M3 (Warsaw)
| M3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 Entrance to Stadion Narodowy station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | City of Warsaw | ||
| Locale | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 1, not in use 14 planned | ||
| Website | Metro Warszawskie | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Warsaw Metro | ||
| Operator(s) | Metro Warszawskie | ||
| History | |||
| Planned opening | by 2032 (first section) by 2050 (second section) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Number of tracks | Double | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||
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The M3 line is the planned third line of the Warsaw Metro. The first section will number 7 stations and will link Stadion Narodowy with Gocław.
History
The first plans to construct the metro line emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, with a view to construct M3 between Okęcie and Ochota with Gocław and Julianów. Later on, plans were changed, with the connection shortened to one between Okęcie and Warsaw West railway station. Plans were shortened once again, with the final draft of the line covering stations from the National Stadium to Gocław.
In 2015, Warsaw city authorities planned for the construction of the M3 metro line between Stadion Narodowy and Gocław to commence in 2020.[1] In 2018, Civic Platform's Warsaw mayoral candidate Rafał Trzaskowski declared, if he won the upcoming elections, the construction of the M3 metro line would begin before the end of 2023.[2]
In May 2019, Warsaw Metro declared a tender for completion of a technical study of the route of the M3 metro line, including the construction of the Kozia Górka technical and holding station. The technical study would analyse the proposed route and the preferred location of stations of the first section of the metro line between Stadion Narodowy and Gocław.[3]
On 26 June 2020, the results of the technical study and proposed route were published.[4] The same day, Warsaw Metro announced that the technical study only encompassed the first section of the M3 metro line. The metro line might be extended across the Vistula and link to the M1 metro line around the Racławicka metro station.[5]
The construction of the M3 metro line formally began on 15 March 2021.[6]
Stations
| Code | Name | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| C14 | Stadion Narodowy | 8 March 2015 | Praga-Północ |
| E01 | Dworzec Wschodni | by 2032 | |
| E02 | Mińska | Praga-Południe | |
| E03 | Rondo Wiatraczna | ||
| E04 | Ostrobramska | ||
| E05 | Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego | ||
| E06 | Gocław | ||
| E07 | Gościniec | by 2050 | Mokotów |
| E08 | Siekierki | ||
| E09 | Czerniaków | ||
| E10 | Sielce | ||
| E11 | Stary Mokotów | ||
| E12 | Racławicka | ||
| E13 | Wyględów | ||
| E14 | Żwirki i Wigury | Ochota | |
| STP3 | STP Kozia Górka | by 2032 | Praga-Południe |
References
- ^ "Warszawa: W kolejnej perspektywie po 2020 r. metro na Mory i Gocław". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Komunikacja wg Trzaskowskiego: Trzy nowe linie metra, w tym do Mordoru". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Metro wybrało wykonawcę studium III linii między Stadionem a Gocławiem". www.transport-publiczny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "III linia metra w Warszawie. Jest wstępna analiza przebiegu trasy i lokalizacje stacji". Warszawa Nasze Miasto (in Polish). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Informacja dotycząca prac przygotowawczych związanych z III linią metra - Metro". www.metro.waw.pl. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Warszawa rozpoczyna budowę trzeciej linii metra" (in Polish). 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
External links
- (in English) Public Transport Authority official website
- (in English) Warsaw Public Transport passenger information
