Shanghai Metro Line 3

Line 3, Shanghai Metro
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An AC03 series train at Caoxi Road station.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
Status	Operational
Locale	Shanghai, China
Termini	North Jiangyang Road Shanghai South Railway Station
Stations	29
Daily ridership	642,000 (2014 Peak)
Operation
Opened	December 26, 2000
Operator(s)	Shanghai No.3 Metro Operation Co. Ltd.
Character	Elevated
Technical
Line length	40.23 km (25.00 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead wires (1500 volts)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map

Line 3 is a north-south line of the Shanghai Metro network. Its rolling stock carry a bright yellow colour belt to differentiate them from Line 4 trains which share a portion of its track. Unlike the majority of the lines in the Shanghai Metro system, Line 3 is primarily elevated, entirely above ground except for its Tieli Road Station, located at the entrance to Baosteel Group Corporation. The line runs from Jiangyang North Road in the north to Shanghai South Railway Station in the southwest of the city, where it meets Line 1. While Line 1 goes straight through the city center, Line 3 roughly follows the Inner Ring Road around the city from Caoxi Road to Zhongtan Road (where it turns eastwards to join the route of the Shanghai–Nanjing Railway). The line is colored yellow on system maps.

This line followed the route of historic railway lines Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway Inner Circle Line from Shanghai South Railway Station to Shanghai Railway Station, and Songhu Railway from Baoshan Road Station to Jiangwan Town Station.

In October 2006, according to a new naming scheme, East Wenshui Road station was renamed Dabaishu station. The scheme stressed naming stations after existing toponyms, sights and attractions (if any) rather than simply after neighbouring vertical streets, making it easier for visitors to find these places. In this particular case, the renaming aimed also to eliminate possible confusion between Wenshui East Road and Wenshui Road, a newer station of Line 1. However, in a more recent case, the same type of confusion occurred at Yingao West Road station of Line 3 and Yingao East Road station of Line 10.