Line 3 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 3
Line 3
	Platform of Tiyu Xilu Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Guangzhou, China
Termini	Airport South/Tianhe Coach Terminal; Tiyu Xilu/Panyu Square;
Stations	28
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	2
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
History
Opened	26 December 2005
Technical
Line length	67.3 km (41.82 mi)
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map
Route map
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Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁3号线; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Dìtiě Sān Hào Xiàn) or Southern-Northern Express Line (Chinese: 南北快线; pinyin: Nán Běi Kuài Xiàn) is a 67.3-kilometer (41.8 mi) line connecting Tianhe Coach Terminal to Panyu Square. The entire line, including all track and stations, is underground,^[3] making it the longest fully underground rapid transit line in the system. Furthermore, the 60.4 km (37.5 mi) main branch is the longest rail tunnel in the world, and one of the ten longest tunnels of any kind. The Y-shape is created by a 6.9 km (4.3 mi) branch between Tianhe Coach Terminal and Tiyu Xilu,

Line 3 is split into two sections Shiqiao Line (southern section) (Chinese: 市桥线; pinyin: Shìqiáo Xiàn) and Airport Line (northern section) (Chinese: 机场线; pinyin: Jīchǎng Xiàn) and are branded with the same color: orange.

Line 3 was built in four main stages, opened over a five-year period:^[4]

December 26, 2005: Guangzhou East Railway Station – Kecun
December 30, 2006: Kecun – Panyu Square
December 30, 2006: Tianhe Coach Terminal – Tiyu Xilu
October 30, 2010: Guangzhou East Railway Station – Airport South

Train service

There are 3 types of train services offered on the metro line 3:

Airport S. — Tiyu Xilu
Tianhe Coach Terminal — Panyu Square
Tonghe → Dashi (southbound trains only, operating during morning peak hours on working days)

Stations

Service routes			Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer/Connection	Location

	●		Tianhe Coach Terminal	天河客运站	side (und)	Template:China line	Tianhe
	●		Wushan	五山	island (und)
	●		South China Normal University	华师	island (und)
	●		Gangding	岗顶	island (und)	Guangzhou BRT
	●		Shipaiqiao	石牌桥	island (und)	Guangzhou BRT

	｜		Airport N.	机场北	Not open	CAN	Huadu
●	｜		Airport S.	机场南	side (und)	CAN	Huadu
｜	｜		Gaozeng	高增	Not open		Baiyun
●	｜		Renhe	人和	island (und)
●	｜		Longgui	龙归	island (und)
●	｜		Jiahewanggang	嘉禾望岗	2x island, CPI (und)	Template:China line
●	｜		Baiyundadaobei	白云大道北	island (und)
●	｜		Yongtai	永泰	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Tonghe	同和	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Jingxi Nanfang Hospital	京溪南方医院	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Meihuayuan	梅花园	island (und)
●	｜	↓	Yantang	燕塘	island (und)	Template:China line	Tianhe
●	｜	↓	Guangzhou East Railway Station	广州东站	island (und)	Template:China line
●	｜	↓	Linhexi	林和西	island (und)	Template:China line
●	●	↓	Tiyu Xilu	体育西路	ESP sol. (und)	Template:China line Template:China line (Northern) Guangzhou BRT
	●	↓	Zhujiang New Town	珠江新城	island (und)	Template:China line
	●	↓	Canton Tower	广州塔	island (und)	Template:China line Haizhu Tram	Haizhu
	●	↓	Kecun	客村	island (und)	Template:China line
	●	↓	Datang	大塘	island (und)
	●	↓	Lijiao	沥滘	island (und)
	●	↓	Xiajiao	厦滘	island (und)		Panyu
	●	↓	Dashi	大石	island (und)
	●		Hanxi Changlong	汉溪长隆	island (und)
	●		Shiqiao	市桥	island (und)
	●		Panyu Square	番禺广场	island (und)