Line 6 (Chongqing Rail Transit)

Line 6
Line 6
	A train of Line 6 at Grand Theater station
Overview
Status	operational
Termini	Chayuan/Chongqingdong Railway Station (Main line); Lijia (International Expo branch); Beibei (Main line); Shaheba (International Expo branch);
Stations	43 31 (main line); 12 (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; 13 years ago
Technical
Line length	92.122 km (57.242 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Operating speed	100 km/h (peak)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chongqingdong
	Railway Station
	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;
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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 on 27 June 2025.^[4]

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^[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

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

Map

Outdated, without the second branch from Chongqingdong Railway Station to Liujiaping.

Route of Line 6

Stations

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

●				/	Chongqingdong Railway Station^[6]	重庆东站	24 27 Chongqingdong	–	0.000	Nan'an
●				/	Taohuaqiao	桃花桥		3.131	3.131
●				/	Baileyuan	百乐园		1.325	4.456

	●	●		/	Chayuan	茶园		–	0.000	Nan'an
	●	●		/	Qiujiawan	邱家湾		1.318	1.318
	●	●		/	Changshengqiao	长生桥		1.670	2.988
●	●	●		/	Liujiaping	刘家坪		1.845	4.833
●	●	●		/	Liujiaping	刘家坪		1.689	6.145
	●	●		/	Shangxinjie	上新街	Loop line	6.701	11.534
	●	●		/	Xiaoshizi	小什字	Line 1 18	1.393	12.927	Yuzhong
	●	●		/	Grand Theater	大剧院		1.216	14.143	Liangjiang
	●	●		/	Jiangbeicheng	江北城	Line 9	0.961	15.104
	●	●		/	Wulidian	五里店	Line 9 Loop line	1.427	16.531
	●	●		/	Hongtudi	红土地	Line 10	1.411	17.942
	●	●		/	Huangnibang	黄泥磅		1.380	19.322
	●	●		/	Hongqihegou	红旗河沟	Line 3	1.215	20.537
	●	●		/	Huahuiyuan	花卉园	4	1.326	21.863
	●	●		/	Dalongshan	大龙山	Line 5	1.843	23.706
	●	●		/	Ranjiaba	冉家坝	Line 5 Loop line	1.006	24.712
	●	●		/	Guangdianyuan	光电园		1.929	26.641
	●	●		/	Dazhulin	大竹林		3.120	29.761
	●	●		/	Kangzhuang	康庄		0.756	30.517
	●	●		/	Jiuquhe	九曲河		2.160	32.677
	●	●	●	/	Lijia	礼嘉		1.606	34.283
	●	●		/	Jinshansi	金山寺	15	1.503	35.786
	●	●		/	Caojiawan	曹家湾		5.145	40.931
	●	●		/	Caijia	蔡家		2.004	42.935
		●		/	Xiangjiagang	向家岗		1.890	44.825
		●		/	Longfengxi	龙凤溪		8.779	53.604	Beibei
		●		/	Zhuangyuanbei	状元碑		1.801	55.405
		●		/	Southwest University^[7]	西南大学^[7]		2.977	58.382
		●		/	Beibei	北碚		1.781	60.163
International Expo branch
			●	/	Happy Valley	欢乐谷	15	2.378	36.661	Liangjiang
			●	/	Huangmaoping	黄茅坪		2.800	39.461
			●	/	Gaoyikou	高义口		3.438	42.899
			●	/	International Expo Center	国博中心		2.321	45.22
			●	/	Yuelai	悦来	Line 10	1.075	46.295
			●	/	Wangjiazhuang	王家庄	Line 10	2.023	48.318
			●	/	Qingxihe	清溪河		2.308	50.626
			●	/	Liujiayuanzi	刘家院子		2.120	52.746
			●	/	Siyuan	思源		2.921	55.667
			●	/	Fuxing	复兴		1.704	57.371
			●	/	Hongyanping	红岩坪		1.235	58.606
			●	/	Shaheba	沙河坝		1.491	60.097

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.^[8]

References

↑ 重庆轨道客运量9月30日创新高达到257.4万乘次.
1 2 "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. Retrieved 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
↑ "轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工". 2022-03-28.
↑ "6月27日11:30，6号线东站段开通！". 26 June 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ "重庆轨道交通线网图" (PDF). 2025-03-05. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-06-26. 重庆东站 Chongqingdong Railway Station
1 2 "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.
↑ "重庆市蔡家轨道大桥". Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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

[rename1-6] Currently named as Southwest University.

[rename2-7] 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.

[Line6e-3] 1 2 "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. Retrieved 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

[4] "轨道交通6号线东延伸段开工". 2022-03-28.

[5] "6月27日11:30，6号线东站段开通！". 26 June 2025.

[cq2020-8] "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.

[9] "重庆轨道交通线网图" (PDF). 2025-03-05. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-06-26. 重庆东站 Chongqingdong Railway Station

[CQ201912-10] 1 2 "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.

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

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