Line 3, Shenzhen Metro

Line 3, Shenzhen Metro
Line 3 (Longgang Line) 三号线 （龙岗线） 80x33px Shenzhen Metro No.3 Line
265px Platform of Longcheng Square Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shenzhen Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Shenzhen, China
Termini	Yitian Shuanglong
Stations	30
Services	1
Daily ridership	433,400
Operation
Opened	28 December 2010
Operator(s)	Shenzhen Metro Line 3 Operations Branch Corporation Shenzhen Metro Corporation
Character	Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length	41.66 km (25.89 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1,500 V DC
Route map Legend Yitian Shixia Line 1 (Luobao) Shopping Park Line 2 (Shekou) Futian Line 4 (Longhua) Children's Palace Lianhuacun Huaxin Tongxinling Hongling Line 1 (Luobao) Laojie Shaibu Cuizhu Tianbei Shuibei Caopu Line 5 (Huanzhong) Buji Mumianwan Dafen Danzhutou Liuyue Tangkeng Henggang Yonghu He'ao Universiade Ailian Jixiang Longcheng Square Nanlian Shuanglong

Line 3 of the Shenzhen Metro (Longgang Line) runs northeastward from Yitian to Shuanglong. Line 3 opened on December 28, 2010. It also has an unofficial name Universiade Line because it connected the Universiade playground and the center of Shenzhen.

Since opening, it has been heavily trafficked highly and became a major transport option for urban workers. Approximately 433,400 use Line 3 every day. On May 5, 2014 Line 3 carried a peak ridership of 767,300 people.

It currently has a service interval of 5 minutes between trains across the entire length of the line. Sectional trains operate on weekdays, between Huaxin and Tangkeng, from 7:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. This is to alleviate a surge in passenger traffic at Buji Station, since the opening of the connecting Shenzhen East Railway Station.

History

The first phase of Shenzhen Metro Line 3 started construction in July 2007. On April 23, 2008, the Shenzhen Municipal Planning Bureau renamed the still under construction Shenzhen Metro Line 3 to "Longgang Line". The renaming was later reverted in 2013. The first phase of the line from Shuanglong to Caopu stations officially began operations on December 28, 2010. This section is almost entirely elevated except near Tangkeng Station It starts from Longgang District and runs mainly along Shenhui Road, to Luohu District. The first phase has 16 stations, with a total length of 25.138 km. The second phase of the line from Hongling to Yitian stations, opened on June 28, 2011.

Future Development

With the start of Shenzhen Metro's Phase III construction, Line 3 will be extended on both ends. The extension one station south beyond Yitian to the Futian Free Trade Zone is expected to start construction by the end of 2015. In addition a 7.3 km extension further west into Longgang District is expected to start construction soon.

Long term plans include extending Line 3 even further west into neighboring Huizhou City along with line 12. On August 7, 2013 a "Memorandum of Cooperation" was signed to coordinate transport planning and urban development between the two cities, formalizing the planning process for the proposal.

Service routes

• Yitian — Shuanglong
• Huaxin — Tangkeng

Current Stations

Service routes		Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer	Location
●		Yitian	益田	island (und)		Futian
●		Shixia	石厦	island (und)
●		Shopping Park	购物公园	island (und)	1
●		Futian	福田	Side (und)	2  Futian Railway Station
●		Children's Palace	少年宫	island (und)	4
●		Lianhuacun	莲花村	island (und)
●	●	Huaxin	华新	double island (und)
●	●	Tongxinling	通新岭	island (und)
●	●	Hongling	红岭	island (und)
●	●	Laojie	老街	island (und)	1	Luohu
●	●	Shaibu	晒布	island (und)
●	●	Cuizhu	翠竹	island (und)
●	●	Tianbei	田贝	island (und)
●	●	Shuibei	水贝	island (und)
●	●	Caopu	草埔	island (ele)
●	●	Buji	布吉	island (ele)	5  Shenzhen East Railway Station	Longgang
●	●	Mumianwan	木棉湾	island (ele)
●	●	Dafen	大芬	island (ele)
●	●	Danzhutou	丹竹头	island (ele)
●	●	Liuyue	六约	island (ele)
●	●	Tangkeng	塘坑	double island (und)
●		Henggang	横岗	island (ele)
●		Yonghu	永湖	island (ele)
●		He'ao	荷坳	island (ele)
●		Universiade	大运	island (ele)
●		Ailian	爱联	island (ele)
●		Jixiang	吉祥	island (ele)
●		Longcheng Square	龙城广场	island (ele)
●		Nanlian	南联	island (ele)
●		Shuanglong	双龙	island (ele)

Rolling Stock

Type	Time of manufacturing	Series	Sets	Assembly	Notes
Type B	2009 - 2010	B-size stock	43	Tc＋M＋M＋M＋M＋Tc	Manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles
Type B	2014 -	B-size stock	33	Tc + M + M + M + M + Tc	Manufactured by CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co., Ltd.