Line S3 of the Nanjing Metro (), is a north-south suburban rapid transit line serving part of the southern and southwestern suburbs of Nanjing, running from and . 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 long with 19 stations, including 10 underground stations, 8 elevated stations and 1 ground station. 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. On August 13, 2017, the first phase of Line S3 started to be unmanned testing. The first phase of the line was completed by the end of 2017 and started trial operation on 6 December 2017.
Opening timeline SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name Nanjing South — Gaojiachong 6 December 2017 19 Ninghe ICR Phase 1
Station list Station name Connections Distance Location NKH 0.000 0.000Yuhuatai / Jiangning 1.963 1.963Yuhuatai 1.470 3.433 1.507 4.940 1.446 6.386 1.608 7.994Jianye 1.187 9.181 Hexi Tram 1.154 10.335 Hexi Tram 0.949 11.284 1.037 12.321 2.007 14.328Yuhuatai 1.525 15.853 9.844 25.697Pukou 2.099 27.796 1.324 29.120 1.471 30.591 1.350 31.941 1.998 33.939 1.712 35.651
References
External links Line S3 on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map)