Bitong line

{{Short description|Suburban railway line in Chongqing, China}}

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| name = Bitong line

| other_name = Bishan-Tongliang line

| native_name = 重庆市郊铁路璧铜线

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| type = Rapid transit

| system = Chongqing Rail Transit
Chongqing Suburban Railway

| status = Operational

| locale = Chongqing, China

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| end = {{stl|CRT|Tongliangxi}}

| stations = 9 (8 in operation)

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  • 25 kV AC

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The Bitong line of the Chongqing Suburban Railway is a suburban rapid transit line in Chongqing, China. It connects Tongliangxi in Tongliang District with Bishan station of the Chongqing Rail Transit, providing an interchange with Line 1 and through running with Line 27 in the future. It is 37.5 km long and features 9 stations.{{cite web|url=https://news.cqnews.net/1/detail/1225070237423005696/web/content_1225070237423005696.html|date=2024-04-03|title=CRT Bitong Line finishes rail construction and expects to open at the end of the year}}

Construction began in 2019. It opened on January 2, 2025 after a week of trial operation.{{cite web|url=https://cq.cnr.cn/tp/20241225/t20241225_527019805.shtml|date=2024-12-25|title=福利来了 12月26日起市民可免费试乘璧铜线7天}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cq.gov.cn/zwgk/zfxxgkml/zdlyxxgk/jt/jtzx/202412/t20241224_14016240.html|date=2024-12-24|title=福利来了 12月26日起市民可免费试乘璧铜线7天}}{{Cite web |title=官宣!璧铜线正式开通初期运营 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fcxGd84L5-GTvKSFowFlvg|website=Weixin|lang=zh|date=2025-01-02|access-date=2025-01-02}}

Opening timeline

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!Segment!!Commencement!!Length!!Station(s)!!Name

style="text-align: left;"| {{stl|CRT|Bishan}} – {{stl|CRT|Tongliangxi}}

| January 2, 2025

| {{convert|37.5|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}

| 9

| style="text-align: left;"| Initial section

Stations

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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Service
routes

! rowspan="2" | Station
No.

! colspan="2" | Station name{{cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YnzrrKZ1ra9O2aKKlZUbuA|title=来!带你们试乘市郊铁路璧铜线!|author=铜梁发布}}

! rowspan="2" | Connections

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Distance
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! rowspan="2" | Location

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| align="center" style="background:#{{rcr|CRT|27}}; color:white" |↑

| colspan="8" |Through-service to/from Huimin via {{lnl|CRT|27}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/01}}

|{{stl|CRT|Bishan}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|璧山}}}}

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{{RouteBox|Bishan SkyShuttle|Bishan SkyShuttle|#000000}}

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| rowspan="5" |Bishan

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/02}}

|{{stl|CRT|Bicheng}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|璧城}}}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/03}}

|{{stl|CRT|Hebian}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|河边}}}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/04}}

|{{stl|CRT|Qinglonghu}}
(Under Construction)

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|青龙湖}}}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/05}}

|{{stl|CRT|Dalu}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|大路}}}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/06}}

|{{stl|CRT|Qinglong}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|庆隆}}}}

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| rowspan="4" |Tongliang

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/07}}

|{{stl|CRT|Sci-Tech Innovation Center}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|科创新城}}}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/08}}

|{{stl|CRT|Tongliang Longcheng Paradise Walk}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|铜梁龙城天街}}}}

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|{{Color|#{{rcr|CRT|bit}}|璧铜/09}}

|{{stl|CRT|Tongliangxi}}

|{{large|{{lang|zh-cn|铜梁西}}}}

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