Line 3 of Ningbo Rail Transit (Chinese: 宁波轨道交通3号线) is a rapid transit line in Ningbo. It starts from south Fenghua District and ends in Datong Bridge Station in Jiangbei District. In the future extension plan, the line will further extend into Luotuo Area in Zhenhai District.[2] The construction of the first section, from south Yinzhou to Datong Bridge, started on 23 December 2014.[3]
| Line 3 | |||
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 Line 3 platform of Yinzhou Government station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Ningbo | ||
| Locale | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 24 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Ningbo Rail Transit | ||
| Operator(s) | Ningbo Rail Transit Co., Ltd. | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 30 June 2019[1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 37.45 km (23.27 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Character | Underground | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | Overhead catenary with 1,500 V DC | ||
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Route
Line 3 starts from Jinhai Road station as a elevated line. It goes north behind the Airport Road until Chaoyang station and turns into east direction on Yanhu Road to Shishan station. Then it turns north again and underground into Gaotang Bridge Station. Then it turns into east-west direction on Yinzhou Avenue and makes a further turn into Ningnan South Road and goes in north-south direction again until it reaches Songjiang Middle Road. Then it runs to northeast to Qiubi and then crosses the Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway from which it goes in north-south direction and extends along Zhongxing Road until it crosses Yongjiang River and reaches its destination, Datong Bridge Station.[4]
Phase 2 of line 3 will have 5 more stations north of Datong Bridge, but due to restrictions of an old airport, part of the phase 2 between Datong Bridge and Yongmao Road is stalled for construction.[5] The rest 3 stations of phase 2 has started construction since 2 December 2019,[6] and will temporary run trains of line 5 until phase 2 of line 5 completed. Test run of phase 2 of line 3 started in 1 February 2024.[7]
Opening timeline
| Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datong Bridge — Gaotang Bridge | 30 June 2019[1] | 16.73 km (10.40 mi)[1] | 15 | Line 3 (Phase 1) |
| Gaotang Bridge — Minghui Road | 28 September 2019 | 5.61 km (3.49 mi)[citation needed] | 3 | Yinfeng line |
| Minghui Road — Jinhai Road | 27 September 2020[8] | 15.92 km (9.89 mi) | 6 |
Stations
Phase 1
| Station name | Connections | Distance km | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | |||||
| Datong Bridge | 大通桥 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Jiangbei | |
| Zhongxing Bridge South | 中兴大桥南 | 1.72 | 1.72 | Yinzhou | ||
| Minglou | 明楼 | 6 | 1.26 | 2.98 | ||
| Sports Center | 体育馆 | 7 | 0.98 | 3.96 | ||
| Sakura Park | 樱花公园 | 1 | 0.96 | 4.92 | ||
| Children's Park | 儿童公园 | 4 | 1.19 | 6.11 | ||
| Qiubi | 仇毕 | 0.98 | 7.09 | |||
| Qianhu North Road | 钱湖北路 | 1.43 | 8.52 | |||
| Jinyu Road | 锦寓路 | 0.97 | 9.49 | |||
| Siming Middle Road | 四明中路 | 1.17 | 10.66 | |||
| Yinzhou Government | 鄞州区政府 | 5 | 0.74 | 11.40 | ||
| Southern Business District | 南部商务区 | 8 | 1.33 | 12.73 | ||
| Yinzhou Coach Terminal | 鄞州客运总站 | 1.25 | 13.98 | |||
| Gouzhang Road | 句章路 | 1.34 | 15.32 | |||
| Gaotang Bridge | 高塘桥 | 0.82 | 16.14 | |||
| Jiangshan | 姜山 | 1.73 | 17.87 | |||
| Shishan | 狮山 | 1.35 | 19.22 | |||
| Minghui Road | 明辉路 | 1.31 | 20.53 | |||
| Chaoyang | 朝阳 | 1.88 | 22.41 | |||
| Fangqiao | 方桥 | 4.46 | 26.87 | Fenghua | ||
| Jinlin | 琎琳 | 2.58 | 29.45 | |||
| Nandu | 南渡 | 1.61 | 31.06 | |||
| Dacheng East Road | 大成东路 | 4.04 | 35.10 | |||
| Jinhai Road | 金海路 | 2.35 | 37.45 | |||
Phase 2
| Station name | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | ||
| Luotuo Bridge | 骆驼桥 | Zhenhai | |
| Zhenhai Avenue (Cihai) | 镇海大道(慈海) | 7 | |
| Yongmao Road | 永茂路 | ||
| Through train to 5 . | |||
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