Line 3, Chongqing Rail Transit

Line 3 三号线
Overview
Type	Straddle-beam monorail
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
Status	Ltd Operation
Termini	Yudong Jiangbei Airport
Stations	39
Daily ridership	682,800 (2014 Daily Avg.)[1] 906,000 (2014 Peak)[2]
Operation
Opening	29 Sept 2011
Operator(s)	Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd
Technical
Line length	55.5 km (34.5 mi)
Route map

Interior of a Line 3 train

Chongqing Rail Transit Line 3 runs from north to south, linking the districts separated by Chongqing's two main rivers, the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) and Jialing rivers. The first phase of the line began construction on 5 April 2007. The initial segment from Lianglukou to Yuanyang (18 stations, 17.5 km (10.9 mi)) opened on September 29, 2011, with a northern extension from Yuanyang to Jiangbei Airport opening on December 30, 2011^[3] and a southern extension from Ertang to terminus Yudong on December 28, 2012.^[4] At 55.5 km (34.5 mi), Line 3 is the longest single monorail in the world by track length.^[5][6] Line 3 is also the world's busiest monorail line with a daily ridership of over 675,000 passengers per day.^[1]

There are interchange stations in central Yuzhong district for transfer with Line 1 at Lianglukou, and with Line 2 at Niujiaotuo and, in the future (est. 2013), at Yudong.

Service routes

• Yudong — Jiangbei Airport
• Yudong — Longtousi
• Jiugongli — Longtousi
• Sigongli — Jiangbei Airport

Stations

References

Public transport in Chongqing Chongqing Rail Transit Lines in operation Heavy rail 1 6 Heavy monorail 2 3 Lines under construction O 1 (Extension) 2 (Extension) 3 (Northern Extension) 4 (Phase I) 5 (Phase I) 6 (Phase II) Planned lines 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Proposed lines 8 Intercity Rails Lines under construction Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Xi'an–Chongqing Transportation Hubs Airport Chongqing Jiangbei Qianjiang Wulingshan Wanzhou Wuqiao Wushan Shennüfeng Railway stations Chongqing Chongqing North Chongqing East Chongqing West Fuling Qianjiang Wanzhou