Line 3 (Changsha Metro)

Line 3
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Train at Dongtang Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Changsha Government
Locale	Changsha, Hunan, China
Termini	Shantang Guangsheng
Stations	25
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Changsha Metro
Services	1
Operator(s)	Changsha Metro Corporation
History
Opened	28 June 2020[1]
Technical
Line length	36.4 km (22.6 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line 3 of the Changsha Metro (Chinese: 长沙地铁三号线; pinyin: Chǎngshā Dìtiě Sān Hào Xiàn) is a rapid transit line in Changsha. The first phase opened on 28 June 2020^[1] with 25 stations.

Opening timeline[]

Stations[]

Section	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
	English	Chinese
South extension	Xiangtan North Railway Station	湘潭北站	EDQ			Yuhu District	Xiangtan
		船形山
		黄家湾
		双湖				Yuelu District	Changsha
		坪塘
		红桥
		桐溪
		大王山
Phase 1	Shantang	山塘
	Yanghu Wetland	洋湖湿地
	Yanghu ECO. Town	洋湖新城
	Yangguang	阳光
	Central South University	中南大学
	Fubuhe	阜埠河	4			Tianxin District
	Lingguandu	灵官渡
	Houjiatang	侯家塘	1
	Dongtang	东塘
	Guihua Park	桂花公园				Furong District
	Emiling	阿弥岭
	Chaoyangcun	朝阳村	6
	Railway Station	长沙火车站	2   CZT  CSQ
	East Martyrs Park	烈士公园东				Kaifu District
	Simaochong	丝茅冲
	Sifangping	四方坪
	Yaquehu	雅雀湖
	Changsha University	长沙大学
	North Yuehu Park	月湖公园北	5
	Xianglong	湘龙				Changsha County
	Xingsha	星沙
	Songya Lake (South)	松雅湖（南）
	Xingsha Culture and Sports Center	星沙文体中心
	Luositang	螺丝塘
	Guangsheng	广生

Future Development[]

A further southern extension to Xiangtan North railway station in neighbouring Xiangtan City started construction in 2019 with a planned opening in 2023.^[2] The extension is 17.29 km long with 8 stations.^[3] In the future this extension will be extended northward to Changsha West Railway Station and separated from Line 3 to be operated as its own independent line.^[4]

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