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===Public transit=== ====Chongqing Rail Transit==== [[File:A train of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 coming through a residential building at Liziba.jpg|thumb|A train of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 coming through a residential building at [[Liziba station]]]] [[File:Hongyancun Station Platform.jpg|thumb|[[Hongyancun station]] on Line 9]] {{Main|Chongqing Rail Transit}} Public transport in Chongqing consists of [[rapid transit|metro]], intercity railway, a ubiquitous bus system and the world's largest monorail network. According to the Chongqing Municipal Government's ambitious plan in May 2007, Chongqing is investing 150 billion RMB over 13 years to finish a system that combines underground [[rapid transit|metro lines]] with heavy [[monorail]]. {{As of|2017}}, four metro lines, the {{convert|14|km|abbr=on}} long CRT [[Line 1, Chongqing Rail Transit|Line 1]], a conventional subway, and the {{convert|19|km|abbr=on}} long heavy monorail CRT [[Line 2, Chongqing Rail Transit|Line 2]] (through Phase II), [[Line 3, Chongqing Rail Transit|Line 3]], a heavy monorail connects the airport and the southern part of downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.cqnews.net/html/node_15161.htm |title=Line 2 & 1 |publisher=English.cqnews.net |date=15 December 2009 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812045421/http://english.cqnews.net/html/node_15161.htm |archive-date=12 August 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Line 6, Chongqing Rail Transit|Line 6]], runs between [[Beibei District|Beibei]], a district in the city's far north to downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cn.siemens.com/cms/cn/English/TS/Mobility/Press/Pages/ChongqingL6.aspx |title=Planning of Chongqing Line 6 |publisher=Cn.siemens.com |date=30 December 2010 |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213185616/http://cn.siemens.com/cms/cn/English/TS/Mobility/Press/Pages/ChongqingL6.aspx |archive-date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> [[Line 5, Chongqing Rail Transit|Line 5]] opened in late 2017. It was planned that by 2020 CRT would consist of 6 lines and 1 loop line, adding {{convert|363.5|km|1|abbr=on}} of road and railway to the 2012 transportation infrastructure, and 93 new metro stations would be added to the 111 stations in place in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.cqnews.net/html/node_15162.htm |title=Chongqing City Transport |publisher=English.cqnews.net |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112005943/http://english.cqnews.net/html/node_15162.htm |archive-date=12 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2050 Chongqing would have 18 lines.<ref>''Chongqing Daily'' (23 March 2008)</ref>{{full citation needed|date=August 2022}} ====Aerial tramway==== [[File:A aerial tramway across Yangtse river in Chongqing CBD Photo by Chen Hualin .jpeg|thumb|An aerial tramway across the Yangtze River in Chongqing CBD. (Photo by Chen Hualin)]] Chongqing is the only Chinese city that has kept public [[aerial tramway]]s. There were three aerial tramways in Chongqing: the Yangtze River Tramway, the Jialing River Tramway and the South Mountain Tramway, of which the Yangtze River Tramway is the only one still operating, now considered a Class 4A tourist attraction. The {{convert|1,160|m|adj=on|sp=us}}-long tramway connects the southern and northern banks of the Yangtze River, carrying about 10,000 passengers a day. [[File:An aerial tramway.jpg|alt=An aerial tramway|thumb|Yangtze River Cableway]]
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