | 8.08 | 15 | |||
● | ● | Zhongshan Park | 中山公园 | ● | 2 | 0.96 | 9.04 | 17 | Elevated Island | ||
● | ● | Jinshajiang Road | 金沙江路 | ● | 13 | 1.66 | 10.70 | 20 | Putuo | Elevated Side | |
● | ● | Caoyang Road | 曹杨路 | ● | 11 14 [lower-roman 2] | 0.90 | 11.60 | 22 | |||
● | ● | Zhenping Road | 镇坪路 | ● | 7 | 1.40 | 13.00 | 24 | |||
● | ● | Zhongtan Road | 中潭路 | ● | 1.44 | 14.44 | 27 | ||||
● | ● | Shanghai Railway Station | 上海火车站 | ● | 1 [lower-roman 3] ![]() ![]() |
1.72 | 16.16 | 29 | Jing'an | At grade Island | |
● | ● | Baoshan Road | 宝山路 | ● | 2.03 | 18.19 | 32 | Elevated Side | |||
● | ● | Dongbaoxing Road | 东宝兴路 | 1.11 | 19.30 | 35 | Hongkou | ||||
● | ● | Hongkou Football Stadium | 虹口足球场 | 8 | 1.28 | 20.58 | 37 | ||||
● | ● | Chifeng Road | 赤峰路 | 1.15 | 21.73 | 39 | |||||
● | ● | Dabaishu | 大柏树 | 0.91 | 22.64 | 41 | |||||
● | ● | Jiangwan Town | 江湾镇 | 1.79 | 24.43 | 44 | |||||
● | ● | West Yingao Road | 殷高西路 | 1.60 | 26.03 | 47 | Baoshan | 18 Dec 2006[11] | |||
● | ● | South Changjiang Road | 长江南路 | 18 | 1.51 | 27.54 | 49 | ||||
● | Songfa Road | 淞发路 | 1.69 | 29.23 | 52 | ||||||
● | Zhanghuabang | 张华浜 | 1.52 | 30.75 | 54 | ||||||
● | Songbin Road | 淞滨路 | 1.55 | 32.30 | 57 | ||||||
● | Shuichan Road | 水产路 | 1.24 | 33.54 | 59 | ||||||
● | Baoyang Road | 宝杨路 | 1.75 | 35.29 | 62 | ||||||
● | Youyi Road | 友谊路 | 1.03 | 36.32 | 64 | ||||||
● | Tieli Road | 铁力路 | 1.70 | 38.02 | 67 | Underground Side | |||||
● | North Jiangyang Road | 江杨北路 | 2.10 | 40.12 | 70 | At-grade Side | |||||
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Because it shares tracks with line 4, line 3 operates on a comparatively looser schedule, with an average interval of around 7 minutes (5 minutes in the peak hours).[citation needed] However, riders can expect a 2-minute train interval at any one of the shared-line stations during rush hour. To avoid confusion, line 3 trains have the number 3 painted on the sides of trains, and line 4 trains the number 4. During trail operation, headways were 30 minutes, reduced to 15 minutes in September 2001.[12] The line was extremely popular with 15,000 passengers on the first day[13] and 30,000 after three day.[14]
Not all trains serve the whole line. Because Baoshan District is largely suburban, some trains stop service at Changjiang South Road, while others continue to Jiangyang North Road, the northernmost station. Therefore, service between Changjiang South Road and Jiangyang North Road operates on a 10-to-12-minute basis, compared to the rest of the line which operates on a 5-to-7-minute basis. An LED screen in front of a train will indicate its terminal station, in addition to the station broadcast and the arrival board.
Because line 3 is elevated, transferring to other underground stations typically takes more walking. In-system transfer has been introduced to all interchange stations except Shanghai Railway Station (where lines 3 and 4 meets line 1). Virtual interchange is offered at both stations for Public Transportation Card holders.
Shanghai Metro Line 3 headway[15] | |||||
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Time | Shanghai South Railway Station - South Changjiang Road | South Changjiang Road - North Jiangyang Road | |||
Monday - Friday (Working Days) | |||||
AM peak | 7:30–9:00 | Northbound:[lower-roman 1] About 5 min - 7 min and 30 sec Southbound:[lower-roman 2] About 2 min and 30 sec - 5 min | Northbound:[lower-roman 3] About 5 min - 10 min Southbound:[lower-roman 2] About 5 min - 10 min | ||
Off-peak | 9:00–17:00 | About 7 min | About 14 min | ||
PM peak | 17:00–19:30 | About 5 min | About 10 min | ||
Other hours |
| About 7 - 10 min | About 14 - 17 min | ||
Saturday and Sunday (Weekends) | |||||
Peak | 8:00–20:00 | About 6 min and 30 sec | About 13 min | ||
Other hours |
| About 7 - 10 min | About 13 - 16 min | ||
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Lines 3 and 4 has been operating over capacity due to large passenger flows for a number of years. With the continuous extensions of operating time, the problems of aging equipment and increasing passenger demand will further increase the operating pressure of the two lines. In June 2021 it was announced that Shanghai Metro has started to update of the signal system of lines 3 and 4 and finish before December 31, 2024.[16] These are the last lines in the system that are equipped with fixed block Alstom URBALISTM 200 system, not equipped with CBTC systems capable of headways as low as 90 seconds. CASCO successfully won the bid for the renewal and transformation of the signaling for lines 3 and 4 using its self-developed Qiji TACS system.[17]
Currently, addition 13 trains of 04A02 (trainset 0437-0449) are running on line 3.
All are Class A 6 cars in length.[lower-roman 1]
Shanghai Metro Line 3 rolling stock | ||||||||
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Fleet numbers | Manufacturer | Time of manufacturing | Class | No of car | Assembly[lower-roman 2] | Rolling stock | Number | Notes |
168 | Alstom France (301,302) CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd. (303-328) | 2002-2004 | A | 6 | Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc | 03A01 | 301-328 (02011-02301, 03011-03961 and 04011-04421) | [18] Original name: AC03.
6 cars (03371-03421) have been refurbished at CRRC Nanjing Puzhen in January 2024. |
48 | SATCO[lower-roman 3] (0333-0336) CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. (0329-0332) | 2014-2017 | A | 6 | Tc+Mp+M+M+Mp+Tc | 03A02 | 0329-0336 (031691-032161) | |
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