The Bishan rubber-tyred tram (), or Bishan SkyShuttle (), is an elevated

rubber-tyred metro A rubber-tyred metro or rubber-tired metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tires that run on rolling pads inside guide bars for traction, as well as traditional ...

line in

Bishan District Bishan () is one of the District (People's Republic of China), 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. Admini ...

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The long line has 15 stations. It runs from north to south, starting at Bishan station 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 ...

, and finishing at

Bishan railway station Bishan railway station is a railway station of Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway located in Qinggang Subdistrict, Bishan District, Chongqing, China. Construction began on 29 December 2013. It was opened on 26 December 2015 which brought an ...

, on the

Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway The Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway () is a long high-speed railway that connects the cities of Chengdu (Sichuan) and Chongqing in southwestern China, with a maximum speed of . The route passes through most of the same cities that the olde ...

History

Construction began on 22 February 2019. The line opened on 16 April 2021.

Stations

Technology

BYD's '' SkyShuttle'' system () is used. The vehicles are driverless and can reach a maximum speed of . This line is the first SkyShuttle installation to open to the public. It should not be confused with another product (SkyRail) of BYD Company which is monorail.

References

{{Chongqing transit 2021 establishments in China Rubber-tyred metros Rail transport in Chongqing