Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

CRT Line 6 (and the branch line branded as International Expo line) is the second heavy rail subway line in Chongqing. It opened with provisional revenue service on September 28, 2012, and connects Nan'an, Yuzhong, and Jiangbei districts in central Chongqing.

Interior of a Line 6 train

Line 6
6
Hongqihegou Station platform
Overview
Status	operational
Termini	Chayuan Beibei
Stations	40 (28 on the main line) (12 on the International Expo branch)
Service
Type	rapid transit
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Daily ridership	452,300 (2016 Peak)[1]
History
Opened	28 September 2012
Technical
Line length	85.54 km (53.15 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Operating speed	100 km/h (peak)
Route map Chongqing East Railway Station Yumalu Qiangweilu Chayuan Qiujiawan Changshengqiao Liujiaping Changsheng Depot Tongluo Mountains  Loop  Shangxinjie Dongshuimen Bridge across Yangtze River  1  Xiaoshizi Qianximen Bridge across Jialing River Grand Theater Line 9 to Xinqiao Jiangbeicheng  9  Wulidian  Loop   9  Line 9 to Huashigou Hongtudi  10  Huangnibang  3  Hongqihegou Flower Garden Line 5 to Tiaodeng  5  Dalongshan Ranjiaba  Loop   5  Line 5 to Yuegangbeilu Optical Electronics Zone Dazhulin Depot Dazhulin Kangzhuang Jiuquhe International Expo branch Lijia Happy Valley Jinshansi Huangmaoping Gaoyikou Caijia Bridge across Jialing River Caojiawan International Expo Center Caijia  10  Yuelai Xiangjiagang  10  Wangjiazhuang Zhongliang Mountains Qingxi River Longfengxi Depot Caojiawan Depot Longfengxi Liujiayuanzi Zhuangyuanbei Siyuan Southwest University Fuxing Beibei Hongyanping Shaheba

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Wulidian – Kangzhuang	28 September 2012	13.91 km (8.64 mi)	9	Phase 1 (initial section)
Kangzhuang – Lijia	26 December 2012	3.9 km (2.42 mi)	1	Phase 1 (2nd section)
Ranjiaba	20 January 2013	Infill station	1
Lijia – Yuelai	15 May 2013	12.1 km (7.52 mi)	2	International Expo line Phase 1
Lijia – Beibei	31 December 2013	23.4 km (14.54 mi)	4	Phase 2 (northern section)
Jiuquhe, Tiansheng	28 September 2014	Infill stations	2
Xiangjiagang	26 November 2014	Infill station	1
Chayuan – Wulidian	30 December 2014	19.2 km (11.93 mi)	7	Phase 1 (final section) & Phase 2 (southern section)
Pingchang,[lower-alpha 1] Huangmaoping	28 February 2015	Infill stations	2
Caojiawan, Gaoyikou	26 October 2015	Infill stations	2
Jiangbeicheng	28 January 2016	Infill station	1
Yuelai – Shaheba	31 December 2020	13.99 km (8.69 mi)[2]	7	International Expo line Phase 2

1. Currently named as Happy Valley.

Stations (south to north)

Service routes			Station №	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
				English	Chinese
●	●		6/01	Chayuan	茶园		0.00	0.00	Nan'an
●	●		6/02	Qiujiawan	邱家湾		1.40	1.40
●	●		6/03	Changshengqiao	长生桥		1.70	3.10
●	●		6/04	Liujiaping	刘家坪		1.80	4.90
●	●		6/05	Shangxinjie	上新街	Loop	6.70	11.60
●	●		6/06	Xiaoshizi	小什字	1	1.40	13.00	Yuzhong
●	●		6/07	Grand Theater	大剧院		1.25	14.25	Jiangbei
●	●		6/08	Jiangbeicheng	江北城	9	1.00	15.25
●	●		6/09	Wulidian	五里店	9   Loop	1.30	16.55
●	●		6/10	Hongtudi	红土地	10	1.45	18.00
●	●		6/11	Huangnibang	黄泥磅		1.35	19.35
●	●		6/12	Hongqihegou	红旗河沟	3	1.20	20.55	Yubei
●	●		6/13	Huahuiyuan	花卉园	4	1.35	21.90
●	●		6/14	Dalongshan	大龙山	5	1.85	23.75
●	●		6/15	Ranjiaba	冉家坝	5   Loop	0.70	24.45
●	●		6/16	Guangdianyuan	光电园		2.15	26.60
●	●		6/17	Dazhulin	大竹林		3.05	29.65
●	●		6/18	Kangzhuang	康庄		0.80	30.45
●	●		6/19	Jiuquhe	九曲河		2.15	32.6
●	●	●	6/20	Lijia	礼嘉		1.60	34.20
●	●	❘	6/21	Jinshansi	金山寺		1.35	35.55
●	●	❘	6/22	Caojiawan	曹家湾		5.15	40.70	Beibei
●	●	❘	6/23	Caijia	蔡家		1.90	42.60
	●	❘	6/24	Xiangjiagang	向家岗		1.95	44.55
	●	❘	6/25	Longfengxi	龙凤溪		8.75	53.30
	●	❘	6/26	Zhuangyuanbei	状元碑		1.75	55.05
	●	❘	6/27	Southwest University[3]	西南大学[3]		2.90	57.95
	●	❘	6/28	Beibei	北碚		1.80	59.75
International Expo branch
		●	6/29	Happy Valley	欢乐谷		2.38	36.58	Yubei
		●	6/30	Huangmaoping	黄茅坪		2.80	39.38
		●	6/31	Gaoyikou	高义口		3.44	42.82
		●	6/32	International Expo Center	国博中心		2.32	45.14
		●	6/33	Yuelai	悦来	10	1.08	46.21
		●	6/34	Wangjiazhuang	王家庄	10	2.03	48.24
		●	6/35	Qingxihe	清溪河		2.31	50.55	Beibei
		●	6/36	Liujiayuanzi	刘家院子		2.10	52.65
		●	6/37	Siyuan	思源		2.94	55.59
		●	6/38	Fuxing	复兴		1.70	57.29
		●	6/39	Hongyanping	红岩坪		1.26	58.55
		●	6/40	Shaheba	沙河坝		1.45	59.99

Under Planning

Line 6 (main line)

• Currently under planning & review

Eastern extension

Covering a distance of 5.2 km (3.2 mi), this 3 station extension starts from the existing southern terminus Chayuan and ends at Chongqing East Railway Station (Chongqingdong Railway Station), with 2 stations in between. Construction is expected to begin in 2020, with an estimated completion in 2023. The project is currently under planning and review.[4]

Station №	Station name		Connections	Location
	English	Chinese
6/TBA	Chongqing East Railway Station	重庆东站	8   24   27	Nan'an
6/TBA	Yumalu	玉马路
6/TBA	Qiangweilu	蔷薇路

Notes

References

1. 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高 达到257.4万乘次.
2. "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.
3. "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.
4. 重庆市城市轨道交通第四期第一批建设规划（2019-2024年）环境影响评价公众参与第二次公示. Chongqing Housing and Construction Committee (in Chinese). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.