Line 3 (Chongqing Rail Transit) Explained

CRT Line 3 (and the branch line branded as Konggang line) runs from north to south, linking the districts separated by Chongqing's two main rivers, the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) and Jialing rivers. Built by Japan's ODA project, it uses Hitachi, Ltd. monorail vehicles and technology. The first phase of the line began construction on 5 April 2007. The initial segment from Lianglukou to Yuanyang (18 stations, 17.5km (10.9miles)) opened on September 29, 2011, with a northern extension from Yuanyang to Jiangbei Airport opening on December 30, 2011^[3] and a southern extension from Ertang (Currently Chongqing Jiaotong University) to terminus Yudong on December 28, 2012.^[4] At 55.5km (34.5miles), plus 9.97km (06.2miles) for Konggang branch line opened on December 28, 2016, Line 3 is the longest single monorail in the world by track length.^{[5] [6]} Line 3 is also the world's busiest monorail line with a daily ridership of over 675,000 passengers per day.^[1]

There are interchange stations in central Yuzhong district for transfer to Jiefangbei CBD with Line 1 at Lianglukou and with Line 2 at Niujiaotuo.

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Lianglukou  - Yuanyang	29 September 2011	17.3232NaN2	11	Phase 1 & 2 (initial section)
Yuanyang  - Changfulu	8 October 2011	4.92NaN2	3	Phase 2 (2nd section)
Chongqing Jiaotong University  - Lianglukou	30 December 2011	8.662NaN2	5	Phase 1 (final section)
Changfulu  - Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport		6.92NaN2	4	Phase 2 (final section)
Tongjiayuanzi		Infill station	1
Hongqihegou	1 March 2012	Infill station	1
Zhengjiayuanzi	1 May 2012	Infill station	1
Yudong  - Chongqing Jiaotong University	28 December 2012	16.1972NaN2	7	Southern extension
Gongmao, Tongyuanju		Infill stations	2
Jinzhu, Huaxi, Chalukou	31 January 2013	Infill stations	3
Longtousi	5 February 2013	Infill station	1
Bijin  - Jurenba	28 December 2016	112NaN2	6	Konggang line

Service routes

•  -
• → (shown as "↓" below)
•  - / (shown as "↑" below)
•  - (6-car trains only)

Current stations

Service routes					Station No.	Station name		Connections	Distance		Location
		Last train
		↓	↑			English	Chinese
●		●							-	0.00	Ba'nan
●		●							1.95	1.95
●		●							1.65	3.60
●		●	●						2.25	5.85
●		●	●						1.65	7.50
●		●	●						2.30	9.80
●		●	●						1.90	11.70
●		●	●						1.20	12.90
●		●	●						1.00	13.90
●		●	●						1.35	15.25
●		●	●			[7]			1.35	16.60	Nan'an
●		●	●						1.05	17.65
●		●	●						1.05	18.70
●		●	●						1.05	19.75
●		●	●						1.30	21.05
●		●	●						2.25	23.30
●		●	●						1.30	24.60
●		●	●					CQW	1.85	26.45	Yuzhong
●		●	●						1.05	27.50
●		●	●						0.85	28.35	Jiangbei
●		●	●						1.15	29.50
●		●	●						1.50	31.00	Yubei
●		●	●						1.20	32.20
●		●	●						1.30	33.50
●		●	●						1.00	34.50
●		●	●						1.05	35.55
●		●	●					CUW	0.60	36.15
●		●	●	●					1.15	37.30
●			●	●					1.60	38.90
●			●	●					1.65	40.55
●			●	●					1.20	41.75
●			●	●					2.25	44.00
●			●	●					1.55	45.55
●			●	●					1.50	47.05
●			●	●					1.70	48.75
●			●	●					1.90	50.65
●			●	●					1.55	52.20
●	●		●	●					2.10	54.30
●			●	●				CKG	1.40	55.70
Northern extension (also known as Konggang branch)
	●								2.00	57.70	Yubei
	●								0.90	58.6
	●								2.05	60.65
	●								2.80	63.45
	●								1.20	64.65
	●								1.60	66.25

Notes and References

1. Web site: 重庆轨道3号线成世界上最繁忙的单轨线. 国际在线. 2014-11-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205072828/http://cq.cri.cn/115/2014/11/21/5s720.htm. 2014-12-05.
2. Web site: 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高 达到257.4万乘次.
3. Web site: Chongqing Rail Transit Line 3 opens to traffic. F_100543.
4. Web site: 3号线鱼洞～二塘段基本情况 . 2012-12-29 . 2014-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023418/http://www.cqmetro.cn/wwwroot_release/crtweb/ztbd/shx/zxbd/292883.shtml . dead .
5. Web site: 重庆市轨道交通（集团）有限公司——3 号线 . 2013-06-22 . 2014-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023415/http://www.cqmetro.cn/wwwroot_release/crtweb/ztbd/shx/index.shtml . dead .
6. Web site: Sina Visitor System.
7. Web site: 重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名. 2019-11-30.