Loop line (Chongqing Rail Transit)

Loop line of CRT is a rapid transit loop line.[3] (also known as Line 0; Chinese: 〇号线 or 零号线) The northeastern section was opened on December 28, 2018. The southern section with the Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge opened on December 30, 2019.[4] When the line is fully completed, it will run through two important railway stations, Chongqing North Railway Station, and Chongqing West Railway Station.[5]

Loop line train on Gaojiahuayuan Bridge

Loop line
Loop
Wulidian Station platform
Overview
Other name(s)	Line 0
Native name	重庆轨道交通环线
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
Status	Operational
Locale	Chongqing, China
Stations	26 (operational)
Line number	0
Operation
Opened	28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)
Operator(s)	Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co., Ltd.
Technical
Line length	43.2 km (26.8 mi)[1][2] (operational) 51 km (when fully complete)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC Overhead line
Route map Dongbu Park E Honghu Rd  5   6  Line 5 to Yuegang Ave Ranjiaba Line 4 to Jiazhou Rd Sports Park Min'an Ave  4  Nanqiaosi Line 4 to Tangjiatuo Line 10 to Wangjiazhuang Yudaishan S Square of Chongqing N Railway Station  3   10  Gaojiahuayuan Rail Transit Bridge across Jialing River Yulu Chongqing University Wulidian  6   9   1   9  Shapingba Chaotianmen Bridge across Yangtze River Tianxingqiao Danzishi Majiayan Depot Tushan Chongqing Library Tushan Depot Fengmingshan Renji Shangqiao Shangxinjie  6  Shanghao  5  Chongqing W. Railway Station Haitangxi Line 5 to Jiangjin Luojiaba Hualong Sigongli Depot Erlang Sigongli  3  Caiyun Lake Line 10 to Lanhua Rd Chenjiaping Nanhu  10  Olympic Sports Center Haixia Rd  2  Xiejiawan Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge across Yangtze River = Virtual interchange: transport card only, re-entry required.

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Chongqing Library — Haixialu	28 December 2018	33.7 km (20.94 mi)[1]	17	Northeastern Section
Min'an Ave.	11 January 2019	infill station	1
Luojiaba & Danzishi	1 July 2019	infill stations	2
Nanqiaosi	15 December 2019	infill station	1
Haixialu — Erlang	30 December 2019[4]	9.5 km (5.90 mi)[2]	5	Southern section

Stations

Service routes	Station №	Station name		Connections	Distance km		Location
		English	Chinese
— ↑ Loop line towards Hualong ↑ —
	0/01	Chongqing West Railway Station	重庆西站	5	—	—	Shapingba
	0/02	Shangqiao	上桥
	0/03	Fengmingshan	凤鸣山
●	0/04	Chongqing Library	重庆图书馆
｜	0/05	Tianxingqiao	天星桥
●	0/06	Shapingba	沙坪坝	1 [lower-alpha 1]  9
●	0/07	Chongqing University[6]	重庆大学[6]
●	0/08	Yudaishan	玉带山				Jiangbei
●	0/09	Nanqiaosi	南桥寺
●	0/10	Sports Park	体育公园				Yubei
●	0/11	Ranjiaba	冉家坝	5   6
●	0/12	Dongbu Park	动步公园
●	0/13	Honghudonglu	洪湖东路
●	0/14	Min'an Ave	民安大道	4
●	0/15	S Square of Chongqing N Railway Station	重庆北站南广场	3   10
●	0/16	Yulu	渝鲁				Jiangbei
●	0/17	Wulidian	五里店	6   9
●	0/18	Danzishi	弹子石				Nan'an
●	0/19	Tushan	涂山
｜	0/20	Renji	仁济
●	0/21	Shangxinjie	上新街	6
｜	0/22	Shanghao	上浩
●	0/23	Haitangxi	海棠溪
●	0/24	Luojiaba	罗家坝
●	0/25	Sigongli	四公里	3
●	0/26	Nanhu	南湖	10
●	0/27	Haixialu	海峡路
●	0/28	Xiejiawan	谢家湾	2 [lower-alpha 1]			Jiulongpo
●	0/29	Olympic Sports Center	奥体中心	18
●	0/30	Chenjiaping	陈家坪
●	0/31	Caiyunhu	彩云湖
●	0/32	Erlang	二郎
	0/33	Hualong	华龙
— ↓ Loop line towards Chongqing West Railway Station ↓ —

1. Out of system transfer.

Accident

On January 8, 2019, a train accident occurred in the tunnel between Haixialu and Nanhu where a train struck an improperly opened and secured safety shield. As a result, 4 people got injured (including 1 death).[7]

References

1. "重庆轨道交通环线东北半环、4号线一期开通试运营". 2018-12-29.
2. "好消息！环线海峡路至二郎段进入不载客试运行阶段". 2019-09-18.
3. "Construction progress of Chongqing Metro Loop line". www.cqmetro.cn.
4. "重庆又有两段轨道开通：1号线尖璧段、环线西南半环". 2019-12-30.
5. "轨道交通4号线、5号线、10号线和环线 明年部分线路有望建成通车". May 17, 2016.
6. "重庆轨道交通4座车站于12月1日更名". 2019-11-30.
7. "The train accident on Chongqing Metro Loop Line".