The disclosure discloses an array substrate, a method for driving the same and a display device. The array substrate includes: a plurality of pixel elements, all pixel elements in each column being connected on two data lines and two gate lines, each pixel element in each column is electrically connected with a first data line through a first switch transistor and electrically connected with a second data line through a second switch transistor; all gates of first switch transistors connected with respective pixel elements in each row are connected on a first gate line, all gates of second switch transistors connected with the respective pixel elements in each row are connected on a second gate line; and a first data line and a second data line shared by each column are located respectively on two sides of said column and have drive voltage with opposite polarities and equal amplitudes.