Line 3 (Changchun Rail Transit) Explained

Type:Light Rail
System:Changchun Rail Transit
Status:Operational
Locale:Changchun, Jilin, China
Stations:34
Routes:2
Owner:Changchun
Operator:Changchun Rail Transit Corporation
Character:Underground, at-grade and elevated
Depot:Huguang Road Depot
Ski Resort Depot
Stock:Changchun Light Rail:3000/3500 Stock/4000 Stock
Linelength:34.32NaN2
Tracks:2
Speed:70 km/h
Map State:collapsed

Line 3 of the Changchun Rail Transit is a light rail line running from northwest to southeast Changchun. It was opened on 30 October 2002. Line 3 was later extended on 26 December 2006[1] and 31 December 2021. This line is currently long with 34 stations in operation.

Opening timeline

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Changchun Railway Station — Weiguang Street30 October 200214.92NaN217Phase 1
Weixing Square — Changchun Movie Wonderland26 December 2006172NaN216Phase 2
Weiguang Street — Weixing Square3 April 2007n/aconnection of Phase 1 and 2
Furong Bridge 28 November 2017-1(temporary closure)
Changchun Railway Station — Huxi Bridge8 March 2021-6
Huxi Bridge — Puppet Regime Palace Museum31 December 20212.42NaN26East extension
Xi'an Bridge12 May 20231infill stations resumed
Furong Bridge30 May 20231
During the temporary closure of Changchun Railway Station — Huxi Bridge section, Liaoning Road station has permanently abandoned due to original station being too close to new Furong Bridge Station and new Changchun Railway Station,[2] became the second case in China where a rapid transit station abandoned after Xinhualu of Tianjin line 1 on 9 December 2001.

Future development

A southern extension from Changchun Movie Wonderland to No.59 Middle School is under construction.[3]

Stations

Service
route
Station nameConnectionsDistance
Location
0.00Kuancheng / Nanguan
1.301.30Kuancheng
~ ~ CCT
1.202.50
1.403.90Kuancheng / Luyuan
1.205.10Chaoyang / Luyuan
0.655.75
0.656.40
1.007.40
0.908.30Chaoyang
Trams 54 and 550.959.25
1.0510.30
0.9011.20
at-grade crossing (Huguang Road)
0.8512.05
1.6013.65
0.7014.35
0.5014.85
at-grade crossing (Weiming Street)
0.7515.60
1.0516.65Chaoyang / Nanguan
at-grade crossing (Weiguang Street)
0.6517.30
1.2518.90Nanguan
0.8519.75
1.3521.10
1.0522.15
0.9023.05
1.1024.15
1.5525.70
0.8526.55
1.2027.75
0.9528.70
1.3030.00
1.5031.50
1.0032.50
1.2533.75
at-grade crossing (Liuying Dong(East) Road)
0.5534.30

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: zh:12月26日长春轻轨二期将运行 可能采用阶梯票价 . zh . http://news.sohu.com/20061027/n246040420.shtml . live . 2012-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111458/http://news.sohu.com/20061027/n246040420.shtml . 2014-02-02 . zh:搜狐新闻.
  2. Web site: 30 December 2021 . 2021年12月31日长春轨道交通3号线东延线通车运营 . Sina.
  3. Web site: 长春轨道交通3号线南延工程最新进展 . 2024-02-06.