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Description

;Phase 1 Phase 1 of Line 3 is with 10 stations. It is fully underground. Due to unstable planning east of Dongbabei station, line 3 will only open between Dongsi Shitiao and Dongbabei. It opened on December 15, 2024. ;Phase 1 East extension Phase 1 East extension from Dongbabei to Caogezhuangbei have been approved by NDRC in 2015. The extension will be 6.4 km in length with 5 stations. It will be fully underground.


Stations

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Rolling stock

Line 3 will initially use 4-car Type A rolling stock but platforms are designed to support expansion to 8-car trains.


History

Line 3's route has undergone substantial changes on the planners' drawing board. In the late 1990s, one draft of the subway plan showed Line 3 running from Xiaomeichang to Cuigezhuang. Half of that route was then folded into Line 6. In 2010 and 2011, Line 3 was mentioned in the development plans of other subway lines. By January 2012, the Line 3's western section was slated to run east from
Tiancun station Tiancun station ( zh, s=田村站 , p=Tián Cūn zhàn) is a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 30, 2018. Station layout The station has an underground island platform. Exits There are 3 exits, lettered A, ...
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under Fushi Road to Fuchengmen station. On March 15, 2012, Line 3 was reportedly planned to run from
Tiancun station Tiancun station ( zh, s=田村站 , p=Tián Cūn zhàn) is a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 30, 2018. Station layout The station has an underground island platform. Exits There are 3 exits, lettered A, ...
to the eastern suburbs of Beijing in Gaoxinzhuang and Pingfang and to be built by 2020. In June 2012, Beijing media reported the station plan of Line 3. In January 2013, subway planners were examining whether to extend the Line 3 through the city centre given the concentration of historic relics in the area.{{cite news, url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/energy/2013-01/04/c_124182938.htm, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230163308/http://news.xinhuanet.com/energy/2013-01/04/c_124182938.htm, title=北京地铁3号线东段将延伸至东坝, url-status=dead, date=January 4, 2013, archive-date=December 30, 2014, work=
Xinhua News Agency Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: ),J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. It is a ...
{{cite web , language=zh-hans , url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/energy/2013-02/14/c_124345440.htm , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230100020/http://news.xinhuanet.com/energy/2013-02/14/c_124345440.htm , url-status=dead , archive-date=December 30, 2014 , script-title=zh:北京地铁3号线有望明年底开工 北京青年报 , date=February 14, 2013 In January 2014, it was reported that Line 3 will have 27 stations, with up to 16 transfer stations, including Ganjiakou station on Line 16 and Zhangzizhonglu on Line 5. The station plan for Ganjiakou had been released in 2013 by Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, which depicted the Line 3 platform built over that of Line 16. In February 2014, an official was quoted as saying that "Line 3 would run along Di'anmen Street, not Jingshan Front Street, with paralleling from Ping'anli to
Nanluoguxiang Nanluoguxiang () is a narrow alley that gives its name to an old part of the Beijing city centre with traditional Chinese architecture, architecture both new and old. The neighborhood contains many typical narrow streets known as hutong. It is loc ...
." On September 14, 2015, Line 3 (from Tiancun to Caogezhuangbei) was approved by NDRC. It will be 37.4 km in length with 27 stations. On April 19, 2016, the first phase of Line 3 started construction. On May 1, 2024, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources adopted station names of line 3 phase 1. On June 15, 2024, test run of line 3 has started. On September 29, 2024, Beijing Infrastructure Investment (BII) company announced the planning scheme of line 3 eastern extension, a 6.4 km underground section with 5 new stations, but of which the potential termini Caogezhuangbei will only have reservation places for future plans. Once eastern extension completed, it will connect with line 20 (R4) at Guanzhuangluxikou, and line M101 at Gaoxinzhuang.{{Cite web , date=2024-09-29 , title=北京轨道交通3号线一期(管庄路西口站-曹各庄北站 线路一体化规划方案公示 , url=https://www.bii.com.cn/newsInfo_7396.html , access-date=2024-09-29 , website=北京市基础设施投资有限公司


References

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