Line 2 of
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runs southeastward from to . Line 2 began operation as the first metro line in the West of China on 18 June 2005. It was subsequently expanded 1 June 2006 from to
Xinshancun, and on 30 December 2014 to
Yudong. The line was China's first heavy
monorail
A monorail (from " mono", meaning "one", and " rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam.
Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accura ...
line, built using
Japan's ODA and
Hitachi Monorail
The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi Rail.
List of notable Hitachi monorails
Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations:
All Hitachi trains except those on Japan's o ...
technology.
Line 2, which currently runs and services 25 stations, begins as a subway under downtown Jiefangbei, then runs west along the southern bank of the Jialing River on an elevated line, and then turns south into the city's southwestern inner suburbs, looping back east to terminate at Yudong in
Ba'nan
Banan District (), formerly Ba County, is a district of Chongqing municipality.
Geography and Climate
Banan, situated in the south of Sichuan Basin, has a diversity of terrains including mountains, hills, wetlands and flood beds. The lowest poin ...
.
Opening timeline
Service routes
* – (8 car route)
* –
Current Stations
Notes
References
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Railway lines opened in 2005
2005 establishments in China
Monorails
Monorails in China