Bishan SkyShuttle
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] HistoryConstruction began on 22 February 2019.[2] The line opened on 16 April 2021.[1] Stations
TechnologyBYD'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.
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