Northern Line

L3 (NTL) Northern Line 诺城地铁3号线 (北方线) Nuòchéng Dìtiě Sān Hào Xiàn (Běifāng Xiàn) Jalur Utara
Route map
Overview
Transit type	Rapid transit
System	NotchRail
Termini	Unbiyong Rustboro Town
Stations	23 in operation 2 in planning
Services	3
Operation
Opened	1 January 2008
Owner	Jebsten State Government
Operator(s)	NotchTransit Corporation
Character	Ground Underground
Depot(s)	Wiragul Rustboro
Fleet	H Set
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge
Electrification	DC 1500 V third rail

The L3 Northern Line is a rapid transit line in the NotchRail network. It was formerly named the Tunnel Line (2008–2053) and was formerly coded as Line 03.

The line was constructed to Obstacle Course (then Obstacle Course Lobby) from 2005 to 2007, and was opened in 2008. After further extensions, the line now goes to Greendale, and formerly a loop service from Penrith to Penrith via Unused Station, but this was changed into the Pallet Line later.

The line was coloured an azure blue (like the City Line) from 2008 to 2011, but since it has been recoloured magenta in NotchRail maps and timetables.

History

After the opening of the original line from Central to The Farm (now Greenhouse), plans emerged to build a short railway line from Central to the newly opened Obstacle Course. Construction started in 2005, and was opened to Obstacle Course Lobby in 2008, with an intermediate station at the Ragequit Parkour.

Previously, Disco Club station was named Obstacle Course, so the current Obstacle Course station was named Obstacle Course Lobby, to avoid confusion. However, having two Obstacle Course stations was still too confusing, so Obstacle Course station was renamed Disco Club Back, which was renamed again in 2044 to simply Disco Club, and was renamed again in 2069 to Hall Park.

In 2016, the Notice Board station was opened. In 2053, the Tunnel Line was renamed the Northern Line, as other underground lines in the NotchRail network had opened.

In 2027, the line was extended to Penrith, introducing three new stations:

• Acacia Park
• Penrith 
• Unused Station 

Later that year, the line was further extended to Riverside, intoducing two new stations:

• Qwerty Park
• Riverside

After Acacia Park, the line emerges from underground starting from Penrith until it terminates at Riverside.           Unused Station was accessible ONLY from Penrith platform 4 and special services from Central.  

In 2031, Unused Station changed to Riverside platforms for the introduction of the Pallet Line and a new station opened, replacing Riverside as the terminus:

• Northbank  

In 2046, a further extension was added

• North Northbank
• Greendale

In 2064 a branch line was proposed at Penrith with the following stations:

• Keyn Plains
• Milford
• Bundanoon
• Unbiyong (mid terminus)
• Townsberry
• Blackcraft
• West Mount Drewitt Valley
• Thornsby

In 2070, the aforementioned line was built with the stations:

• Keyn Creek
• Keyn Plains
• Mingello
• Bundanoon
• Unbiyong

There were future plans to extend to Thornsby, however the extension was given its own line. 

In 2074, an extension to Caniswell opened with two new stations:

• Warrayah
• Caniswell 

Penrith Branch (PNRB)

The Penrith Branch is the Penrith to Unused Station rail link.

Services in this branch typically operate from Penrith to Unused Station and then back to Penrith, however sometimes the service may start from Central or terminate at Riverside or even both.      

This branch was changed in 2039 to become the Pallet Line. Unused Station was changed into Riverside platforms 3 and 4.

Unused Station to Central Rail Link (UCRL)

In 2039, a one way rail link was built from the PNRB to the main Northern Line after Penrith (in the direction of Central). Penrith loop services and Central services were controlled with a switch. When the PNRB became the Pallet Line in 2068, the UCRL became the PCRL (Pallet Line to Central Rail Link), with some services from Pallet Town proceeding to Central.

Opening History

• January 1, 2008 - The first section of the line, from Central to Obstacle Course Lobby (now Obstacle Course), with 3 stations, opens.
• October 21, 2015 - An extension to Waratah Park, with 1 new station, opens.
• February 24, 2016 - Notice Board opens.
• April 16, 2027 - An extension to Penrith, with 2 new stations, opens.
• June 2, 2027 - An extension to North Penrith (now Riverside), with 2 new stations, opens.
• February 15, 2031 - An extension to Southern Point (now Northbank), with 1 new station, opens.
• December 14, 2046 - An extension to Greendale, with 2 new stations, opens.
• May 30, 2070 - A branch line to Unbiyong, with 5 new stations, opens.
• June 17, 2074 - An extension to Caniswell, with 2 new stations, opens.

Stations

Number	Station		Code	LGA	Stopping patterns			Connections
					1	2	3
Unbiyong – Rustboro Town
NT1WS17	Unbiyong	昂比央	UBY	Unbiyong				L7
NT2	Bundanoon	本特农	BDN
NT3WR18	Mingello	明继路	MGO	Bargo				L5
NT4WR19	Keyn Plains	基恩平原	KPN					L5
NT5	Brookfield	布鲁克菲	BKF	Penrith	Future station
NT6	Keyn Creek	基恩溪	KCK
NT7NS8	Penrith	彭里斯	PRH					L1
NT8NS6	Riverside	河边	RSE					L1
NT9	River Crossing	江大桥	RCS	Wiragul
NT10	Wiragul	围拉久	WGL
NT11	Springtree	春树	STE
NT12	Jebbin Hills	杰本山	JHL	Plainswood
NT13	Hammonds Ridge	哈蒙兹岭	HRD		Future station
NT14	Pallet Town	真新镇	PLT
NT15	East Pallet	真新镇东	EPT
NT16ES1	Plainswood	平士活	PLW					L8
NT17	Darkeslia	达克斯俩	DLA
NT18	Bexley	碧士利	BEX	Ryde
NT19	Earlington	厄灵顿	ELT
NT20IT4	Ryde	赖德	RYD					L9
NT21IT3	North Ryde	赖德北	NRY					L9
NT22	Cliffeside	克利夫赛德	CSD
NT23	Gullbyrne	高尔本	GBR	Rustboro
NT24	Barriston	巴里斯顿	BST
NT25	Rustboro Town	卡那兹镇	RBO

Stopping patterns

1. All stops (Caniswell): Central, Notice Board, Ragequit Parkour, Obstacle Course, Waratah Park, Acacia Park, Penrith, Qwerty Park, Riverside, Northbank, North Northbank, Greendale, Warrayah, Caniswell
2. All stops (Unbiyong): Central, Notice Board, Ragequit Parkour, Obstacle Course, Waratah Park, Acacia Park, Penrith, Keyn Creek, Keyn Plains, Mingello, Bundanoon, Unbiyong
3. Limited stops (Caniswell): Central, Ragequit Parkour, Obstacle Course, Waratah Park, Acacia Park, Penrith, Riverside, Northbank, North Northbank, Greendale, Warrayah, Caniswell
4. Limited stops (Unbiyong): Central, Ragequit Parkour, Obstacle Course, Waratah Park, Acacia Park, Penrith, Keyn Plains, Bundanoon, Unbiyong
5. Express (Caniswell): Central, Waratah Park, Penrith, Riverside, Northbank, Warrayah, Caniswell
6. Express (Unbiyong): Central, Waratah Park, Penrith, Keyn Plains, Bundanoon, Unbiyong

Trivia

• The Northern Line got its original name (Tunnel Line) from being the first underground line of the NotchRail network. The other two lines at the time did not have any underground sections at the time.
  

  The Northern Line before the UCRL and the Pallet Line.

  

  The front cover of the former Northern Line timetable.

  

  An old diagram of the then current northern area services by NotchRail.