CRT Line 6 (and the branch line branded as International Expo line) is the second
heavy rail subway
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Transportation
* Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems
* Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle
* Subway (George Bush Intercontin ...
line in
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...
, as well as being the longest rapid transit line in China, at 85.6 km long. It opened with provisional revenue service on September 28, 2012, and connects Nan'an, Yuzhong, and Jiangbei districts in central Chongqing.
Opening timeline
Stations (south to north)
Operational
Under Construction
Covering a distance of 6.7 km,
this extension starts from
Liujiaping station
Liujiaping is a station on Line 6 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing municipality, China. It is located in Nan'an District
Nan'an District (), is one of the six central districts of Chongqing municipality, China. It covers an area of 26 ...
and branches off towards
Chongqing East Station, with 2 stations in between.
The project began on 28 March 2022.
Features
Caijia Rail Transit Bridge
The line crosses the
Jialing River
The Jialing River, formerly known by numerous other names, is a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan Basin. It is named after the Jialing Valley in Feng County, Shaanxi through which it flows.
The Jialing River's most notable ...
via Caijia Rail Transit Bridge (). Construction work began in October 2010 and it was completed in December 2013.
References
{{Chongqing Rail Transit
Railway lines opened in 2012
2012 establishments in China