Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

Line 6
Line 6
	Hongqihegou Station platform
Overview
Status	operational
Termini	Chayuan (Main line); Lijia (International Expo branch); Beibei (Main line); Shaheba (International Expo branch);
Stations	40; (28 on the main line); (12 on International Expo branch)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
Operator(s)	Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Daily ridership	452,300 (2016 Peak)
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
	Dongshuimen Bridge
	across Yangtze River
	Qianximen Bridge
	across Jialing River
	International
	Expo branch
	Caijia Bridge
	across Jialing River
	International
	Expo Center
	↑ Through-service from/to main line suspended;

CRT Line 6 (and the branch line branded as International Expo line) is the second heavy rail subway line in Chongqing, as well as being the longest rapid transit line in China, at 85.6 km (53.19 mi) long. 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

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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 2]}, 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

↑ Currently named as Southwest University.
↑ Currently named as Happy Valley.

Stations (south to north)

Operational

Service routes			Station №	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
Service routes			Station №	English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km		Location

●	●		6/01	Chayuan	茶园		-	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 18	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	15	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	15	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 Construction

Covering a distance of 6.7 km,^[4] this extension starts from Liujiaping station and branches off towards Chongqing East Station, with 2 stations in between.^[4] The project began on 28 March 2022.^[5]

Station №	Station name		Connections	Location
Station №	English	Chinese	Connections	Location

	Chongqing E.	重庆东站	24 27 Chongqingdong	Nan'an
	Changshenglaojie	长生老街
	Baileyuan	百乐园
6/04	Liujiaping	刘家坪

Features

Caijia Rail Transit Bridge

The line crosses the Jialing River via Caijia Rail Transit Bridge (Chinese: 蔡家轨道大桥). Construction work began in October 2010 and it was completed in December 2013.^[6]

References

↑ 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高达到257.4万乘次.
↑ "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.
1 2 "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.
1 2 "轨道交通6号线东延项目可研获批全长6.7公里". 2022-01-16.
↑ "轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工". 2022-03-28.
↑ "重庆市蔡家轨道大桥". Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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[2] Through-service from/to main line suspended

[rename1-3] Currently named as Southwest University.

[rename2-4] Currently named as Happy Valley.

[1] 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高达到257.4万乘次.

[cq2020-5] "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.

[CQ201912-6] 1 2 "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.

[Line6e-7] 1 2 "轨道交通6号线东延项目可研获批全长6.7公里". 2022-01-16.

[8] "轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工". 2022-03-28.

[9] "重庆市蔡家轨道大桥". Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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