Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit) Explained


Type:	Rapid transit
System:	Chongqing Rail Transit
Status:	operational
Start:	(Main line) (International Expo branch)
End:	(Main line) (International Expo branch)
Stations:	40 (28 on the main line) (12 on International Expo branch)
Daily Ridership:	452,300 (2016 Peak)^[1]
Operator:	Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Linelength:	85.54km (53.15miles)
Gauge:	1435 mm
Speed:	100 km/h (peak)

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 85.62NaN2 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	13.912NaN2	9	Phase 1 (initial section)
Kangzhuang - Lijia	26 December 2012	3.92NaN2	1	Phase 1 (2nd section)
Ranjiaba	20 January 2013	Infill station	1
Lijia - Yuelai	15 May 2013	12.12NaN2	2	International Expo line Phase 1
Lijia - Beibei	31 December 2013	23.42NaN2	4	Phase 2 (northern section)
Jiuquhe, Tiansheng	28 September 2014	Infill stations	2
Xiangjiagang	26 November 2014	Infill station	1
Chayuan - Wulidian	30 December 2014	19.22NaN2	7	Phase 1 (final section) & Phase 2 (southern section)
Pingchang, 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	13.992NaN2^[2]	7	International Expo line Phase 2

Stations (south to north)

Operational

Service routes			Station №	Station name	Connections	Distance		Location
Service routes			Station №		Connections	Distance		Location

●	●					-	0.00	Nan'an
●	●					1.40	1.40
●	●					1.70	3.10
●	●					1.80	4.90
●	●					6.70	11.60
●	●					1.40	13.00	Yuzhong
●	●					1.25	14.25	Jiangbei
●	●					1.00	15.25
●	●					1.30	16.55
●	●					1.45	18.00
●	●					1.35	19.35
●	●					1.20	20.55	Yubei
●	●					1.35	21.90
●	●					1.85	23.75
●	●					0.70	24.45
●	●					2.15	26.60
●	●					3.05	29.65
●	●					0.80	30.45
●	●					2.15	32.6
●	●	●				1.60	34.20
●	●					1.35	35.55
●	●					5.15	40.70	Beibei
●	●					1.90	42.60
	●					1.95	44.55
	●					8.75	53.30
	●					1.75	55.05
	●			^[3]		2.90	57.95
	●					1.80	59.75
International Expo branch
		●				2.38	36.58	Yubei
		●				2.80	39.38
		●				3.44	42.82
		●				2.32	45.14
		●				1.08	46.21
		●				2.03	48.24
		●				2.31	50.55	Beibei
		●				2.10	52.65
		●				2.94	55.59
		●				1.70	57.29
		●				1.26	58.55
		●				1.45	59.99

Under Construction

Covering a distance of 6.7 km, 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 №	Connections	Location
Station №	Connections	Location

6/**	Chongqingdong	Nan'an
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Features

Caijia Rail Transit Bridge

The line crosses the Jialing River via Caijia Rail Transit Bridge . Construction work began in October 2010 and it was completed in December 2013.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: http://cq.qq.com/a/20161002/003480.htm . zh:重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高达到257.4万乘次.
Web site: 重庆轨道交通一号线朝天门至小什字段、五号线一期南段（跳磴至石桥铺段）、六号线支线二期（悦来至沙河坝段）、环线重庆图书馆至重庆西站至二郎段工程初期运营前安全评估服务招标公告. 2020-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830044104/http://www.cqjtkt.cn/news/2020821/2020821154913325189.htm. 2020-08-30. live.
Web site: 重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名. 2019-11-30.
Web site: 轨道交通6号线东延项目可研获批全长6.7公里. 2022-01-16.
Web site: 轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工. 2022-03-28.
Web site: 重庆市蔡家轨道大桥 . 2022-09-09.