CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Economic strength, consumption strength, traffic strength and cultural strength around Shapingba Station, the Phase I of CRT Line 9, which will be opened for trial operation, are quite obvious. The station is not only located in the core of Shapingba business district, Three Gorges Square, but also in the first national TOD city complex of high-speed railway business district, which can be interchanged with CRT lines, high-speed railway and buses in multiple forms. In addition, Xiaolongkan Station, which is in the core of Shapingba District, is also of considerable attention because of its special location.

Chongqing Evening News reporter visited the two hotspot stations that will be put into operation to unveil their mystery for you.

Shapingba Station

3 Entrances/exits to be opened

Led by the staff of Chongqing City Transportation Development & Investment Group Line 9 Construction and Operation Company, the reporter entered the station to explore on the site. As it is in the Three Gorges Square and an important comprehensive transportation hub with high traffic flow, compared with other stations, the first impression of Shapingba Station at the Phase I of CRT Line 9, was how huge it is. The station is divided into station hall floor and platform floor, from the station hall downstream, you can reach the platform floor.

When the Shapingba Station of Line 9 Phase I opens for trial operation, three entrances/exits will be opened, No. 5, No. 7 and No. 8. If you exit from No. 5, you can reach Shapingba Station East Road, the ground location of No. 7 is located in Jinsha Paradise Walk Pavilion A, and the ground location of No. 8 is located next to Gate 9 of Jinsha Paradise Walk Pavilion B. No matter which entrance or exit you take, you will not be delayed in shopping.

Multi-form interchange between CRT, high-speed rail and bus

The location of Shapingba Station is not only the core of Shapingba business district, but also the strongest traffic hub along Line 9. Among the 23 stations to be opened, 9 of them interchange with CRT lines already in operation, among which Shapingba Station and Wulidian Station are three-line interchange stations.

The reporter found that the Phase I of Line 9 Shapingba Station and the Loop Line, Line 1 temporarily requires exiting the station for interchange. No. 5 entrance/exit is shared with the Loop Line, but it also requires exiting the station for interchange with Loop Line. That is, you need to swipe your card from the station hall of Shapingba Station of Line 9, and then you can exit the station directly from No. 5 entrance/exit to reach the entrance hall of Shapingba Station of the Loop Line.

In addition to interchanging to CRT lines, it is also very convenient to interchange to high-speed trains, taxis, and buses. From No. 7 entrance/exit, you can reach Shapingba Station West Road, Shaping Park and Shapingba Railway Station to take the high-speed train; from No. 8 entrance/exit, you can reach Shapingba Station East Road, Chongqing No. 8 Middle School, taxi station and bus station.

Xiaolongkan Station

9 less station to Liyuchi Station

Yang Yinghua, a citizen, told reporters that she lives in Qianzhu Jingyuan Community near Xiaolongkan, and her mother-in-law lives near Liyuchi Station. When taking care of the elderly before, she had to take Line 1 to Line 6 and then to Line 10, and she had to pass by 16 stations on the way. If taking the bus, she has to go through many traffic jams, and it takes more than an hour to get there every time. After the opening of the Phase I of Line 9, she can get to Liyuchi Station in one single line. She only needs to take 7 stations, with 9 stations less, and the time is shortened to about 20 minutes.

The reporter learned from Chongqing City Transportation Development & Investment Group Line 9 Construction and Operation Company that Xiaolongkan Station of Line 9 Phase I is located under Shangtuwan Road in Shapingba District, near Xiaolongkan Square, and the station is roughly laid in east-west direction. The station is close to Shapingba business district, but unlike Shapingba Station, it is mainly surrounded by mature residential areas. After the Phase I of Line 9 is put into operation, Xiaolongkan Station will realize the in-station interchange with Line 1.

Share 8 entrances/exits with Line 1

The reporter saw that the first underground floor of Xiaolongkan Station was the station hall floor and the second underground floor was the platform floor. The station and Line 1 share 8 entrances/exits, including No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4, 4A, 5A, No.6, and 7B, of which 3 entrances/exits 5A, No.6, and 7B have a newly opened barrier-free elevator located on Line 9, and the rest are already opened entrances/exits of Line 1. From the 5A entrance/exit, you can reach Jinghuayuan, Minzhuyuan, Jiaxin Huayuan, Qianzhu Jingyuan, Xinmincun, Shangdao Lishe, Jinsha Jiuyue, Jinsha Shidai and other communities. Entrance/exit No.6 and barrier-free elevator are located at Xiaolongkan Interchange, from which you can get to Shangtuwan Road and Shixiao Road; the entrance/exit 7B is located on Shangtuwan Road. (Translated by Wang Junli, Fathom Language Limited)