- Source: Bishan SkyShuttle
The Bishan rubber-tyred tram (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 kilometres (9.6 mi) long line has 15 stations. 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.
History
Construction began on 22 February 2019. The line opened on 16 April 2021.
Stations
Technology
BYD's SkyShuttle system (Chinese: 云巴; pinyin: Yún Bā; lit. 'Cloud Bus') is used. The vehicles are driverless and can reach a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). This line is the first SkyShuttle installation to open to the public. It should not be confused with another product (SkyRail) of BYD Company which is monorail.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bishan SkyShuttle
- Rubber-tyred metro
- Chongqing Rail Transit
- BYD Company
- Urban rail transit in China
- List of driverless train systems
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- Guangzhou–Huizhou intercity railway
- Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway
