Line 1 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

Line 1 of CRT runs westwards from Chaotianmen to Bishan. Line 1 began operation on 28 July 2011.[2]

Line 1
Overview
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChongqing Rail Transit
Operator(s)Chongqing Rail Transit Corporation Limited
Daily ridership690,000 (2016 Peak)[1]
History
Opened28 July 2011; 13 years ago (2011-07-28)
Technical
Line length43.71 km (27.16 mi)
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph) (peak)
Route map

Chaotianmen
ferry/water interchange
Xiaoshizi
     Line 6
Jiaochangkou
     Line 2
Qixinggang
     Line 10
Lianglukou
Chongqing railway station Bus interchange      Line 3
Eling
Daping
     Line 2
Shiyoulu
Xietaizi
Shiqiaopu
     Line 5
Gaomiaocun
Majiayan Depot
Majiayan
Xiaolongkan
     Line 9
Shapingba
Shapingba railway station      Loop line      Line 9
Yanggongqiao
Lieshimu
Ciqikou
Shijingpo
Shuangbei
Laijiaqiao Depot
Laijiaqiao
Weidianyuan
Chenjiaqiao
Bus interchange
Daxuecheng
Jiandingpo
Bishan
Bishan Depot

Line 1 runs 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from Chaotianmen in downtown Chongqing west to Shapingba, and eventually all the way to Shuangbei for a total length of 22.4 km (13.9 mi). It is the city's first all-heavy rail metro line and the second completed in Western China. Passenger capacity of the line is 36,000 passengers/hour/direction.

In 1992, the Chongqing government had signed a Build-Operate-Transfer in 1992 with a Hong Kong company, and provided the land for the project, but work ceased in 1997 due to legal issues.[citation needed] Work resumed on the first stretch of the line (from Chaotianmen to Shapingba) on 9 June 2007, and opened to limited operation on July 28.[3] An extension from Shapingba to Daxuecheng (University Town) began in 2009 and opened on December 21, 2012 before receiving a short extension from Daxuecheng to Jiandingpo a year later. And an extension, running from Jiandingpo to Bishan also opened on December 30, 2019, making Line 1 the first CRT line to reach areas outside Metropolitan Chongqing.[4] The latest extension from Xiaoshizi to Chaotianmen has been opened on 31 December 2020, making Line 1 a completely finished subway line.

Line 1 has 25 stations, including from east to west: Chaotianmen, Xiaoshizi, Jiaochangkou, Qixinggang, Lianglukou, Eling, Daping, Shiyoulu, Xietaizi, Shiqiaopu, Gaomiaocun, Majiayan, Xiaolongkan, Shapingba, Yanggongqiao, Lieshimu, Ciqikou, Shijingpo, Shuangbei, Laijiaqiao, Weidianyuan, Chenjiaqiao, Daxuecheng (University Town), Jiandingpo and Bishan stations.

Line 1 has transfer interchange stations with Line 6 at Xiaoshizi and Line 2 at Jiaochangkou in Jiefangbei CBD and at Daping and Line 3 at Lianglukou, which is near Chongqing railway station in central Yuzhong. Line 1 is also transferable with the Loop Line at Shapingba, although out-of-station transfer is currently needed due to construction setbacks on the interchange channel and concourse connecting the two subway lines.

Opening timeline

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Segment Commencement Length Station(s) Name
Jiaochangkou – Shapingba 28 July 2011 14.2 km (8.82 mi) 10 Phase 1 (initial section)
Xiaoshizi – Jiaochangkou 27 September 2011 1.4 km (0.87 mi) 1 Phase 1 (remaining section)
Gaomiaocun 17 November 2011 Infill station 1
Shapingba – Daxuecheng 20 December 2012 19.7 km (12.24 mi) 7 Phase 2
Weidianyuan 28 March 2013 Infill station 1
Majiayan 25 September 2013 Infill station 1
Shijingpo 28 September 2014 Infill station 1
Daxuecheng – Jiandingpo 30 December 2014 1.9 km (1.18 mi) 1 Extension of Phase 2
Jiandingpo – Bishan 30 December 2019[5] 5.6 km (3.48 mi)[4] 1 Extension to Bishan
Xiaoshizi – Chaotianmen 31 December 2020 0.8 km (0.50 mi)[6] 1 Extension to Chaotianmen

Service routes

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Current stations

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Service
routes
Station
Station name Connections Distance
km
Location
English Chinese
 
  
Chaotianmen 朝天门 - 0.00 Yuzhong
 
  
Xiaoshizi 小什字      Line 6  18  0.66 0.66
 
  
Jiaochangkou 较场口      Line 2 1.36 2.02
 
  
Qixinggang 七星岗      Line 10  18  0.85 2.87
 
  
Lianglukou 两路口      Line 3   CQW 1.44 4.30
 
  
Eling 鹅岭 1.60 5.90
 
  
Daping 大坪      Line 2 1.73 7.63
 
  
Shiyoulu 石油路 1.16 8.79
 
  
Xietaizi 歇台子      Line 5      Line 18 1.03 9.82 Jiulongpo
 
  
Shiqiaopu 石桥铺      Line 5  27  1.25 11.07
 
  
Gaomiaocun 高庙村 1.68 12.75 Shapingba
 
  
Majiayan 马家岩 1.20 13.95
 
  
Xiaolongkan 小龙坎      Line 9 1.09 15.03
 
  
Shapingba 沙坪坝      Line 9      Loop line  27 
  CYW
0.87 15.90
 
  
Yanggongqiao 杨公桥 1.17 17.08
 
  
Lieshimu 烈士墓 0.82 17.90
 
  
Ciqikou 磁器口  27  1.05 18.95
 
  
Shijingpo 石井坡 1.40 20.35
 
  
Shuangbei 双碑 1.90 22.25
 
  
Laijiaqiao 赖家桥 7.00 29.25
 
  
Weidianyuan 微电园  7  1.77 31.02
 
  
Chenjiaqiao 陈家桥  15  3.35 34.37
 
  
Daxuecheng 大学城  17  1.90 36.27
 
  
Jiandingpo 尖顶坡 1.55 37.81
 
  
Bishan 璧山  Bishan Tram [a]
 Bitong   27  [7]
5.90 43.71 Bishan

Notes

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  1. ^ Out of system transfer

References

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  1. ^ "重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高 达到257.4万乘次".
  2. ^ Chongqing Metro Line 1 into trial operation Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Chongqing's Metro Line 1 Now Open". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  4. ^ a b "重庆轨道交通首次驶出主城 1号线璧山站要来了". 2019-11-13.
  5. ^ "重庆又有两段轨道开通:1号线尖璧段、环线西南半环". 2019-12-30.
  6. ^ "重庆轨道交通一号线朝天门至小什字段、五号线一期南段(跳磴至石桥铺段)、六号线支线二期(悦来至沙河坝段)、环线重庆图书馆至重庆西站至二郎段工程初期运营前安全评估服务招标公告". 2020-08-21. Archived from the original on 2020-08-30.
  7. ^ "重庆轨道交通15号线计划年内开建 27号线明年开建". 2019-07-23. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019.