On February 23, 2023, at the press conference on Chongqing’s rail transit crossing 500 kilometers held by the Municipal Government Information Office, Dong Yong, deputy director and spokesman of the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee, said that Chongqing will focus on the in-depth implementation of the No. We will speed up the construction of metropolitan areas on the track, and actively promote the early completion and early opening of the lines under construction.

In 2023, on the basis of the opening of the second phase of Line 9, the second phase of Line 10, and the upcoming opening of the northern extension of Line 5, three lines will be opened within this year, namely, the second phase of Line 10 and Line 5. The middle section of Phase I and Line 18.

Among them, after the opening of the second phase of Line 10, the entire line of Line 10 will be connected, effectively connecting the Nanping Group with Chongqing North Railway Station, Jiangbei Airport and other transportation hubs, and effectively sharing the passenger traffic pressure of Line 3.

The middle section of the first phase of Line 5 is from Xietaizi, Yuzhong District, to Dashiba, Jiangbei District, with a total of 3 kilometers. At that time, there will be 5 north-south backbone lines in the central urban area, and the operation efficiency of the line network and the travel experience of citizens will be greatly improved.

Tiaodeng, Dadukou District of Line 18—Fuhua Road, Hualongqiao, Yuzhong District is another backbone line in the south of the central urban area. Its completion and opening to traffic will realize the cultural integration between the historical mother city of Yuzhong and Dadukou, Banan, and Jiulongpo in the south. Quick contact in the city. By the end of 2023, the city's rail transit mileage will reach 537 kilometers, the average daily passenger volume is expected to exceed 4 million, and the proportion of rail transit in public transportation will exceed 45%.

In 2024, Chongqing City plans to open the Bitong Line of the urban railway, which is another urban railway opened from the central urban area to the main city new area after the Jiang Jump Line. The design speed of this line is 140 km/h. In the future, it will also be connected with Metro Line 27, allowing passengers in Tongliang District to quickly enter the central urban area within one hour. Its completion and opening to traffic will greatly promote the integrated and coordinated development of the central urban area and the main city new area .

In 2025, Chongqing plans to open four lines including the west extension of Line 4, the east extension of Line 6, the north extension of Line 18, and the first phase of Line 24. After they are completed and opened to traffic one after another, they will effectively alleviate the traffic congestion in densely populated areas such as Shima River in Jiangbei District, Flower Garden and New Archway in Yubei District, and the lower half of Yuzhong District, and will greatly facilitate the citizens of the central city to go to Guangyang Island. At the same time, the rail transit and Chongqing East Railway Station will be completed and put into use simultaneously.

At that time, the operating mileage of rail transit in Chongqing will exceed 600 kilometers and reach 616 kilometers. Rail transit will account for more than 50% of public transportation trips, and the average daily passenger volume will exceed 5 million passengers. Rail transit will truly play a backbone role in public transportation. , becoming the first choice for citizens to travel green. Editor / Zhao E