Bishan SkyShuttle

Bishan SkyShuttle
Bishan SkyShuttle
	A Bishan SkyShuttle train
Overview
Termini	Chengyu Railway Station; Subway Line 1;
Stations	15
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chongqing Rail Transit
History
Opened	16 April 2021; 3 years ago
Technical
Line length	15.4 km (9.6 mi)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The Bishan rubber-tyred tram (Chinese: 璧山胶轮有轨电车), or Bishan SkyShuttle^{[broken anchor]} (Chinese: 云巴; pinyin: Yún Bā; lit. 'Cloud Bus'), is an elevated rubber-tyred metro line in Bishan District, Chongqing, China. The 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) long line has 15 stations.^[1] It runs from north to south, starting at Bishan station on Line 1 of Chongqing Rail Transit, and finishing at Bishan railway station, on the Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway.^[2]

History

Construction began on 22 February 2019.^[2] The line opened on 16 April 2021.^[1]

Stations

Station name		Connections	Distance km	Location
English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km	Location
Chengyu Railway Station	成渝高铁站	Chengyu Passenger Railway		Bishan
Shapo	沙坡
Gaoguanyin	高观音
Liujiazui	刘家嘴
Lianhuahu	莲花湖
Shuangyu	双鱼
Jujin Avenue	聚金大道
Children's Park	儿童公园
Dongyue Park	东岳公园
Xiushuiwan	秀水湾
Xiuhu Park	秀湖公园
Qiancengyan	千层岩
Jingshan Road	景山路
Kechuang Town	科创小镇
Subway Line 1	1号地铁站	Line 1 27 Bitong

Technology

BYD's SkyShuttle^{[broken anchor]} system (Chinese: 云巴; pinyin: Yún Bā; lit. 'Cloud Bus') is used.^[3] The vehicles are driverless and can reach a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).^[1] This line is the first SkyShuttle installation to open to the public.^[4] It should not be confused with another product (SkyRail) of BYD Company which is monorail.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chongqing welcomes its first driverless rail transit system". China Daily. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "『重庆』"云巴"有轨电车项目在璧山开工". 2019-02-26.
^ "云巴-轨道交通产品". Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^ "全球首条"云巴"示范线在重庆璧山开通" [The world's first SkyShuttle line has opened in Bishan, Chongqing] (in Chinese). gmw.cn. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[china_daily-1] "Chongqing welcomes its first driverless rail transit system". China Daily. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[rail-2] "『重庆』"云巴"有轨电车项目在璧山开工". 2019-02-26.

[3] "云巴-轨道交通产品". Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

[gmw-4] "全球首条"云巴"示范线在重庆璧山开通" [The world's first SkyShuttle line has opened in Bishan, Chongqing] (in Chinese). gmw.cn. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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