Chongqing Rail Transit
Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co., Ltd. ( Chinese : 重庆 轨道 交通; Pinyin : Chóngqìng guǐdào jiāotōng) is a transportation company that operates two monorail lines and several subway lines in the Chinese city of Chongqing . The operator is the Chongqing Rail Transit Corporation ( Chinese : 重庆 市 轨道 交通 总公司). The monorails are designed as elevated railways, some of which overcome considerable gradients, the conventional underground lines are made with steel rails in standard gauge.
Route network
Completed sections
- The subway ring line (also line 0) has been in operation since December 28, 2018 on a 17-station section between Haixia Street (海峡 路) and the central city library (重庆 图书馆).
- Line 1 is a subway line that runs from Cháotiānmén (朝天門) station in the east of the city center via Shāpíngbà (沙坪壩) and the university town (大学 城) to the Jiandingpo (尖顶 坡) terminal in the west of the city. The route, which runs completely underground, has 24 stations on a 37.1 km route. Unlike lines 2 and 3, it is designed as a conventional subway with steel wheels and rails, on which small-profile railcars run. It was opened on July 28, 2011.
- Line 2 is a monorail, the first section of which opened in January 2005 . It runs from the Jiàochǎngkǒu (较 场 口) station in the center of the city to the zoo in the southwest of Chongqing. It was also the first section of the entire network. On July 1, 2006, the extension beyond the old zoo terminus into the Xīnshāncūn (新 山村) industrial area in the Dàdùkǒu district (大 渡口) and on December 31, 2014 by a 6.2 km long section to the provisional terminus Yúdòng (渝 洞) in the Bānán district on the right bank of the Yangtze, where it meets the already completed line 3. The system thus has 25 stations on a route length of 25.7 kilometers. Four -part railcars from the Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Transportation Systems are used as vehicles on the route, which is largely elevated on viaducts . The Liziba station (李子 坝), which was built in a residential building, gained a certain international fame.
- Line 3 is also a monorail like line 2, but is equipped with newer rolling stock. Its first section from the Yuānyāng (鴛鴦) station in the Jiāngběi district via the North Railway Station to the Liǎnglùkǒu (两 路口) station in the central Yúzhōng district was opened on September 27, 2011. On December 30, 2011, two extensions went into operation: South to the Èrtáng (二 塘) station not far from Jiāotōng University in the south of the city (Nán'àn district) and north to Chongqing-Jiangbei Airport . On December 28, 2012 there was an extension in the south to the Yúdòng (鱼洞) station and on December 28, 2018, a branch line from Bìjīn (碧 津) to Jǔrénbà (举人 坝) was opened. Over a distance of 55.5 km (+ 9.9 km for the branch line), this north-south diameter line has a total of 45 stations.
- The first section of line 4, a subway tangent in the north of the city, between Min'an-Chaussee (民 安 大道) and Tangjiatuo station (唐 家沱) opened on December 28, 2018.
- The first section of line 5 from the garden center of the exhibition center (园 博 中心) in the north of the city to the provisional terminus Dàshíbà (大石坝) was put into operation on December 28, 2017. It covers a route length of 16.1 km and ten stops.
- Line 6 is a subway cross-city line between the northwest and southeast of the city. The first construction phase runs from Lǐjiā (礼 嘉) to Wǔlǐdiàn (五里店), comprises 10 stations over a 19 km route and was opened on September 28, 2012. On May 15, 2013, the line branch, referred to as line I on web spiders, was opened from Lǐjiā via the exhibition center to the final station Yuèlái (悦来). On December 31, 2013, the branch line to Běibèi (北碚) was opened with a further six stations, and on December 31, 2014 an extension to the southeast to the municipal tea garden (茶园). Line 6 thus has 31 stations on a route length of 75.9 km.
- The first section of line 10 (19 stops; 27.72 km) between Wángjiāzhuāng (王家庄) and Lǐyúchí (鲤鱼 池) connects two of the airport's three terminals and went into operation on December 28, 2017.
Sections under construction
- The remaining gap in the ring line is closed.
- Line 4 is currently being extended by 14 stations to the end point Shichuan (石 船).
- Line 5 is being expanded in a south-westerly direction to Tiào dèng (跳 磴).
- Line 6 will grow beyond its northwestern end: The branch to Běibèi is to be expanded by two stations to Wǔlùkǒu (五 路口).
Sections in planning
In the medium term, a total network of 18 lines with a length of 820 kilometers is planned, which will either be underground, elevated or as a ground-level light railway, connecting the most important districts of the core city and selected suburbs of Chongqing.
The following projects should be implemented as a matter of priority:
- Line 1 will be extended to the large settlement Bìshān (壁山).
Web links
Commons : Chongqing Elevated Railway - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Article on urbanrail.net (English)
- Forum with many photos from the construction of line 2
- Operator's website (Chinese)
- Short article about the elevated railway network including planning (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 轨道 交通 4 号 线 、 5 号 线 、 10 号 线 和 环线 明年 部分 线路 有望 建成 通车. May 17, 2016, accessed August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ 重庆 轨道 交通 一号 线 和 三号线 一 期 工程 年内 试 运行 (chin.). Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ Chongqinetzng Metro Line 1 into Trial Operation. ( Memento of September 28, 2011 on the Internet Archive ) Article on CQNews.com of July 28, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/viral/omg/Chongqing-Train-On-Your-Doorstep-Astonishes-World-Media/shdaily.shtml
- ↑ a b 基础 设施 建设 提速 主 城 形成 多 层次 立体 交通 . Article on people.com.cn on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ Rail transit line 6 to enclosed. Article on CQNews January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.