CRT Line 3 (and the branch line branded as Konggang line) runs from north to south, linking the districts separated by Chongqing's two main rivers, the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) and Jialing rivers. Built by Japan's ODA project, it uses Hitachi, Ltd. monorail vehicles and technology. The first phase of the line began construction on 5 April 2007. The initial segment from Lianglukou to Yuanyang (18 stations, ) opened on September 29, 2011, with a northern extension from Yuanyang to Jiangbei Airport opening on December 30, 2011 and a southern extension from Ertang (Currently Chongqing Jiaotong University) to terminus Yudong on December 28, 2012. At , plus for Konggang branch line opened on December 28, 2016, Line 3 is the longest single monorail in the world by track length. Line 3 is also the world's busiest monorail line with a daily ridership of over 675,000 passengers per day.

There are interchange stations in central Yuzhong district for transfer to Jiefangbei CBD with Line 1 at Lianglukou and with Line 2 at Niujiaotuo.

Opening timeline SegmentCommencementLengthStation(s)Name Lianglukou – Yuanyang 29 September 2011 11 Phase 1 & 2 (initial section) Yuanyang – Changfulu 8 October 2011 3 Phase 2 (2nd section) Chongqing Jiaotong University – Lianglukou 30 December 2011 5 Phase 1 (final section) Changfulu – Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport 4 Phase 2 (final section) Tongjiayuanzi Infill station 1 Hongqihegou 1 March 2012 Infill station 1 Zhengjiayuanzi 1 May 2012 Infill station 1 Yudong – Chongqing Jiaotong University 28 December 2012 7 Southern extension Gongmao, Tongyuanju Infill stations 2 Jinzhu, Huaxi, Chalukou 31 January 2013 Infill stations 3 Longtousi 5 February 2013 Infill station 1 Bijin – Jurenba 28 December 2016 6 Konggang line

Service routes

– → (shown as "↓" below) → / (shown as "↑" below) – (6-car trains only)

Current stations

Serviceroutes StationNo. Station name Connections Distance LocationLast train↓↑EnglishChinese● ● -0.00Ba'nan● ●1.951.95● ●1.653.60● ● ●2.255.85● ● ●1.657.50● ● ●2.309.80● ● ●1.9011.70● ● ●1.2012.90● ● ●1.0013.90● ● ●1.3515.25● ● ●1.3516.60Nan'an● ● ●1.0517.65● ● ●1.0518.70● ●●1.0519.75● ●● 1.3021.05● ●●2.2523.30● ●●1.3024.60● ●● CQW1.8526.45Yuzhong● ●●1.0527.50●●●0.8528.35Liangjiang● ●●1.1529.50● ●●1.5031.00● ●● 1.2032.20● ●●1.3033.50● ●●1.0034.50●●●1.0535.55●●● CUW0.6036.15●●●●1.1537.30● ●●1.6038.90● ●●1.6540.55● ●● 1.2041.75● ●●2.2544.00● ●●1.5545.55● ●●1.5047.05● ●●1.7048.75● ●●1.9050.65● ●●1.5552.20●● ●●2.1054.30● ●● CKG1.4055.70 Northern extension (also known as Konggang branch) ● 2.0057.70Liangjiang ● 0.9058.6 ● 2.0560.65 ● 2.8063.45 ● 1.2064.65 ● 1.6066.25

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