Line 3 (Wuhan Metro)

Line 3
Line 3
	A train at Hongtu Boulevard station in December 2015
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Government of Wuhan
Locale	Wuhan, China
Termini	Hongtu Boulevard; Zhuanyang Boulevard;
Stations	24
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Wuhan Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock	Chinese Type B
History
Opened	December 28, 2015
Technical
Line length	33.2 km (20.63 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Line 3 of Wuhan Metro (Chinese: 武汉地铁三号线) is the first underground metro line crossing the Han River. This line crosses five districts of Wuhan: Jiang'an District, Jianghan District, Qiaokou District, Hanyang District and Hannan District (Wuhan Economic-Technological Zone, WEDZ). It started operation on December 28, 2015.^[2]^[3]

History

On February 23, 2012, National Development and Reform Commission approved all construction of Line 3^[4] and construction started on March 31.^[5]^[6] All tunnels of Line 3 were finished on October 8, 2015,^[7] and all tracks were finished on October 28, 2015.^[8] It started operation on December 28, 2015.^[2]

Stations

Station name		Transfer	Location
English	Hanzi	Transfer	Location

Hongtu Boulevard	宏图大道		Jiang'an
Citizens Home	市民之家
Houhu Boulevard	后湖大道
Xingye Road	兴业路
Erqi Branch Road	二七小路
Luojiazhuang	罗家庄
Zhaojiatiao	赵家条
Huiji 2nd Road	惠济二路
Xianggang Road	香港路
Lingjiaohu	菱角湖		Jianghan
Fanhu	范湖	2
Yunfei Road	云飞路
Wuhan Business District	武汉商务区
Shuangdun	双墩		Qiaokou
Zongguan	宗关	1	Qiaokou
Wangjiawan	王家湾	4	Hanyang
Longyangcun	龙阳村
Taojialing	陶家岭
Sixin Boulevard	四新大道
Hanyang Long-Distance Bus Station	汉阳客运站
Sanjiaohu	三角湖
Sports Center	体育中心
Dongfeng Motor Corporation	东风公司
Zhuanyang Boulevard	沌阳大道

Rolling stock

The first train of Line 3 arrived on March 25, 2015.^[9]

References

^ "挖了五年武汉地铁2号线26日贯通年底通车" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-02-24.
^ ^a ^b "武汉即将地铁成环 "环金时代"重构商业地理" (in Chinese). 长江日报. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
^ "One more line! Map of new Wuhan Metro Line 3". Wuhan Time. Nov 27, 2015. Retrieved Dec 24, 2015.
^ "武汉地铁3号线获国家发改委批复一期下月全面开工" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-02-22.
^ "武汉地铁3号线今天正式动建首穿汉江江底" (in Chinese). Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^ "武汉地铁3号线拟于31日全线开工线路图抢先看" (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2012.
^ "武汉市副市长王立到武汉三号线七标调研" (in Chinese).
^ "由公司承建的武汉地铁三号线一期工程全线轨道工程顺利贯通，标志着该工程主体施工全面完成" (in Chinese).
^ "1st train of Wuhan Metro Line 3 arrives in Wuhan". Hubei Provincial People’s Government. March 26, 2015. Retrieved Dec 24, 2015.

[挖了五年武汉地铁2号线26日贯通_年底通车-1] "挖了五年武汉地铁2号线26日贯通年底通车" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-02-24.

[operation-2] "武汉即将地铁成环 "环金时代"重构商业地理" (in Chinese). 长江日报. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.

[3] "One more line! Map of new Wuhan Metro Line 3". Wuhan Time. Nov 27, 2015. Retrieved Dec 24, 2015.

[武汉地铁3号线获国家发改委批复_一期下月全面开工-4] "武汉地铁3号线获国家发改委批复一期下月全面开工" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-02-22.

[武汉地铁3号线今天正式动建_首穿汉江江底-5] "武汉地铁3号线今天正式动建首穿汉江江底" (in Chinese). Retrieved March 30, 2012.

[武汉地铁3号线拟于31日全线开工_线路图抢先看-6] "武汉地铁3号线拟于31日全线开工线路图抢先看" (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2012.

[7] "武汉市副市长王立到武汉三号线七标调研" (in Chinese).

[8] "由公司承建的武汉地铁三号线一期工程全线轨道工程顺利贯通，标志着该工程主体施工全面完成" (in Chinese).

[9] "1st train of Wuhan Metro Line 3 arrives in Wuhan". Hubei Provincial People’s Government. March 26, 2015. Retrieved Dec 24, 2015.

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