Line 3 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 3
An AC03 series train at Caoxi Road station.
Overview
Other name(s)	M3 (planned name) Pearl line (Chinese: 明珠线)
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shanghai Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Xuhui, Changning, Putuo, Jing'an, Hongkou, and Baoshan districts Shanghai
Termini	North Jiangyang Road Shanghai South Railway Station
Stations	29
Daily ridership	642,000 (2014 Peak)[1]
Operation
Opened	December 26, 2000
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Character	Elevated
Technical
Line length	40.23 km (25.00 mi)[2]
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead wires (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map

Line 3, Shanghai Metro
Direct connection Shanghai Public Transport Card only, re-entry required North Jiangyang Road North Jiangyang Road Depot Tieli Road Youyi Road Baoyang Road Shuichan Road Songbin Road Yunzao River Zhanghuabang Songfa Road South Changjiang Road West Yingao Road Jiangwan Town Dabaishu Chifeng Road Hongkou Football Stadium  8   8  Dongbaoxing Road  4  Baoshan Road  4   1  Shanghai Railway Station  1   4  Zhongtan Road  4  Zhenping Road  4   7   7  Caoyang Road  4   11   11  Jinshajiang Road  4   13   13  Suzhou Creek  2  Zhongshan Park  2   4  West Yan'an Road  4  Hongqiao Road  4   10   10   4  Yishan Road  4   9   9   1  Caoxi Road  12  Longcao Road  12  Shilong Road Shilong Road Depot Shanghai South Railway Station  1   1

Line 3 is a north-south line of the Shanghai Metro network. Its rolling stock carry a bright yellow colour belt to differentiate them from Line 4 trains which share a portion of its track. Unlike the majority of the lines in the Shanghai Metro system, Line 3 is primarily elevated, entirely above ground except for its 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 is colored yellow on system maps.

To scale map of Shanghai Metro Line 3

Service routes

• Shanghai South Railway Station — North Jiangyang Road
• Shanghai South Railway Station — South Changjiang Road

Stations

Service routes		Station name		4	Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
●	●	Shanghai South Railway Station	上海南站		1   Jinshan  SNH	0.00	0.00	Xuhui
●	●	Shilong Road	石龙路			1.25	1.25
●	●	Longcao Road	龙漕路		12	1.48	2.73
●	●	Caoxi Road	漕溪路			1.03	3.76
●	●	Yishan Road	宜山路		4   9	1.54	5.30
●	●	Hongqiao Road	虹桥路	●	10	1.37	6.67	Changning
●	●	West Yan'an Road	延安西路	●	Yan'an BRT	1.41	8.08
●	●	Zhongshan Park	中山公园	●	2	0.96	9.04
●	●	Jinshajiang Road	金沙江路	●	13	1.66	10.70	Putuo
●	●	Caoyang Road	曹杨路	●	11	0.90	11.60
●	●	Zhenping Road	镇坪路	●	7	1.40	13.00
●	●	Zhongtan Road	中潭路	●		1.44	14.44
●	●	Shanghai Railway Station	上海火车站	●	1 [note 1] SHH	1.72	16.16	Jing'an
●	●	Baoshan Road	宝山路	●		2.03	18.19
●	●	Dongbaoxing Road	东宝兴路			1.11	19.30	Hongkou
●	●	Hongkou Football Stadium	虹口足球场		8	1.28	20.58
●	●	Chifeng Road	赤峰路			1.15	21.73
●	●	Dabaishu	大柏树			0.91	22.64
●	●	Jiangwan Town	江湾镇			1.79	24.43
●	●	West Yingao Road	殷高西路			1.60	26.03	Baoshan
●	●	South Changjiang Road	长江南路			1.51	27.54
●		Songfa Road	淞发路			1.69	29.23
●		Zhanghuabang	张华浜			1.52	30.75
●		Songbin Road	淞滨路			1.55	32.30
●		Shuichan Road	水产路			1.24	33.54
●		Baoyang Road	宝杨路			1.75	35.29
●		Youyi Road	友谊路			1.03	36.32
●		Tieli Road	铁力路			1.70	38.02
●		North Jiangyang Road	江杨北路			2.10	40.12

History

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.

• December 26, 2000: Shanghai South-Jiangwan Town (trial opening)
• August 2001: Shanghai South-Jiangwan Town (official opening)
• January 2004: As part of the Shanghai South reconstruction scheme, Line 3 suspended service at the station, operating between Shilong Road and Jiangwan Town.
• June 10, 2004: Service suspended at Shilong Road, Longcao Road and Caoxi Road for automatic signal system testing and restoration of land subsidence at these three stations. Service was restored at these stations on July 24.
• October 15, 2005: Service to Shanghai South Railway Station was restored after the completion of the reconstruction scheme.
• December 18, 2006: Line 3 was extended from Jiangwan Town 15 km further north to Jiangyang North Road, providing rapid transit service to neighbourhoods in Baoshan, as well as to the Baosteel Group Corporation.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.

Current operation

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). 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.

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.

Rolling Stock

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