Thank you! I really want to go back to China soon to ride more new monorails and maglevs. But I will always make a stop in Chongqing to ride the monorails again also see and ride the new trains for Line 2.
@@ChristopherWoods 10 lines, basically covering the main city, and they are still expanding, the highest price is 10 yuan, most of the time you will only spend 3 yuan, 10 yuan distance is more than 63 km. Transfer is free within 20 minutes. Compatible with buses. But you need a transportation card. It costs 25 yuan. You can also pay by mobile phone, there is no free transfer function, but sometimes mobile payment will have free ride.
@@ChristopherWoods Every day I spend 6 yuan on transportation... A month is 180 yuan. In fact, my company gives me 300 yuan a month as a transportation subsidy. Don't let my boss know about it.
I loved this little restaurant/cafe. I would go at least once a day when I was in Chongqing! Best views of the river and monorails, and it was close to all the nature walks.
4:39 that line has a separate fanbase. Here in India at New Delhi metro, the statement is " DOORS WILL OPEN ON THE LEFT" this is another level of satisfaction
I'm actually surprised they have English announcements as well as Mandarin... but then I'm used to the Montreal Metro where everything is strictly French only unless there's some kind of emergency.
Yes, this is a very useful feature and I wish traffic signals in the US did this. One reason this is so helpful is because many traffic signals in China are red for 2-3 minutes which is a long time to wait. The countdown timer is nice because you know.
And to think had LA or Seattle built out their systems with Monorails think how extensive they BOTH would have been. I’m not knocking light rail but Walt Disney was right. There is something about monorail systems that scream futuristic.
I wish those cities had monorail also. I love the technology, but it has to be built right. Bombardier builds bumpy monorails because the track is so bad. Hitachi makes smooth, wonderful monorails. I actually want to see more urban maglevs built with a speed of about 100mph (160kmh). Currently there are 4 systems which include the Linimo Maglev in Nagoya Japan, the Incheon Airport Maglev in South Korea, the Changsha Maglev Express in Changsha China, and the Beijing Maglev, also in China.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Planning student here. I'm not confident maglevs have a future in short-haul transport like commuter rail does, but I could easily see something like Chongqing's monorail system popping up in LA or Seattle; it's a quieter, more aesthetically pleasing alternative to conventional elevated rail. But the problem regarding monorails currently is that you can't make as complex a network as with regular rail tracks; the switching equipment is too big, too mechanically complicated, too expensive.
Monorail route punches right through an apartment, just as simple ,straight and effective as the old good China we knew. I'm curious that was there come the monorail first or the apartment lol
I saw this recently on TV - apparently the building is bucking the trend with its apartment prices increasing due to the convenience of public transport in the same building! Could you see if the tracks were isolated from the building at all, or was it integral to the structure? There must be so much low frequency energy transmitted through the building if they haven't designed it properly...
@@ChristopherWoods the piers of the track are independent of the building. They share same space, but keep unconnected structurally. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liziba_station
@@Luke_Starkenburg The area are commercial walking street，is under replanning and maintenance procese right now, the glass tower aged n hard/expensive to maintain, so the gov decide to take it down which make that area less crowded.
I need to go back to Chongqing! I want to see all the new metros and bridges they are building! I hope the recent floods didn't cause much permanent damage. I was really concerned for the city.
@Engineer Markos Mataas Thanks for your comment! I hope you get to travel a lot and visit many different countries. I would love to visit the Philippines sometime. Covid has made travel almost impossible this year.
Haha actually that version is not the one that the nazis used. That symbol is actually a asian symbol called Manji and it is religious. That existed before the nazis
As a local, I am so proud our city has this excellent transportation; Thanks for your upload.
Thank you! I really want to go back to China soon to ride more new monorails and maglevs. But I will always make a stop in Chongqing to ride the monorails again also see and ride the new trains for Line 2.
It's amazing how quiet they are when they roll past. Apart from the light noise coming from the rubber tires, it's as if they were riding on air.
It's very cool!
Very atmospheric! Futuristic buildings made of concrete, overgrown with greenery, misty rain! Cyberpunk we deserve!
Just amazing to see it pass through apartments buildings and in the mountains!
Sci-fi looking scenery :-)
Thank you for the upload
Your welcome! I love this monorail and the amazing city!
When your hobby is my daily life. Welcome to Chongqing again~
What's it like as a mass transit system? Expensive?
@@ChristopherWoods 10 lines, basically covering the main city, and they are still expanding, the highest price is 10 yuan, most of the time you will only spend 3 yuan, 10 yuan distance is more than 63 km. Transfer is free within 20 minutes. Compatible with buses. But you need a transportation card. It costs 25 yuan. You can also pay by mobile phone, there is no free transfer function, but sometimes mobile payment will have free ride.
@@吃瓜群众-s2w wow, that's a fairly comprehensive mass transit system... Relative to income do you consider it reasonably priced?
@@ChristopherWoods Every day I spend 6 yuan on transportation... A month is 180 yuan. In fact, my company gives me 300 yuan a month as a transportation subsidy. Don't let my boss know about it.
@@吃瓜群众-s2w 😂😂 get that cash! 💸
I love how the view from different angles.
Thanks for the comment! I really can't wait to go back to Chongqing again! I've been there twice, but there is still much more to see!
i guess I am quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good site to stream newly released series online?
@Izaiah Jericho i watch on Flixzone. Just google for it :)
this scene at the beginning ... wow ... i would drink 5 hours of coffee :) Fantastic Video Luke!
I love your films.
Greetings from Switzerland Thomas
I loved this little restaurant/cafe. I would go at least once a day when I was in Chongqing! Best views of the river and monorails, and it was close to all the nature walks.
thanks for the information. If I were to travel to this region, I would go there
I just love Liziba station ❤️
Great footages. Nice job. It was amazing
Thank you very much! I had so much fun exploring the area!
It is so peaceful to watch
What an enjoyable ride with amazing views, Thanks.
Great video
Really like your videos, very satisfying
Great job , thanks
4:39 that line has a separate fanbase.
Here in India at New Delhi metro, the statement is " DOORS WILL OPEN ON THE LEFT" this is another level of satisfaction
靄がすごい…というか雲の中にいる？
幻想的だわ
probably the quiestest public transport solution judging the "through building" feature ^^
I'm actually surprised they have English announcements as well as Mandarin... but then I'm used to the Montreal Metro where everything is strictly French only unless there's some kind of emergency.
It's a huge city with at least one Sister City connection here in Seattle; at least last I checked.
0:35 The countdown on the traffic signals is pretty cool, you'll know exactly when to stop texting when your at a red light.
Yes, this is a very useful feature and I wish traffic signals in the US did this. One reason this is so helpful is because many traffic signals in China are red for 2-3 minutes which is a long time to wait. The countdown timer is nice because you know.
Do these use rubber tires to ride on the concrete surface?
Yes.
Very cool 😎
And to think had LA or Seattle built out their systems with Monorails think how extensive they BOTH would have been. I’m not knocking light rail but Walt Disney was right. There is something about monorail systems that scream futuristic.
I wish those cities had monorail also. I love the technology, but it has to be built right. Bombardier builds bumpy monorails because the track is so bad. Hitachi makes smooth, wonderful monorails. I actually want to see more urban maglevs built with a speed of about 100mph (160kmh). Currently there are 4 systems which include the Linimo Maglev in Nagoya Japan, the Incheon Airport Maglev in South Korea, the Changsha Maglev Express in Changsha China, and the Beijing Maglev, also in China.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Planning student here. I'm not confident maglevs have a future in short-haul transport like commuter rail does, but I could easily see something like Chongqing's monorail system popping up in LA or Seattle; it's a quieter, more aesthetically pleasing alternative to conventional elevated rail.
But the problem regarding monorails currently is that you can't make as complex a network as with regular rail tracks; the switching equipment is too big, too mechanically complicated, too expensive.
@@patrickcross1571 I agree the switches are bigger and more complicated than conventional rail. But monorails can't derail like other trains can.
@@Luke_Starkenburg True. Although they still can catch fire every now and then, which can be a bit of a mess.
@@patrickcross1571 I wouldn't include the Mumbai Monorail in your stats.
i love this
Monorail route punches right through an apartment, just as simple ,straight and effective as the old good China we knew.
I'm curious that was there come the monorail first or the apartment lol
it was built as a building complex including monorail station and apartment.
I saw this recently on TV - apparently the building is bucking the trend with its apartment prices increasing due to the convenience of public transport in the same building!
Could you see if the tracks were isolated from the building at all, or was it integral to the structure? There must be so much low frequency energy transmitted through the building if they haven't designed it properly...
@@ChristopherWoods the piers of the track are independent of the building. They share same space, but keep unconnected structurally. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liziba_station
Nice 🥰
Very interesting
I'm glad i subscribed to your channel. Btw r u in Chongqing right now?
Thank you! No, I'm home in Chicago. This footage was all taken back in 2015.
but i do
I'm impressed by what they done to for technology to co-exist so peacefully with nature. Perhaps communism isn't so bad after all. China to the world!
interesting
The glass tower at the end is gone now.
taizhong Shi I heard that, I wonder why it was taken down. I think it looked nice! Did they replace it with some other art installation?
@@Luke_Starkenburg The area are commercial walking street，is under replanning and maintenance procese right now, the glass tower aged n hard/expensive to maintain, so the gov decide to take it down which make that area less crowded.
liziba station is a popular place now
I need to go back to Chongqing! I want to see all the new metros and bridges they are building! I hope the recent floods didn't cause much permanent damage. I was really concerned for the city.
@Engineer Markos Mataas Thanks for your comment! I hope you get to travel a lot and visit many different countries. I would love to visit the Philippines sometime. Covid has made travel almost impossible this year.
Looks like the city in professor layton
Here are aerial tracking views of the train running on the line ... th-cam.com/video/DKiyeZf4gLc/w-d-xo.html
Yes, I love this video also!
Too noisy even at slow speed.
MONORAILEH TRANS PROPINSIH DHAERAH ISTHIYHMHEWHAH ACEH S / D MONORAILEH TRANS PROPINSIH IRIANS - JAYAH
Half life
Lol at the Hitler/Nazi intro.
Haha actually that version is not the one that the nazis used. That symbol is actually a asian symbol called Manji and it is religious. That existed before the nazis