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Native name | 重庆轨道交通 | ||
Owner | Chongqing City Transportation Development & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. | ||
Area served | Chongqing Urban Area | ||
Locale | Chongqing, China | ||
Transit type |
rapid transit straddle-beam monorail |
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Number of lines | 4 | ||
Line number | 1 2 3 6 | ||
Number of stations | 126 | ||
Daily ridership | 1.73 million (2015 Avg.) 2.6182 million (Peak on 30 December 2016) |
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Annual ridership | 630 million (2015) | ||
Chief executive | Le Mei (since 2015) | ||
Headquarters | 123 Renming Rd., Yuzhong District, Chongqing | ||
Website | http://www.cqmetro.cn | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 18 June 2005 | ||
Operator(s) | Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co., Ltd. | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 213 km (132 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1435 mm (Standard) | ||
Electrification |
1500 V DC overhead line 1500 V DC third rail |
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Average speed |
50 km/h (31 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) |
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Top speed |
100 km/h (62 mph) 75 km/h (47 mph) |
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Chongqing Rail Transit | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 重庆轨道交通 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 重慶軌道交通 | ||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chóngqìng Gǔidào Jiāotōng |
The Chongqing Rail Transit (CRT) also known as Chongqing Metro, is the metro system in the city of Chongqing, China and has been in operation since the year 2005. CRT serves transportation needs in the city's main business and entertainment downtown areas and inner suburbs. It is the oldest of the three metro systems in operation in the interior west of China, the others being Chengdu Metro, and Xi'an Metro which opened in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
As of December 2016[update], CRT consisted of four lines, with a total track length of 212.6 km (132.1 mi). Lines 1 and 6 are conventional heavy-rail subways, while Lines 2 and 3 are heavy-capacity monorails. Line 1 is the system's backbone connecting the most densely populated areas including the main Central Business Districts: Jiefangbei, Lianglukou, Daping, and Shapingba. Line 2 runs through three administrative districts in the central city (Yuzhong, Jiulongpo, and Dadukou). Line 6 runs from Jiangbei to Yubei. A system network of 18 lines in total is planned.