Line 3 (Changchun Rail Transit)

Line 3
A train entering Kuanping Bridge station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChangchun
LocaleChangchun, Jilin, China
Termini
Stations34
Service
TypeLight Rail
SystemChangchun Rail Transit
Services2
Operator(s)Changchun Rail Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Huguang Road Depot
Ski Resort Depot
Rolling stockChangchun Light Rail:3000/3500 Stock/4000 Stock
History
Opened30 October 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10-30)
Technical
Line length34.3 km (21.31 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground, at-grade and elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line750 V DC
Operating speed70 km/h

Line 3 of the Changchun Rail Transit (Chinese: 长春轨道交通3号线; pinyin: Chángchūn Guǐdào Jiāotōng Sān Hào Xiàn) is a light rail line running from northwest to southeast Changchun. It was opened on 30 October 2002. Line 3 was later extended on 26 December 2006[1] and 31 December 2021. This line is currently 34.3 km (21.3 mi) long with 34 stations in operation.

Opening timeline

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Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Changchun Railway Station — Weiguang Street 30 October 2002 14.9 km (9.26 mi) 17 Phase 1
Weixing Square — Changchun Movie Wonderland 26 December 2006 17.0 km (10.56 mi) 16 Phase 2
Weiguang Street — Weixing Square 3 April 2007 n/a connection of Phase 1 and 2
Furong Bridge 28 November 2017 -1 (temporary closure)
Changchun Railway Station — Huxi Bridge 8 March 2021 -6
Huxi Bridge — Puppet Regime Palace Museum 31 December 2021 2.4 km (1.49 mi) 6 East extension
Xi'an Bridge 12 May 2023 1 infill stations resumed
Furong Bridge 30 May 2023 1

During the temporary closure of Changchun Railway Station — Huxi Bridge section, Liaoning Road station has permanently abandoned due to original station being too close to new Furong Bridge Station and new Changchun Railway Station,[2] became the second case in China where a rapid transit station abandoned after Xinhualu of Tianjin line 1 on 9 December 2001.

Future development

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A southern extension from Changchun Movie Wonderland to No.59 Middle School is under construction.[3]

Stations

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Service
route
Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese Station Total
Puppet Regime Palace Museum 伪满皇宫  4  0.00 Kuancheng / Nanguan
East Square 东广场 1.30 1.30 Kuancheng
Changchun Railway Station 长春站  CJ ~ JH   CB ~ BA  Changchun railway station CCT
 1 
1.20 2.50
Furong Bridge 芙蓉桥 1.40 3.90 Kuancheng / Luyuan
Xi'an Bridge 西安桥 1.20 5.10 Chaoyang / Luyuan
Nanchang Road 南昌路 0.65 5.75
Chaoyang Bridge 朝阳桥 0.65 6.40
Jiefang Overpass 解放桥  2  1.00 7.40
Huxi Bridge 湖西桥 0.90 8.30 Chaoyang
Kuanping Bridge 宽平桥 Trams in Changchun Trams 54 and 55 0.95 9.25
Fusong Road 抚松路 1.05 10.30
Mengjiatun 孟家屯 Changchun South railway station CET  7  0.90 11.20
at-grade crossing (Huguang Road)
Huguang Road 湖光路 0.85 12.05
Diantai Street 电台街  5  1.60 13.65
Qianjinxi 前进西 0.70 14.35
Qianjin Street 前进大街 0.50 14.85
at-grade crossing (Weiming Street)
Weiming Street 卫明街 0.75 15.60
Weiguang Street 卫光街 1.05 16.65 Chaoyang / Nanguan
at-grade crossing (Weiguang Street)
Weixing Square 卫星广场  1  0.65 17.30
Yatai Overpass 亚泰立交桥 1.25 18.90 Nanguan
Yitong River 伊通河 0.85 19.75
Vocational Institute of Technology 职业学院  4  1.35 21.10
Jilin TV & Radio Center 吉林广电 1.05 22.15
Conference & Exhibition Center 会展中心 0.90 23.05
Shiji Square 世纪广场 1.10 24.15
Jinxin Street 金鑫街 1.55 25.70
Boshuo Road 博硕路 0.85 26.55
Jinhe Street 金河街 1.20 27.75
Agricultural Expo Garden 农博园 0.95 28.70
Jingyuetan National Park 净月潭公园 1.30 30.00
Zishan Road 紫杉路 1.50 31.50
Baoxiang Street 宝相街 1.00 32.50
Ski Resort 滑雪场 1.25 33.75
at-grade crossing (Liuying Dong(East) Road)
Changchun Movie Wonderland 长影世纪城  6  0.55 34.30

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ 12月26日长春轻轨二期将运行 可能采用阶梯票价. 搜狐新闻 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. ^ "2021年12月31日长春轨道交通3号线东延线通车运营". Sina. 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "长春轨道交通3号线南延工程最新进展". Retrieved 2024-02-06.