![Route Map of Wuhan Metro Line 3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Route_Map_of_Wuhan_Metro_Line_3.svg)
The Line 3 of Wuhan Metro () is a
metro
Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to:
Geography
* Metro (city), a city in Indonesia
* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
Public transport
* Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...
line in
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...
. This line crosses five districts of Wuhan:
Jiang'an District
Jiang'an District () forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China.
Jiang'an District is located on the Yangtze's left (northwestern) shore, and includ ...
,
Jianghan District
Jianghan District (, Yangtze and Han River) forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. The district is part of the historical Hankou.
Geography
...
,
Qiaokou District
Qiaokou District () forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Han River. Along with Dongxihu, it is t ...
,
Hanyang District
Hanyang District () forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. Currently, it is a district and stands between the Han River (right/southern bank) ...
and
Caidian District (Wuhan Economic-Technological Zone, WEDZ), and is the first line to cross
the Han River. It started operation on December 28, 2015.
History
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On February 23, 2012,
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...
approved all construction of Line 3
and construction started on March 31.
All tunnels of Line 3 were finished on October 8, 2015, and all tracks were finished on October 28, 2015. It started operation on December 28, 2015.
Stations
Rolling stock
The first train of Line 3 arrived on March 25, 2015 from
CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese rolling stock manufacturer and a division of the CRRC. While the CRV emerged in 2002, the company's roots date back to the establishment of the Changchun Car Company in 1954. The company be ...
. A further order of 19 six car sets was made in 2019.
References
{{Wuhan Metro, line3=yes
2015 establishments in China
Railway lines opened in 2015