Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

Metro line of Chongqing Rail Transit

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)[1]
History
Opened| 28 September 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-28)
Technical
Line length| 85.54 km (53.15 mi)
Track gauge| 1435 mm
Operating speed| 100 km/h (peak)

Route map

Legend

|  | Chongqingdong

Railway Station

|  | Chayuan
Taohuaqiao |  |

|  | Qiujiawan
Baileyuan |  |

|  | Changshengqiao |

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Liujiaping |  |

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Changsheng depot

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Tongluo Mountains

Loop

| Shangxinjie |  |

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| Dongshuimen Bridge

across Yangtze River

| Xiaoshizi |  |

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| Qianximen Bridge

across Jialing River

Grand Theater |  |

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Line 9 to Gaotanyan

| Jiangbeicheng |  |

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Loop 9

| Wulidian |  |

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Line 9 to Huashigou

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| Hongtudi |  |

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Line 10 to Lanhualu

Huangnibang |  |

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| Hongqihegou |  |

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Huahuiyuan |  |

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Line 5 to Tiaodeng

| Dalongshan |  |

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|  | Ranjiaba |

Loop 5

Line 5 to Yuegangbeilu

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|  | Guangdianyuan
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Dazhulin depot

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|  | Dazhulin
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|  | Kangzhuang
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|  | Jiuquhe
| International

Expo branch
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|  | Lijia
Happy Valley |  |

|  | Jinshansi
Huangmaoping |  |

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| Caijia Bridge

across Jialing River

Gaoyikou |  |

|  | Caojiawan
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|  | Caijia
| International

Expo Center

|  | Xiangjiagang

| Yuelai |  |

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| Wangjiazhuang |  |

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Zhongliang Mountains

Qingxihe |  |

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Longfengxi depot

Caojiawan depot

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|  | Longfengxi
Liujiayuanzi |  |

|  | Zhuangyuanbei |

Siyuan |  |

|  | Southwest University
Fuxing |  |

|  | Beibei |

Hongyanping |  |

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Shaheba |  |

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1. ^ Through-service from/to main line suspended

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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.

The eastern extension of line 6 convers a distance of 6.79 km,[2] this extension starts from Liujiaping and branches off towards Chongqingdong Railway Station, with 2 stations in between.[2] The project began on 28 March 2022.[3] It is opened in 27 June 2025.[4]

Interior of a Line 6 train

## Opening timeline

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Segment | Commencement | Length | Station(s) | Name

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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[a] | 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[b], 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)[5] | 7  | International Expo line Phase 2
Liujiaping - Chongqingdong Railway Station  | 27 June 2025  | 6.79 km (4.22 mi)  | 3  | Eastern extension

1. ^ Currently named as Southwest University.
2. ^ Currently named as Happy Valley.

## Map

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Outdated, without the second branch from Chongqingdong Railway Station to Liujiaping.

Route of Line 6

## Stations

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Service
routes  | Station
№  | Station name  | Connections  | Distance
km | Location

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English | Chinese
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| Chongqingdong Railway Station[6] | 重庆东站 |  24 27
Chongqingdong |  |  |
●  |  |  |  |

| Taohuaqiao | 桃花桥 |  |  |  |
●  |  |  |  |

| Baileyuan | 百乐园 |  |  |  |
| ●  | ●  |  |

| Chayuan | 茶园 |  | \-  | 0.00  | Nan'an
| ●  | ●  |  |

| Qiujiawan | 邱家湾 |  | 1.40  | 1.40
| ●  | ●  |  |

| Changshengqiao | 长生桥 |  | 1.70  | 3.10
●  | ●  | ●  |  |

| Liujiaping | 刘家坪 |  | 1.80  | 4.90
| ● | ● |  |

| Shangxinjie | 上新街 |  Loop line | 6.70  | 11.60
| ● | ● |  |

| Xiaoshizi | 小什字 |  Line 1 18 | 1.40  | 13.00  | Yuzhong
| ● | ● |  |

| Grand Theater | 大剧院 |  | 1.25  | 14.25  | Jiangbei
| ● | ● |  |

| Jiangbeicheng | 江北城 |  Line 9 | 1.00  | 15.25
| ● | ● |  |

| Wulidian | 五里店 |  Line 9 Loop line | 1.30  | 16.55
| ● | ● |  |

| Hongtudi | 红土地 |  Line 10 | 1.45  | 18.00
| ● | ● |  |

| Huangnibang | 黄泥磅 |  | 1.35  | 19.35
| ● | ● |  |

| Hongqihegou | 红旗河沟 |  Line 3 | 1.20  | 20.55  | Yubei
| ● | ● |  |

| Huahuiyuan | 花卉园 |  4 | 1.35  | 21.90
| ● | ● |  |

| Dalongshan | 大龙山 |  Line 5 | 1.85  | 23.75
| ● | ● |  |

| Ranjiaba | 冉家坝 |  Line 5 Loop line | 0.70  | 24.45
| ● | ● |  |

| Guangdianyuan | 光电园 |  | 2.15  | 26.60
| ● | ● |  |

| Dazhulin | 大竹林 |  | 3.05  | 29.65
| ● | ● |  |

| Kangzhuang | 康庄 |  | 0.80  | 30.45
| ● | ● |  |

| Jiuquhe | 九曲河 |  | 2.15  | 32.6
| ● | ● | ●  |

| Lijia | 礼嘉 |  | 1.60  | 34.20
| ● | ● |  |

| Jinshansi | 金山寺 |  15 | 1.35  | 35.55
| ● | ● |  |

| Caojiawan | 曹家湾 |  | 5.15  | 40.70  | Beibei
| ● | ● |  |

| Caijia | 蔡家 |  | 1.90  | 42.60
|  | ● |  |

| Xiangjiagang | 向家岗 |  | 1.95  | 44.55
|  | ● |  |

| Longfengxi | 龙凤溪 |  | 8.75  | 53.30
|  | ● |  |

| Zhuangyuanbei | 状元碑 |  | 1.75  | 55.05
|  | ● |  |

| Southwest University[7] | 西南大学[7] |  | 2.90  | 57.95
|  | ● |  |

| Beibei | 北碚 |  | 1.80  | 59.75
International Expo branch
|  |  | ●  |

| Happy Valley | 欢乐谷 |  15 | 2.38  | 36.58  | Yubei
|  |  | ●  |

| Huangmaoping | 黄茅坪 |  | 2.80  | 39.38
|  |  | ●  |

| Gaoyikou | 高义口 |  | 3.44  | 42.82
|  |  | ●  |

| International Expo Center | 国博中心 |  | 2.32  | 45.14
|  |  | ●  |

| Yuelai | 悦来 |  Line 10 | 1.08  | 46.21
|  |  | ●  |

| Wangjiazhuang | 王家庄 |  Line 10 | 2.03  | 48.24
|  |  | ●  |

| Qingxihe | 清溪河 |  | 2.31  | 50.55  | Beibei
|  |  | ●  |

| Liujiayuanzi | 刘家院子 |  | 2.10  | 52.65
|  |  | ●  |

| Siyuan | 思源 |  | 2.94  | 55.59
|  |  | ●  |

| Fuxing | 复兴 |  | 1.70  | 57.29
|  |  | ●  |

| Hongyanping | 红岩坪 |  | 1.26  | 58.55
|  |  | ●  |

| Shaheba | 沙河坝 |  | 1.45  | 59.99

## Features

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### Caijia Rail Transit Bridge

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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.[8]

## References

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1. ^ 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高 达到257.4万乘次.
2. ^ a b "重庆地铁6号线东站段工程通过竣工验收". 2025-06-20. Archived from the original on 2025-06-21. "重庆地铁6号线东站段（重庆东站—刘家坪站）全长6.79公里"
3. ^ "轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工". 2022-03-28.
4. ^ "6月27日11:30，6号线东站段开通！". 26 June 2025.
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.
6. ^ "重庆轨道交通线网图" (PDF). 2025-03-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-06-26. "重庆东站 Chongqingdong Railway Station"
7. ^ a b "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.
8. ^ "重庆市蔡家轨道大桥". Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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Chongqing Rail Transit|

| Lines in operation|

* Loop line
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* Line 5
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* Line 10
* Line 18
* Bitong line
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* Line 4 (Western extension)
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* Line 27
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