Line 3, Dalian Metro

Line 3, Dalian Metro
Dalian Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Dalian Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Termini	Dalian Station Jinshitan
Stations	18
Services	2
Operation
Opened	8 November 2002
Owner	Dalian
Operator(s)	Dalian Public Transportation Group Co. Ltd.
Character	Elevated
Technical
Line length	63.45 km (39.43 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Line 3 of the Dalian Metro (R3; Chinese: 大连快轨三号线; pinyin: Dàlián Kuàiguǐ Sān Hào Xiàn) also known as Jinzhou Eastern Line (Chinese: 金州东线; pinyin: Jīnzhōu Dōng Xiàn), a rapid transit line running from southwest to northwest Dalian. It was opened on the 8 November 2002. This line is 63.45 km long with 12 stations. The northern area of the city, where the Economic and Technology Development Zone is located, is not well-served by buses. The metro line beginning at the downtown commercial center (near the Dalian Railway Station) runs through five administrative districts of the city and serves as an express transport between the northern (developing) region and the downtown area. The line extends northward to Golden Pebble Beach (Jinshitan Scenic Area), a national scenic park 50 km (31 mi) from the city center.^[1] The Jiuli branch route was opened on 28 December 2008. The branch route connects central Dalian with Jinzhou with fourteen stations from south to north. The branch begins at Kaifaqu Station and stretches northwest ending at Jiuli Station.

All stations have side platforms. Tracks in the platform area have no ballast (gravel); however, tracks outside the station are on ballast. All stations are covered by a combination of transparent corrugated sheets and a concrete roof.

Service routes

• Dalian Railway Station — Jinshitan
• Dalian Railway Station — Baoshuiqu
• Dalian Railway Station — Jiuli
• Kaifaqu — Jiuli

Stations

Sign at Xianglujiao Station showing the names of all stations on Lines 3 and 7

References

Public transportation in Dalian
Dalian Metro	Lines in operation  1   2  Under construction  1  extension  2  extension Planned 4 (M4) 5 (M5) 7 (M7) M6 M8 M9 M10
Dalian Rapid Transit	Lines in operation  202   3  Under construction  Jinpu  Planned R1 R6 R7 R9 R10
Dalian Tram	Lines in operation 201 202
Dalian BRT	Lines in operation Dalian BRT Line
Intercity Rails	Lines in operation Harbin–Dalian Dandong–Dalian
Transportation Hubs	Airport Dalian Zhoushuizi Changhai Railway stations Dalian Dalianbei Lüshun
China transit: JJJ Beijing Tianjin YRD Shanghai Jiangsu Zhejiang PRD West North East Chengyu Chongqing Chengdu Wuhan Dalian