Bishan Station (Chongqing Rail Transit)
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Bishan is a
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on Line 1 of
Chongqing Rail Transit The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment ...
in Shuanglong Avenue, Bicheng Subdistrict,
Bishan District Bishan () is one of the districts of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is west of Chenjiaping in downtown Chongqing. Formerly a county, it became a district on 6 June 2014. Administrative divisions Bishan administers ...
,
Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
Municipality, China. The station opened on December 30, 2019. It is CRT's first station to be built outside of the Metropolitan Area of Chongqing.


Connections

The metro station is connected to the northern terminus of the Bishan rubber-tyred tram.


Station structure


Floors


Line 1 platform

An
island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
is used for Line 1 trains. Line 1 trains can access the Bishan Metro Depot by using the
railway junction A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. The physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge) is provided by turnouts (US: switc ...
. The station acts as a reversing station using its
scissors crossover A railroad switch ( AE), turnout, or (set of) points ( CE) is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. Design T ...
for trains to switch direction as their service to Bishan terminates. ;Platform Layout ''The railway junction is located on the left side of this diagram''


Exits

There are a total of 3 entrances/exits for the station.


Future development

It will be an interchange station between Line 1 and
Bitong Line The Bitong line of the Chongqing Suburban Railway is a suburban rapid transit line in Chongqing, China. It connects Tongliangxi station, Tongliangxi in Tongliang, Chongqing, Tongliang District with Bishan station (Chongqing Rail Transit), Bishan ...
in 2023. Line 27 is also under construction.


References

Railway stations in China opened in 2019 Chongqing Rail Transit stations 2019 establishments in Chongqing {{Chongqing-railstation-stub