Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport, previously known simply as Jiangbei Airport, is an interchange station of Line 3 ( straddle beam

monorail A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and "rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, ...

) and Line 10 (

heavy rail Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid accelerati ...

subway) 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 ...

Yubei District Yubei District (), literally meaning ''the north of Yu'' (with ''Yu'' being an abbreviation for Chongqing), is a district of Chongqing municipality, bordering Sichuan province to the north. Lianglu, which is a town administered by Yubei District, ...

of Chongqing Municipality, China.Transportation in Chongqing
/ref> The station opened in 2011 with Line 3 and was expanded in 2017 with Line 10, alongside changing to its current name to differentiate itself from the station at Terminal 3A of the airport. It serves the airport terminals in which the station's name derived from (Terminals 2A & 2B of

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is located in Yubei District, Chongqing, China. The airport's IATA Airport code, CKG, is derived from the city's former romanized name, Chungking. Jiangbei airport is also a 128-hour transit visa-fre ...

) and its surrounding area, including Terminal 1 before its temporary closure since 2017.

Station Structure

Line 3

There are 2

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for Line 3 trains. Only 1 platform is in use as the station is the terminal station for North-bound trains. These trains switch beam (

tracks) from right to left before entering the station and stopping at the platform for South-bound trains, where they would terminate. Trains then let south-bound passengers board and would head for that direction (towards Yudong).

Line 10

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is used for Line 10 trains travelling in both directions.

Exits

There are a total of 8 entrances/exits for the station.

Surroundings

Terminal 3 of Jiangbei Airport station Terminal 3 of Jiangbei Airport is a metro station of Line 10 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Yubei District of Chongqing Municipality, China. It serves the airport terminal in which the station's name derived from (Terminal 3A of Chongqing Jiangbe ...

(a Line 10 Station)

References