Line 3 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

Line 3
Line 3 train crossing Jialing River
Overview
Other name(s)	Line 3b or Konggang line (空港线)
Status	In Operation
Termini	Yudong / Bijin Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport /
Stations	45
Service
Type	Straddle-beam monorail
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Daily ridership	682,800 (2014 Daily Avg.)[1] 1,080,000 (2016 Peak)[2]
History
Opened	29 September 2011; 10 years ago (2011-09-29)
Technical
Line length	66 km (41 mi)
Route map Legend Line 2 to Jiaochangkou Yudong 2 Jinzhu Yuhulu Daojiao depot Xuetangwan Dashancun Huaxi Chalukou Jiugongli Qilong Bagongli Chongqing Jiaotong University Liugongli Chongqing Technology and Business University Sigongli Loop Nanping 10 Gongmao Tongyuanju Caiyuanba Bridge across Yangtze River Lianglukou 1 Niujiaotuo 2 across Jialing River Huaxinjie Guanyinqiao 9 Hongqihegou 6 Jiazhoulu 4 Zhengjiayuanzi Tangjiayuanzi Shiziping Chongqing N. Station S. Square Loop 10 Longtousi Tongjiayuanzi depot Tongjiayuanzi Jinyu Jintonglu Yuanyang The Expo Garden 5 Cuiyun Changfulu Huixing Shuanglong Konggang branch Bijin Jiangbei Airport Terminal 2 10 Huancheng North Road depot = Virtual interchange: transport card only, re-entry required. This diagram: view talk

Interior of a Line 3 train showing open gangway design.

Okinawa Urban Monorail, Like CRT Line 3, it is made by Hitachi.

CRT Line 3 (and the branch line branded as Konggang line) runs from north to south, linking the districts separated by Chongqing's two main rivers, the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) and Jialing rivers. Built by Japan's ODA project, it uses Hitachi, Ltd. monorail vehicles and technology. The first phase of the line began construction on 5 April 2007. The initial segment from Lianglukou to Yuanyang (18 stations, 17.5 km (10.9 mi)) opened on September 29, 2011, with a northern extension from Yuanyang to Jiangbei Airport opening on December 30, 2011^[3] and a southern extension from Ertang to terminus Yudong on December 28, 2012.^[4] At 55.5 km (34.5 mi), plus 9.97 km (6.20 mi) for the Jurenba branch line opened on December 28, 2016, Line 3 is the longest single monorail in the world by track length.^[5][6] Line 3 is also the world's busiest monorail line with a daily ridership of over 675,000 passengers per day.^[1]

There are interchange stations in central Yuzhong district for transfer to Jiefangbei CBD with Line 1 at Lianglukou and with Line 2 at Niujiaotuo.

Opening timeline[]

Service routes[]

• Yudong – Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport
• Yudong – Longtousi
• Jiugongli – Longtousi (8 car route)
• Sigongli – Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport
• Bijin –

Current Stations[]

Service routes				Station №	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
					English	Chinese
●				3/01	Yudong	鱼洞	2	0.00	0.00	Ba'nan
●				3/02	Jinzhu	金竹		1.95	1.95
●				3/03	Yuhulu	鱼胡路		1.65	3.60
●				3/04	Xuetangwan	学堂湾		2.25	5.85
●				3/05	Dashancun	大山村		1.65	7.50
●				3/06	Huaxi	花溪		2.30	9.80
●				3/07	Chalukou	岔路口		1.90	11.70
●	●			3/08	Jiugongli	九公里		1.20	12.90
●	●			3/09	Qilong	麒龙		1.00	13.90
●	●			3/10	Bagongli	八公里		1.35	15.25
●	●			3/11	Chongqing Jiaotong University[7]	重庆交通大学[7]		1.35	16.60	Nan'an
●	●			3/12	Liugongli	六公里		1.05	17.65
●	●			3/13	Chongqing Technology and Business University[7]	重庆工商大学[7]		1.05	18.70
●	●	●		3/14	Sigongli	四公里	Loop	1.05	19.75
●	●	●		3/15	Nanping	南坪	10	1.30	21.05
●	●	●		3/16	Gongmao	工贸		2.25	23.30
●	●	●		3/17	Tongyuanju	铜元局		1.30	24.60
●	●	●		3/18	Lianglukou	两路口	1 CQW	1.85	26.45	Yuzhong
●	●	●		3/19	Niujiaotuo	牛角沱	2	1.05	27.50
●	●	●		3/20	Huaxinjie	华新街		0.85	28.35	Jiangbei
●	●	●		3/21	Guanyinqiao	观音桥	9	1.15	29.50
●	●	●		3/22	Hongqihegou	红旗河沟	6	1.50	31.00	Yubei
●	●	●		3/23	Jiazhoulu	嘉州路	4	1.20	32.20
●	●	●		3/24	Zhengjiayuanzi	郑家院子		1.30	33.50
●	●	●		3/25	Tangjiayuanzi	唐家院子		1.00	34.50
●	●	●		3/26	Shiziping	狮子坪		1.05	35.55
●	●	●		3/27	Chongqing North Station (South Square)[a]	重庆北站南广场	10 Loop  YW  CUW	0.60	36.15
●	●	●		3/28	Longtousi	龙头寺		1.15	37.30
●		●		3/29	Tongjiayuanzi	童家院子		1.60	38.90
●		●		3/30	Jinyu	金渝		1.65	40.55
●		●		3/31	Jintonglu	金童路		1.20	41.75
●		●		3/32	Yuanyang	鸳鸯		2.25	44.00
●		●		3/33	The EXPO Garden	园博园	5[b]	1.55	45.55
●		●		3/34	Cuiyun	翠云		1.50	47.05
●		●		3/35	Changfulu	长福路		1.70	48.75
●		●		3/36	Huixing	回兴		1.90	50.65
●		●		3/37	Shuanglong	双龙		1.55	52.20
●		●	●	3/38	Bijin	碧津		2.10	54.30
●		●	❘	3/39	Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport	江北机场T2航站楼	10 CKG	3.40	57.70
Northern extension (also known as Konggang branch)
			●	3/40		双凤桥		2.00	59.70	Yubei
			●	3/41		空港广场		0.90	60.6
			●	3/42		高堡湖		2.05	62.65
			●	3/43		观月路		2.80	65.45
			●	3/44		莲花		1.20	66.65
			●	3/45		举人坝		1.60	68.25

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