Line 1 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

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

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.

  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. ^ "重庆轨道交通首次驶出主城 1号线璧山站要来了". 2019-11-13.