Line 3 is a north–south line on the Nanjing Metro. The line opened on April 1, 2015, running from Linchang to Mozhou­donglu. Currently, the line contains 31 stations spanning a total of 48.17 kilometres (29.93 mi). Between Nanjing South Railway Station and Nanjing Railway Station, it runs parallel to Line 1.

Phase 3 of Line 3 started construction in 2021. The extension is 3.3 km with 2 new stations. It opened on December 19, 2025.

Opening timeline

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name
Linchang — Mozhoudonglu1 April 201544.87 km (27.88 mi)28Phase 1 & 2
Shangyuanmen18 October 2015Infill station1
Mozhoudonglu — Moling19 December 20253.3 km (2.05 mi)2Phase 3

Station list

Service routesStation nameConnectionsDistance kmLocation
EnglishChinese
Linchang林场---0.000Pukou
Xinghuolu星火路2.5372.537
SEU Chengxian College东大成贤学院1.0493.586
Taifenglu泰冯路S81.1274.713
Tianruncheng天润城1.4076.120
Liuzhou­donglu柳洲东路111.8547.974
Shangyuanmen上元门3.53511.509Gulou
Wutang­guangchang五塘广场70.96112.470
Xiaoshi小市1.84514.315
Nanjing Railway Station南京站1 9 Nanjing railway station Nanjing railway station NJH1.37915.694Gulou / Xuanwu
NFU / Xinzhuang南京林业大学·新庄2.01717.711Xuanwu
Jimingsi鸡鸣寺42.85120.562
Fuqiao浮桥0.85821.420
Daxinggong大行宫20.85922.279Qinhuai / Xuanwu
Changfujie常府街0.93123.210Qinhuai
Fuzimiao夫子庙51.06724.277
Wudingmen武定门1.30825.585
Yuhuamen雨花门1.14326.728
Kazimen卡子门100.97727.705
Daminglu大明路1.15328.858
Mingfaguangchang明发广场1.13729.995Yuhuatai
Nanjing South Railway Station南京南站1 6 S1 S3 Nanjing South railway station NKH1.22231.217Yuhuatai / Jiangning
Hongyun­dadao宏运大道1.10532.322Jiangning
Shengtai­xilu胜太西路1.82634.148
Tianyuan­xilu天元西路1.79135.939
Jiulonghu九龙湖2.34338.282
Chengxin­dadao诚信大道51.52639.808
SEU Jiulonghu Campus东大九龙湖校区1.30141.109
Mozhou­donglu秣周东路2.99544.104
Shangqinhuaixi上秦淮西
Moling秣陵47.140

Future Development

Phase 4 of Line 3 is still planning, according to a Jiangbei New District plan map, line 3 will have a northern extension, through Nanjing North railway station to Hupoquan.

External links

  • 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine on the official Nanjing Metro website (includes route map) (in Chinese)