Bishan SkyShuttle
Rubber-tyred metro system in Chongqing, China
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The Bishan rubber-tyred metro (Chinese: 璧山胶轮有轨电车), or Bishan SkyShuttle (Chinese: 云巴; pinyin: Yún Bā; lit. 'Cloud Bus'), is an elevated rubber-tyred metro line in Bishan District, Chongqing, China. The 15.4-kilometre (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]
| Bishan SkyShuttle | |
|---|---|
A Bishan SkyShuttle train | |
| Overview | |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 15 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Chongqing Rail Transit |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 April 2021 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
In 2021, the line served total 1.6701 million passengers with a daily average of 6,195 passengers and risen to 3.93 million passengers in 2025[3].
History
Stations
| Station name | Connections | Distance km |
Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | ||||
| 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 Line Bitong 27 | |||
Fares
Technology
BYD's SkyShuttle system (Chinese: 云巴; pinyin: Yún Bā; lit. 'Cloud Bus') is used.[4] 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.[5] It should not be confused with another product (SkyRail) of BYD Company which is monorail.