Line 3 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 3
Platform of Tiyu Xilu
Overview
Other name(s)	M3 (5 lines plan name) M6 (7 lines plan name) M3 (2000 plan name) Southern-Northern express line (南北快线) Shiqiao line (市桥线) Airport line (机场线)
Status	Operational
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Panyu, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, and Huadu districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Tiyu Xilu/Panyu Square Airport North (Terminal 2)/Tianhe Coach Terminal
Stations	30
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	2
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
Rolling stock	120 Siemens Mobility-CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Modular Metro cars[1]
Daily ridership	1.318 million (Main Line), 871,400 (Airport Branch) (2019 Avg.)[2] 2.759 million (2019 Main and Airport combined Peak)[3]
History
Opened	26 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-26)
Technical
Line length	65.43 km (40.66 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Legend Airport North (Terminal 2) Airport South (Terminal 1)  9  to Fei'eling Gaozeng  9  connection to Line 9 Renhe Liuxi River Longgui  14  to Dongfeng/Zhenlong Jiahe Depot Jiahewanggang  2   14   14  to Guangzhou Railway Station  2  to Guangzhou South Railway Station Baiyundadaobei Yongtai Tonghe Jingxi Nanfang Hospital Meihuayuan  6  to Xiangxue Tianhe Coach Terminal  6  Yantang  6   6  to Xunfenggang branch line (After 2024  10 ) Wushan Guangshen railway South China Normal University  11   11  clockwise Gangding Shipaiqiao to Guangzhou Railway Station Guangzhou East Railway Station  1   11   11  anti-clockwise Linhexi  APM  Tiyu Xilu  1   1  to Xilang  13  to Chaoyang to Xinsha Zhujiang New Town  5   5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong Pearl River Pearl River Canton Tower  APM  Chigang Pagoda Yard  12  to Xunfenggang to Higher Education Mega Center South Kecun  8   8  to Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei Datang  11   11  clockwise anti-clockwise Lijiao  Guangfo   Guangfo  to Xincheng Dong Pearl River Xiajiao Depot Xiajiao Sanzhixiang Creek Dashi original Line 7 alignment  7  to Meidi Dadao to Higher Education Mega Center South Hanxi Changlong  7   22  to Chentougang Shiqiao  18  to Wanqingsha to Xiancun Panyu Square  18   22  East extension (under construction) Bangjiang Yanzhou Yard Shiqinan Haichong Lu  4  to Nansha Passenger Port to Huangcun Haibang  4  This diagram: view talk edit

Line 3 of the Guangzhou Metro is a 65.43-kilometer (40.66 mi) rapid transit line connects Panyu Square to Tianhe Coach Terminal. The entire line, including all track and stations, is located in tunnels.^[4] Its 57.93 km (36.00 mi) main branch, excluding the 7.5 km (4.66 mi) branch between Tianhe Coach Terminal and Tiyu Xilu, is now the third longest continuous subway tunnel in the world, and the longest rail tunnel of any kind (surpassing the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland).

Line 3 is split into two sections, Shiqiao line (main line, from Panyu Square to Tianhe Coach Terminal) and Airport line (northern branch, Tiyu Xilu to Airport North), and are branded with the colour orange. The line is extremely congested, with numerous sections officially operating over 100% capacity.^[5] The line uses Seltrac S40 communications-based train control from Alcatel.^[6]