Line 1 (Chongqing Rail Transit)


Line 1 of CRT runs westwards from to. Line 1 began operation on 28 July 2011.
Line 1 runs from Chaotianmen in downtown Chongqing west to Shapingba, and eventually all the way to Shuangbei for a total length of. It is the city's first all-heavy rail subway 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. Work resumed on the first stretch of the line on 9 June 2007, and opened to limited operation on July 28. An extension from Shapingba to Daxuecheng began in 2009 and opened on December 21, 2012 before receiving a short extension from Daxuecheng to Jiandingpo a year later. The latest extension, running from Jiandingpo to Bishan opened on December 30, 2019, making Line 1 the first CRT line to reach areas outside Metropolitan Chongqing.
Line 1 has 25 stations, of which all except Chaotianmen station are in use, including from east to west: Xiaoshizi, Jiaochangkou, Qixinggang, Lianglukou, Eling, Daping, Shiyoulu, Xietaizi, Shiqiaopu, Gaomiaocun, Majiayan, Xiaolongkan, Shapingba, Yanggongqiao, Lieshimu, Ciqikou, Shijingpo, Shuangbei, Laijiaqiao, Weidianyuan, Chenjiaqiao, Daxuecheng, 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

Service routes