Line S3 (Nanjing Metro)

Line S3 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁S3号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě S-Sān Hào Xiàn), is a north-south suburban rapid transit line serving part of the southern and southwestern suburbs of Nanjing, running from Nanjing South Railway Station and Gaojiachong. It is the first line of the Nanjing Metro with passing tracks at select stations, allowing from distinct express local services. The first phase of the project is 36.22 km (22.51 mi) long with 19 stations, including 10 underground stations, 8 elevated stations and 1 ground station.[3] The line crosses the Yangtze River using the Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge. In 2012, the first phase of the project was approved by the NDRC for construction with the first section started construction on 27 December 2012.[4][5] On August 13, 2017, the first phase of Line S3 started to be unmanned testing.[6] The first phase of the line was completed by the end of 2017 and started trial operation on 6 December 2017.[7]

Line S3
S3
Overview
Other name(s)	Nanjing–He County intercity railway[1] Ninghe intercity railway[2][lower-alpha 1]
Status	In operation
Locale	Yuhuatai, Jianye and Pukou districts Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini	Nanjing South Railway Station Gaojiachong
Stations	19
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Nanjing Metro
History
Opened	6 December 2017
Technical
Line length	36.26 km (22.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Nanjing South — Gaojiachong	6 December 2017	36.26 km (22.53 mi)	19	Ninghe ICR Phase 1

Station list

Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
English	Chinese
Nanjing South Railway Station	南京南站	1   3   S1  NKH	0.000	0.000	Yuhuatai
Jingmingjiayuan	景明佳园		1.963	1.963
Tiexinqiao	铁心桥		1.470	3.433
Chunjianglu	春江路		1.507	4.940
Jiaxi	贾西		1.446	6.386
Youfangqiao	油坊桥	2	1.608	7.994	Jianye
Yongchulu	永初路		1.187	9.181
Pingliangdajie	平良大街	Hexi Tram	1.154	10.335
Wuhoujie	吴侯街	Hexi Tram	0.949	11.284
Gaomiaolu	高庙路		1.037	12.321
Tianbao	天保		2.007	14.328	Yuhuatai
Liucun	刘村		1.525	15.853
Maluowei	马骡圩		9.844	25.697	Pukou
Lanhuatang	兰花塘		2.099	27.796
Shuanglong	双垅		1.324	29.120
Shiqihe	石碛河		1.471	30.591
Qiaolinxincheng	桥林新城		1.350	31.941
Linshan	林山		1.998	33.939
Gaojiachong	高家冲		1.712	35.651

References

1. simplified Chinese: 南京到和县城际轨道交通; traditional Chinese: 南京到和縣城際軌道交通; pinyin: Nánjīng dào Héxiàn Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng)
2. 宁和城际轨道交通; 寧和城際軌道交通; Níng-Hé Chéngjì Guǐdào Jiāotōng
3. 南京地铁. www.njmetro.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
4. "Archived copy" 宁和城际轨道交通一期工程监理NH-JL-04标. www.bidchance.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2017-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Xing Si (幸禠). "Archived copy" 宁和城际铁路十二标大应变桩基检测通过（图）_中国铁路_中国网. railway.china.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Archived copy" 宁和城际轨道交通一期工程开始不载客试运行-新华网. www.js.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. 南京城际地铁开跑 苏州、上海跨省城际加快推进-新华网. www.js.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

1. "Ning" (宁), is the standard Chinese abbreviation for Nanjing. It comes from the name "Jiangning" (江宁) that the city had in the early Qing.

External links

• Line S3 on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) (in Chinese)