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
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; 13 years ago (2011-07-28)
Technical
Line length	43.71 km (27.16 mi)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph) (peak)
Route map Legend Chaotianmen Xiaoshizi 6 Jiaochangkou 2 Qixinggang 10 Lianglukou 3 Eling Daping 2 Shiyoulu Xietaizi Line 5 to Yuegangbeilu 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 Bishan Depot This diagram: view talk edit

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 metro 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.^{[citation needed]} 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)	10	Phase 1 (initial section)
Xiaoshizi – Jiaochangkou	27 September 2011	1.4 km (0.87 mi)	1	Phase 1 (remaining section)
Gaomiaocun	17 November 2011	Infill station	1
Shapingba – Daxuecheng	20 December 2012	19.7 km (12.24 mi)	7	Phase 2
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	Extension of Phase 2
Jiandingpo – Bishan	30 December 2019[5]	5.6 km (3.48 mi)[4]	1	Extension to Bishan
Xiaoshizi – Chaotianmen	31 December 2020	0.8 km (0.50 mi)[6]	1	Extension to Chaotianmen

Service routes

• Chaotianmen – Bishan
• Chaotianmen – Shuangbei

Current stations

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

Notes

1. Out of system transfer