Gaojia Huayuan Jialing River Rail Transit Bridge is a rail transit suspension bridge crossing the Jialing River between Shapingba District and Jiangbei District in Chongqing. The bridge carries trains for the Chongqing Rail Transit Loop line. It was put into use on December 18, 2018.
The bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 577 meters, a width of 19.6 meters, and a main span of 340 meters and has one of the longest transit only bridge spans in the world. [1]
The Chongqing Rail Transit is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment downtown areas and inner suburbs. As of December 2023, CRT consisted of eleven lines, with a total track length of 523.68 km (325 mi). Lines 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 18, the Loop line and Jiangtiao line are conventional heavy-rail metro lines, while Lines 2 and 3 are high-capacity monorails. To keep up with urban growth, construction is under way on Line 18 and several other lines, in addition to extensions to Lines 5, 6 and 10.
Nan'an District, is one of the six central districts of Chongqing municipality, China. It covers an area of 262.43 km2, with 44 km2 covered with forests and woods. It has an estimated population of 891,000 in late 2017.
Beibei District is a district in the Chongqing municipality, People's Republic of China. A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of Jialing River, and is known for its historical culture in the period of the Republic of China. It covers around 755 square kilometers (292 sq mi) and has a population of about 650,000 (2004).
CRT Line 3 runs from north to south, linking the districts separated by Chongqing's two main rivers, the Yangtze 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 opened on September 29, 2011, with a northern extension from Yuanyang to Jiangbei Airport opening on December 30, 2011 and a southern extension from Ertang to terminus Yudong on December 28, 2012. At 55.5 km (34.5 mi), plus 9.97 km (6.20 mi) for Konggang branch line opened on December 28, 2016, Line 3 is the longest single monorail in the world by track length. Line 3 is also the world's busiest monorail line with a daily ridership of over 675,000 passengers per day.
CRT Line 6 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 Chongqing West railway station is a railway station of Chengyu Passenger Railway that is located in Shapingba District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China. It is the second largest railway station, after Xi'an North, in South Western China when opened on January 25, 2018. It will serve as Chongqing's connection with many destinations across south-western and north-western China. Situated in Shangqiao area of Shapingba, near the intersections of the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway and the G85 Chongqing–Kunming Expressways. This is the third major railway station to serve Chongqing, after Chongqing North and Chongqing Stations. It opened in conjunction with the smaller nearby Shapingba station on the same day.
The Dongshuimen Bridge and the Qiansimen Bridge, known collectively as the Twin River Bridges, are a pair of bridges that form a road and rail connection in Chongqing, China. Consisting of two cable-stayed bridges and a tunnel across the Yuzhong peninsula where the heart of Chongqing's commercial & financial district Jiefangbei CBD is located, the connection opened in 2014.
The Loop line of Chongqing Rail Transit is a rapid transit loop line in Chongqing, China. The line is also known as Line 0.
Caojiawan is a station on Line 6 of the Chongqing Rail Transit system in Chongqing, China. The station, located in Beibei District north of the Jialing River, opened in 2015 as an infill station on Line 6.
Grand Theater is a metro station of Line 6 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Jiangbei District of Chongqing Municipality, China.
The Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge is a suspension bridge carrying the Chongqing Rail Transit Loop line across the Yangtze. It connects Jiulongpo District in the west with Nan'an District in the east. The Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge is located about 70 meters upstream of the old Egongyan Bridge which carries only road traffic. The overall bridge is 1,650.5 metres (5,415 ft) long, with a 600 metres (2,000 ft) main span, making it the longest cable supported transit only bridge in the world by main span.
Liujiaping is a station on Line 6 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing municipality, China. It is located in Nan'an District. It opened in 2014.
Beibei Station is a station on Line 6 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing municipality, China, which is the northwestern terminus of Line 6. It is located in Beibei District and opened in 2013.
Zhuangyuanbei Station is a station on Line 6 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing municipality, China.
Dajiang Station is a station on Line 2 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing municipality, China. It is located adjacent to the south end of Yudong Yangtze River Bridge in Ba'nan District and opened in 2014.
Hongyancun station is a station on Line 9 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing Municipality, China, which opened in 2022. It is located in Yuzhong District. Line 5 will also reach the station once construction of the Central section is finished.
Hualongqiao station, formerly known as Huacun station during planning, is a station on Line 9 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing municipality, China, which opened in 2022. It is located in Yuzhong District, close to several skyscrapers at the south end of Jiahua Bridge. The station is the highest station in the world surpassing the height of Smith–Ninth Streets station in New York. The station is a 6 story tall structure with Line 9 trains stopping 48 meters above the surface. The station will have connections to the adjacent supertall Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Center.
The Chongqing Ring Expressway, designated as G5001 and also known as the Outer Ring Expressway, is a ring expressway around the main urban area of Chongqing, China.
Nanjimen Yangtze River Bridge is a rapid transit cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Yangtze to connect Yuzhong and Nan'an Districts in Chongqing. The bridge carries Chongqing Rail Transit Line 10 trains. It opened on 18 January 2023.
The Caijia Jialing River Rail Transit Bridge is a metro bridge in Chongqing, China. The bridge is between Jinshansi and Caojiawan Stations and allows Chongqing Metro Line 6 the Jialing River north into the New North Zone. The bridge is 1,250 meters long and has a main span of 250 meters. The deck of the bridge is the highest metro only bridge in the world carrying Line 6 trains 100m over the surface of the Jialing River.