Planning work on the northern extension of Chongqing’s rail transit line 3 has been completed. This 10.4km overground section will connect the airport industrial zone and low-rent public housing areas in the city. Seven new stations will be built.

Construction will begin in June 2011 and the extension is set to open to traffic in 2014. Line 3 will run from north to south, linking the districts separated by Chongqing’s two main rivers, the Yangtze and Jialing.