Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit)
CRT Line 6 (and the branch line branded as International Expo line) is the second heavy rail subway line in Chongqing, as well as being the longest rapid transit line in China, at 85.6 km (53.19 mi) long. It opened with provisional revenue service on September 28, 2012, and connects Nan'an, Yuzhong, and Jiangbei districts in central Chongqing.
Opening timeline
Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wulidian – Kangzhuang | 28 September 2012 | 13.91 km (8.64 mi) | 9 | Phase 1 (initial section) |
Kangzhuang – Lijia | 26 December 2012 | 3.9 km (2.42 mi) | 1 | Phase 1 (2nd section) |
Ranjiaba | 20 January 2013 | Infill station | 1 | |
Lijia – Yuelai | 15 May 2013 | 12.1 km (7.52 mi) | 2 | International Expo line Phase 1 |
Lijia – Beibei | 31 December 2013 | 23.4 km (14.54 mi) | 4 | Phase 2 (northern section) |
Jiuquhe, Tiansheng[a] | 28 September 2014 | Infill stations | 2 | |
Xiangjiagang | 26 November 2014 | Infill station | 1 | |
Chayuan – Wulidian | 30 December 2014 | 19.2 km (11.93 mi) | 7 | Phase 1 (final section) & Phase 2 (southern section) |
Pingchang[b], Huangmaoping | 28 February 2015 | Infill stations | 2 | |
Caojiawan, Gaoyikou | 26 October 2015 | Infill stations | 2 | |
Jiangbeicheng | 28 January 2016 | Infill station | 1 | |
Yuelai – Shaheba | 31 December 2020 | 13.99 km (8.69 mi)[2] | 7 | International Expo line Phase 2 |
Stations (south to north)
Operational
Service routes |
Station № |
Station name | Connections | Distance km |
Location | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Chinese | ||||||||
● | ● | Chayuan | 茶园 | - | 0.00 | Nan'an | |||
● | ● | Qiujiawan | 邱家湾 | 1.40 | 1.40 | ||||
● | ● | Changshengqiao | 长生桥 | 1.70 | 3.10 | ||||
● | ● | Liujiaping | 刘家坪 | 1.80 | 4.90 | ||||
● | ● | Shangxinjie | 上新街 | Loop line | 6.70 | 11.60 | |||
● | ● | Xiaoshizi | 小什字 | Line 1 18 | 1.40 | 13.00 | Yuzhong | ||
● | ● | Grand Theater | 大剧院 | 1.25 | 14.25 | Jiangbei | |||
● | ● | Jiangbeicheng | 江北城 | Line 9 | 1.00 | 15.25 | |||
● | ● | Wulidian | 五里店 | Line 9 Loop line | 1.30 | 16.55 | |||
● | ● | Hongtudi | 红土地 | Line 10 | 1.45 | 18.00 | |||
● | ● | Huangnibang | 黄泥磅 | 1.35 | 19.35 | ||||
● | ● | Hongqihegou | 红旗河沟 | Line 3 | 1.20 | 20.55 | Yubei | ||
● | ● | Huahuiyuan | 花卉园 | 4 | 1.35 | 21.90 | |||
● | ● | Dalongshan | 大龙山 | Line 5 | 1.85 | 23.75 | |||
● | ● | Ranjiaba | 冉家坝 | Line 5 Loop line | 0.70 | 24.45 | |||
● | ● | Guangdianyuan | 光电园 | 2.15 | 26.60 | ||||
● | ● | Dazhulin | 大竹林 | 3.05 | 29.65 | ||||
● | ● | Kangzhuang | 康庄 | 0.80 | 30.45 | ||||
● | ● | Jiuquhe | 九曲河 | 2.15 | 32.6 | ||||
● | ● | ● | Lijia | 礼嘉 | 1.60 | 34.20 | |||
● | ● | Jinshansi | 金山寺 | 15 | 1.35 | 35.55 | |||
● | ● | Caojiawan | 曹家湾 | 5.15 | 40.70 | Beibei | |||
● | ● | Caijia | 蔡家 | 1.90 | 42.60 | ||||
● | Xiangjiagang | 向家岗 | 1.95 | 44.55 | |||||
● | Longfengxi | 龙凤溪 | 8.75 | 53.30 | |||||
● | Zhuangyuanbei | 状元碑 | 1.75 | 55.05 | |||||
● | Southwest University[3] | 西南大学[3] | 2.90 | 57.95 | |||||
● | Beibei | 北碚 | 1.80 | 59.75 | |||||
International Expo branch | |||||||||
● | Happy Valley | 欢乐谷 | 15 | 2.38 | 36.58 | Yubei | |||
● | Huangmaoping | 黄茅坪 | 2.80 | 39.38 | |||||
● | Gaoyikou | 高义口 | 3.44 | 42.82 | |||||
● | International Expo Center | 国博中心 | 2.32 | 45.14 | |||||
● | Yuelai | 悦来 | Line 10 | 1.08 | 46.21 | ||||
● | Wangjiazhuang | 王家庄 | Line 10 | 2.03 | 48.24 | ||||
● | Qingxihe | 清溪河 | 2.31 | 50.55 | Beibei | ||||
● | Liujiayuanzi | 刘家院子 | 2.10 | 52.65 | |||||
● | Siyuan | 思源 | 2.94 | 55.59 | |||||
● | Fuxing | 复兴 | 1.70 | 57.29 | |||||
● | Hongyanping | 红岩坪 | 1.26 | 58.55 | |||||
● | Shaheba | 沙河坝 | 1.45 | 59.99 | |||||
Under Construction
Covering a distance of 6.7 km,[4] this extension starts from Liujiaping station and branches off towards Chongqing East Station, with 2 stations in between.[4] The project began on 28 March 2022.[5]
Station № |
Station name | Connections | Location | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Chinese | |||||
6/** | Chongqing E. | 重庆东站 | 24 27 Chongqingdong |
Nan'an | ||
6/** | Changshenglaojie | 长生老街 | ||||
6/** | Baileyuan | 百乐园 | ||||
6/04 | Liujiaping | 刘家坪 | ||||
Features
Caijia Rail Transit Bridge
The line crosses the Jialing River via Caijia Rail Transit Bridge (Chinese: 蔡家轨道大桥). Construction work began in October 2010 and it was completed in December 2013.[6]
References
- ^ 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高 达到257.4万乘次.
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- ^ a b "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.
- ^ a b "轨道交通6号线东延项目可研获批 全长6.7公里". 2022-01-16.
- ^ "轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工". 2022-03-28.
- ^ "重庆市蔡家轨道大桥". Retrieved 2022-09-09.