CRT Line 6 (and the branch line branded as International Expo line) is the second
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 acceleratio ...
subway line in
Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
, as well as being the longest rapid transit line in China, at long. It opened with provisional revenue service on September 28, 2012, and connects Nan'an, Yuzhong, and Jiangbei districts in central Chongqing.
Opening timeline
Stations (south to north)
Operational
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.
The project began on 28 March 2022.
Features
Caijia Rail Transit Bridge
The line crosses the
Jialing River
The Jialing River, formerly known by numerous other names, is a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan Basin. It is named after the Jialing Valley in Feng County, Shaanxi through which it flows.
The Jialing River's most notable c ...
via Caijia Rail Transit Bridge (). Construction work began in October 2010 and it was completed in December 2013.
References
{{Chongqing Rail Transit
Railway lines opened in 2012
2012 establishments in Chongqing