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. It opened with provisional revenue service on September 28, 2012, and connects Nan'an, Yuzhong, and Jiangbei districts in central Chongqing.

Interior of a Line 6 train
Line 6
 6 
Hongqihegou Station platform
Overview
Statusoperational
TerminiChayuan
Beibei
Stations40

(28 on the main line)

(12 on the International Expo branch)
Service
Typerapid transit
SystemChongqing Rail Transit
Operator(s)Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Daily ridership452,300 (2016 Peak)[1]
History
Opened28 September 2012 (2012-09-28)
Technical
Line length85.54 km (53.15 mi)
Track gauge1435 mm
Operating speed100 km/h (peak)
Route map

Chongqing East Railway Station
Yumalu
Qiangweilu
Chayuan
Qiujiawan
Changshengqiao
Liujiaping
Changsheng Depot
Tongluo Mountains
 Loop 
Shangxinjie
 1 
Xiaoshizi
Grand Theater
Line 9 to Xinqiao
Jiangbeicheng
 9 
Wulidian
 Loop   9 
Line 9 to Huashigou
Hongtudi
 10 
Huangnibang
 3 
Hongqihegou
Flower Garden
Line 5 to Tiaodeng
 5 
Dalongshan
Ranjiaba
 Loop   5 
Line 5 to Yuegangbeilu
Optical Electronics Zone
Dazhulin Depot
Dazhulin
Kangzhuang
Jiuquhe
International
Expo branch
Lijia
Happy Valley
Jinshansi
Huangmaoping
Gaoyikou
Caijia Bridge
across Jialing River
Caojiawan
International
Expo Center
Caijia
 10 
Yuelai
Xiangjiagang
 10 
Wangjiazhuang
Zhongliang Mountains
Qingxi River
Longfengxi Depot
Caojiawan Depot
Longfengxi
Liujiayuanzi
Zhuangyuanbei
Siyuan
Southwest University
Fuxing
Beibei
Hongyanping
Shaheba

Opening timeline

SegmentCommencementLengthStation(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 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,[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. Currently named as Happy Valley.

Stations (south to north)

Service
routes
Station
Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
6/01 Chayuan 茶园 0.00 0.00 Nan'an
6/02 Qiujiawan 邱家湾 1.40 1.40
6/03 Changshengqiao 长生桥 1.70 3.10
6/04 Liujiaping 刘家坪 1.80 4.90
6/05 Shangxinjie 上新街  Loop  6.70 11.60
6/06 Xiaoshizi 小什字  1  1.40 13.00 Yuzhong
6/07 Grand Theater 大剧院 1.25 14.25 Jiangbei
6/08 Jiangbeicheng 江北城  9  1.00 15.25
6/09 Wulidian 五里店  9   Loop  1.30 16.55
6/10 Hongtudi 红土地  10  1.45 18.00
6/11 Huangnibang 黄泥磅 1.35 19.35
6/12 Hongqihegou 红旗河沟  3  1.20 20.55 Yubei
6/13 Huahuiyuan 花卉园  4  1.35 21.90
6/14 Dalongshan 大龙山  5  1.85 23.75
6/15 Ranjiaba 冉家坝  5   Loop  0.70 24.45
6/16 Guangdianyuan 光电园 2.15 26.60
6/17 Dazhulin 大竹林 3.05 29.65
6/18 Kangzhuang 康庄 0.80 30.45
6/19 Jiuquhe 九曲河 2.15 32.6
6/20 Lijia 礼嘉 1.60 34.20
6/21 Jinshansi 金山寺 1.35 35.55
6/22 Caojiawan 曹家湾 5.15 40.70 Beibei
6/23 Caijia 蔡家 1.90 42.60
6/24 Xiangjiagang 向家岗 1.95 44.55
6/25 Longfengxi 龙凤溪 8.75 53.30
6/26 Zhuangyuanbei 状元碑 1.75 55.05
6/27 Southwest University[3] 西南大学[3] 2.90 57.95
6/28 Beibei 北碚 1.80 59.75
International Expo branch
6/29 Happy Valley 欢乐谷 2.38 36.58 Yubei
6/30 Huangmaoping 黄茅坪 2.80 39.38
6/31 Gaoyikou 高义口 3.44 42.82
6/32 International Expo Center 国博中心 2.32 45.14
6/33 Yuelai 悦来  10  1.08 46.21
6/34 Wangjiazhuang 王家庄  10  2.03 48.24
6/35 Qingxihe 清溪河 2.31 50.55 Beibei
6/36 Liujiayuanzi 刘家院子 2.10 52.65
6/37 Siyuan 思源 2.94 55.59
6/38 Fuxing 复兴 1.70 57.29
6/39 Hongyanping 红岩坪 1.26 58.55
6/40 Shaheba 沙河坝 1.45 59.99

Under Planning

Line 6 (main line)

  • Currently under planning & review
Eastern extension

Covering a distance of 5.2 km (3.2 mi), this 3 station extension starts from the existing southern terminus Chayuan and ends at Chongqing East Railway Station (Chongqingdong Railway Station), with 2 stations in between. Construction is expected to begin in 2020, with an estimated completion in 2023. The project is currently under planning and review.[4]

Station
Station name Connections Location
English Chinese
6/TBA Chongqing East Railway Station 重庆东站  8   24   27  Nan'an
6/TBA Yumalu 玉马路
6/TBA Qiangweilu 蔷薇路


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