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
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Overview
Termini	Chaotianmen Bishan
Stations	25
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Chongqing Rail Transit Corporation Limited
Daily ridership	690,000 (2016 Peak)[1]
History
Opened	28 July 2011
Technical
Line length	43.71 km (27.16 mi)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph) (peak)
Route map Chaotianmen Xiaoshizi  6  Jiaochangkou  2  Qixinggang  10  Lianglukou  3  Eling Daping  2  Shiyoulu Xietaizi  5  Line 5 to North Yuegang Road Shiqiaopu  5  Gaomiaocun Line 5 to Tiaodeng Majiayan Depot Majiayan Xiaolongkan  9  Shapingba  Loop   9  Yanggongqiao Lieshimu Ciqikou Shijingpo Shuangbei Zhongliang Mts. Laijiaqiao Depot Laijiaqiao Weidianyuan Chenjiaqiao Daxuecheng Jiandingpo Jinyun Mts. Bishan  S2  Bishan Depot Line S2 to Jinlong = Virtual interchange: transport card only, re-entry required.

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 subway 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. 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

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jiaochangkou – Shapingba	28 July 2011	14.2 km (8.82 mi)	11	Phase 1 (initial section)
Xiaoshizi – Jiaochangkou	27 September 2011	1.4 km (0.87 mi)	1	Phase 1 (final section)
Gaomiaocun	17 November 2011	Infill station	1
Shapingba – Daxuecheng	20 December 2012	19.7 km (12.24 mi)	7	Phase 2 (initial section)
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	Phase 2 (final section)
Jiandingpo – Bishan	30 December 2019[5]	5.6 km (3.48 mi)[4]	1	Western extension
Xiaoshizi – Chaotianmen	31 December 2020	0.8 km (0.50 mi)[6]	1	Ext. to Chaotianmen

Service routes

• Xiaoshizi – Bishan
• Xiaoshizi – Shuangbei

Current stations

Service routes		Station №	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
			English	Chinese
●	●	1/01	Chaotianmen	朝天门		0.00	0.00	Yuzhong
●	●	1/02	Xiaoshizi	小什字	6	0.66	0.66
●	●	1/03	Jiaochangkou	较场口	2	1.36	2.02
●	●	1/04	Qixinggang	七星岗	10	0.85	2.87
●	●	1/05	Lianglukou	两路口	3  CQW	1.44	4.30
●	●	1/06	Eling	鹅岭		1.60	5.90
●	●	1/07	Daping	大坪	2	1.73	7.63
●	●	1/08	Shiyoulu	石油路		1.16	8.79
●	●	1/09	Xietaizi	歇台子	5	1.03	9.82	Jiulongpo
●	●	1/10	Shiqiaopu	石桥铺	5	1.25	11.07
●	●	1/11	Gaomiaocun	高庙村		1.68	12.75	Shapingba
●	●	1/12	Majiayan	马家岩		1.20	13.95
●	●	1/13	Xiaolongkan	小龙坎	9	1.09	15.03
●	●	1/14	Shapingba	沙坪坝	9   Loop  [lower-alpha 1] CYW	0.87	15.90
●	●	1/15	Yanggongqiao	杨公桥		1.17	17.08
●	●	1/16	Lieshimu	烈士墓		0.82	17.90
●	●	1/17	Ciqikou	磁器口		1.05	18.95
●	●	1/18	Shijingpo	石井坡		1.40	20.35
●	●	1/19	Shuangbei	双碑		1.90	22.25
●		1/20	Laijiaqiao	赖家桥		7.00	29.25
●		1/21	Weidianyuan	微电园		1.77	31.02
●		1/22	Chenjiaqiao	陈家桥		3.35	34.37
●		1/23	Daxuecheng	大学城		1.90	36.27
●		1/24	Jiandingpo	尖顶坡		1.55	37.81
●		1/25	Bishan	璧山	S2  (Bitong line)  27 [7]	5.90	43.71	Bishan

1. Out of system transfer via Shapingba (Loop line)

Notes

References

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