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, China. It is expected to open by the end of 2024.^[3] It will be colored rose red in system maps.^[2][4]

Line 3
Exit A of Workers' Stadium Station (under construction), Line 3
Overview
Other name(s)	M3 (planned name)
Status	Under Construction (Phase I)
Termini	Dongsi Shitiao Dongbabei
Stations	10 (Phase I)[1]
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Beijing Subway
Rolling stock	Type A, 4-car / 8-car[2]
History
Planned opening	December 2024[3]
Technical
Line length	15.6 km (9.7 mi) (Phase I)[1]
Character	Underground[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend planned extension to Tiancun Dongsi Shitiao Line 2 inner – outer Workers' Stadium Line 17 Jiahuihu – Future Science City North Tuanjiehu Line 10 inner – outer Chaoyang Park Line 14 Zhangguozhuang – Shangezhuang connection canal between Shuidui Lake and Honglingjin Lake Shifoying Chaoyang railway station Shuangsha railway, Jingshen HSR, etc. Yaojiayuan Dongbanan Dongba Ba river Sijiqing Qiao Dongbabei Line 12 Dongba depot Beixiao river Dongba Beijie Guanzhuang Lu Xikou Louzizhuangqiaoxi Louzizhuang Gaoxinzhuang Caogezhuangbei v t e

Description

Phase I of Line 3 is 15.6 km (9.7 mi) with 10 stations. It is fully underground. Due to unstable planning east of Dongbabei station, line 3 will only open between Dongsi Shitiao and Dongbabei. It will be opened by the end of 2024.^[3]

Stations (Phase I)

Station Name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Dongsi Shitiao	东四十条	2			Dongcheng
Workers' Stadium	工人体育场	17			Chaoyang
Tuanjiehu	团结湖	10
Chaoyang Park	朝阳公园	14
Shifoying	石佛营
Chaoyang railway station[5]	朝阳站	IFP
Yaojiayuan[5]	姚家园
Dongbanan[5]	东坝南
Dongba[5]	东坝
Dongbabei	东坝北[6]	12

Rolling stock

Scale model of Line 3 train

Line 3 will initially use 4-car Type A rolling stock but platforms are designed to support expansion to 8-car trains.^[2]

History

Exit B of Workers' Stadium station, Line 3.

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.^[7][8] In 2010 and 2011, Line 3 was mentioned in the development plans of other subway lines.^[9]

By January 2012, the Line 3's western section was slated to run east from Tiancun station in Haidian District under Fushi Road to Fuchengmen station.^[10] On March 15, 2012, Line 3 was reportedly planned to run from Tiancun station to the eastern suburbs of Beijing in Gaoxinzhuang and Pingfang and to be built by 2020.^[11]

In June 2012, Beijing media reported the station plan of Line 3.^[12]

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.^[13][14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16] 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."^[17][14] On April 19, 2016, the first phase of Line 3 started construction.^[18]

On May 1, 2024, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources adopted station names of line 3 phase 1.^[19] On June 15, 2024, test run of line 3 has started.^[20]

References

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3. "地铁3号线的特别"洞通"". February 10, 2023. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. 从开工至今已经过了8年时间，预计该项目全部完成要到2024年年底
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8. "北京地铁西郊线确定设五站". Guangming Daily. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
9. 6号线一期开始“挖地道” (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. March 23, 2010.
10. 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 Simplified Chinese). Beijing Daily. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
11. "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. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018.
12. 北京将再增3条新地铁 (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. June 16, 2012.
13. "北京地铁3号线东段将延伸至东坝". Xinhua News Agency. January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
14. 北京地铁3号线有望明年底开工 北京青年报 (in Simplified Chinese). February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
15. 京地铁3号线最快年底开建 (in Simplified Chinese). The Beijing News. January 11, 2014.
16. 北京地铁16号线车站设计方案展示 (in Simplified Chinese). April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
17. "北京地铁17号线年内开工 2017年通到望京". Legal Daily. March 5, 2006. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
18. "地铁3号线开工 拟2020年通车". Ifeng.com. April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016.
19. "地名公告". 北京市规划和自然资源委员会. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024.
20. "地铁3号线，开始空载试运行！". 北京日报. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.