Line 3 (Changchun Rail Transit)

Line 3
A train entering Kuanping Bridge station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChangchun
LocaleChangchun, Jilin, China
Termini
  • Weimanhuanggong
  • Changchun Movie Wonderland
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 (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+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 750 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

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 — Weimanhuanggong 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

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

Stations

Service
route
Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese Station Total
● Weimanhuanggong 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

Notes

References

  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.