Line S3 (Nanjing Metro)

Line S3 of the Nanjing Metro (Chinese: 南京地铁S3号线; pinyin: Nánjīng Dìtiě S-Sān Hào Xiàn), is a north-south suburban rapid transit line serving part of the southern and southwestern suburbs of Nanjing, running from Nanjing South Railway Station and Gaojiachong. It is the first line of the Nanjing Metro with passing tracks at select stations, allowing from distinct express local services. The first phase of the project is 36.22 km (22.51 mi) long with 19 stations, including 10 underground stations, 8 elevated stations and 1 ground station.^[3] The line crosses the Yangtze River using the Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge. In 2012, the first phase of the project was approved by the NDRC for construction with the first section started construction on 27 December 2012.^[4][5] On August 13, 2017, the first phase of Line S3 started to be unmanned testing.^[6] The first phase of the line was completed by the end of 2017 and started trial operation on 6 December 2017.^[7]

Other names

• Nanjing–He County intercity railway^[1]
• Ninghe intercity railway^[2][a]
• Ninghe Line

StatusIn operation

LocaleYuhuatai, Jianye and Pukou districts
Nanjing, Jiangsu

Termini

• Nanjing South Railway Station
• Gaojiachong

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Line S3
Line S3 train leaving Liucun station
Overview
Other names	Nanjing–He County intercity railway[1] Ninghe intercity railway[2][a] Ninghe Line
Status	In operation
Locale	Yuhuatai, Jianye and Pukou districts Nanjing, Jiangsu
Termini	Nanjing South Railway Station Gaojiachong
Stations	19
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Nanjing Metro
History
Opened	6 December 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-06)
Technical
Line length	36.26 km (22.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

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