Chongqing Rail Transit

Chongqing Rail Transit is the rapid-transit network serving Chongqing, China. It combines conventional metro lines with high-capacity monorail lines adapted to the city’s steep, densely built terrain.

Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2: A Chongqing Rail Transit monorail line connecting central districts with the western part of the city. It was the system’s first line and demonstrates how monorail serves Chongqing’s dense urban corridors.
Straddle-beam monorail: A monorail system in which trains straddle and run along a single elevated guideway beam. Lines 2 and 3 use this technology to cross constrained urban corridors.
Chongqing North railway station: A major railway station in Chongqing serving long-distance and regional rail services. Rail-transit connections bring intercity passengers into the city’s urban network.
Conventional railway: A railway whose trains run on two parallel rails, usually supported by sleepers and a track bed. Its track arrangement differs from the straddle-beam technology used on Chongqing’s monorail lines.
Chongqing Rail Transit Line 3: A Chongqing Rail Transit monorail line linking the city’s northern districts with its southern urban area. Its long north–south route shows monorail’s role beyond the central districts.
Urban rail transit: Passenger rail systems providing frequent service within and around cities. Chongqing Rail Transit is one network within this broader family of urban transport.
Chongqing West railway station: A major railway station in western Chongqing serving high-speed and other passenger rail services. Its transit links extend the reach of the rail network to a major intercity gateway.
Subway: An urban railway whose tracks run primarily in tunnels beneath streets or buildings. The term highlights one form of metro infrastructure, distinct from Chongqing’s prominent elevated monorails.
Chongqing Rail Transit Line 1: A conventional metro line running through central Chongqing and extending westward. It provides a clear contrast within the network’s combination of metro and monorail.
Railway gradient: The steepness of a railway’s track, expressed as the rise or fall over a given horizontal distance. The city’s hills make gradient a significant constraint on route and vehicle design.

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