Longgang Line

Line 3, Shenzhen Metro
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Interior of CRRC Nanjing Puzhen train
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shenzhen Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Shenzhen, China
Termini	Yitian Shuanglong
Stations	30
Services	1
Daily ridership	433,400
Operation
Opened	28 December 2010
Operator(s)	Shenzhen Metro Line 3 Operations, part of SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Character	Underground and elevated
Technical
Line length	41.66 km (25.89 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	100 km/h
Route map Yitian Shixia Line 1 Shopping Park Line 2 Futian Line 4 Children's Palace Lianhuacun Huaxin Tongxinling Hongling Line 1 Laojie Shaibu Cuizhu Tianbei Shuibei Caopu Line 5 Buji Mumianwan Dafen Danzhutou Liuyue Tangkeng Henggang Yonghu He'ao Universiade Ailian Jixiang Longcheng Square Nanlian Shuanglong

Line 3 (simplified Chinese: 三号线; traditional Chinese: 三號線; pinyin: Sānhào Xiàn; Jyutping: Saam1 Hou6 Sin3) of the Shenzhen Metro, also known as the Longgang Line (龙岗线; 龍崗線; Lónggǎng Xiàn; Lung4 Gong1 Sin3) runs northeastward from Yitian to Shuanglong. Line 3 opened on 28 December 2010.

Since opening, it has been heavily trafficked and became a major transport option for urban workers. Approximately 433,400 people used Line 3 everyday in 2013. On 1 January 2017, Line 3 carried a peak ridership of 919,000 people.

It currently has a service interval of 5 minutes between trains across the entire length of the line. Sectional trains operate on weekdays, between Huaxin and Tangkeng, from 7:15 am to 9:15 am and from 5:45 pm to 7:45 pm. This is to alleviate surges in passenger traffic at Buji Station, since the opening of the connecting Shenzhen East Railway Station.

The first phase of Shenzhen Metro Line 3 started construction in July 2007. On 23 April 2008, the Shenzhen Municipal Planning Bureau renamed the still under construction Shenzhen Metro Line 3 to "Longgang Line". The renaming was later reverted in 2013.

The first phase of the line from Shuanglong to Caopu stations officially began operations on 28 December 2010. This section is almost entirely elevated except near Tangkeng Station It starts from Longgang District and runs mainly along Shenhui Road, to Luohu District. The first phase has 16 stations, with a total length of 25.138 km.