Bishan is a 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 ...

in Shuanglong Avenue, Bicheng Subdistrict,

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 ...

Municipality, China. The station opened on December 30, 2019. It is CRT's first station to be built outside of the Metropolitan Area of Chongqing.

Connections

The metro station is connected to the northern terminus of the

Bishan rubber-tyred tram The Bishan rubber-tyred tram (), or Bishan SkyShuttle (), is an elevated rubber-tyred metro line in Bishan District, Chongqing, China. The long line has 15 stations. It runs from north to south, starting at Bishan station on Line 1 of Chongqing ...

Station Structure

Floors

Line 1 Platform

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

is used for Line 1 trains. Line 1 trains can access the Bishan Metro Depot by using the

railway junction A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge), provided by ''points'' ( ...

. The station acts as a reversing station using its

scissors crossover A railroad switch (), turnout, or ''set ofpoints () is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. The most common type ...

for trains to switch direction as their service to Bishan terminates. ;Platform Layout ''The railway junction is located on the left side of this diagram''

Exits

There are a total of 3 entrances/exits for the station.

Future Development

It will be an interchange station between Line 1 and Bitong Line in 2023. Line 27 is also under construction.

References

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