Line 3 (Foshan Metro)

Line 3
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Line 3 train near Foshan University
Overview
Other name(s)	M3 (FS 2011 plan name) East-West line (Chinese: 东西贯穿线)
Status	In operation
Owner	Foshan Urban Rail Transit Line 3 Development Co., Ltd.
Locale	Foshan (Nanhai, Shunde and Chancheng districts) Guangdong
Termini	Zhongshan Park (south section) Foshan University (north section) Shunde College Railway Station (south section) (Future: Shunde Port) Lianhe (north section)
Stations	9 (north section) 26 (south section) 3 (under construction) 38 (total)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Foshan Metro
Services	2
Operator(s)	Foshan Metro Operation Co., Ltd.
History
Opened	28 December 2022; 22 months ago (2022-12-28)
Technical
Line length	62.1 km (38.6 mi) (in operation) 7.4 km (4.6 mi) (under construction) 69.5 km (43.2 mi) (total)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)

Line 3 of Foshan Metro (FMetro) (Chinese: 佛山地铁3号线; pinyin: Fóshān Dìtiě Sān Hào Xiàn) is a metro line in Foshan that runs 45.74 km (28.42 mi) between Zhen'an in Chancheng District and Shunde College Railway Station in Shunde District, and runs 16.38 km (10.18 mi) between Lianhe and Foshan University entirely in Nanhai District. The initial section between Shunde College Railway Station and Zhen'an opened on 28 December 2022, and the rear section between Zhen'an and Zhongshan Park (south section) and between Lianhe and Foshan University (north section) opened on 23 August 2024.^[1][2] The full line will run from Shunde Port in Shunde District to Foshan University in Nanhai District.^[3]