Type Straddle-beam monorail Status Ltd Operation Stations 45 | System Chongqing Rail Transit Opened 29 Sept 2011 | |
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Daily ridership 682,800 (2014 Daily Avg.)
1,080,000 (2016 Peak) Operator(s) Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd Terminis Jiangbei Airport Station, Yudong Station | ||
CRT Line 3 (and the branch line branded as Airport Line) 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 and a southern extension from Ertang to terminus Yudong on December 28, 2012. At 55.5 km (34.5 mi), plus 9.97 km (6.20 mi) for the Jurenba branch line opened on December 28, 2016, Line 3 is the longest single monorail in the world by track length. Line 3 is also the world's busiest monorail line with a daily ridership of over 675,000 passengers per day.
There are interchange stations in central Yuzhong district for transfer to the Jeifangbei CBD with Line 1 at Lianglukou and with Line 2 at Niujiaotuo.