An Unusual Subway Station in Chongqing, China
China’s Chongqing subway has an unusual station. At first, line 6, Caojiawan Station seems abandoned, but it was opened only in 2015. It looks like the plan was not quite though through. Out of the three planned exits, only one is used and the other two are overgrown with weeds and wilderness.
Even, functioning exit is a struggle for local commuters. After leaving the station, passengers end up in the middle of nowhere.There are no roads connected to the station, so people have to walk though the barrens.
The station is not really crowded, in fact, there are rarely any people, except employees. So, this might be a great opportunity to have a Chinese subway experience; without being squeezed in and having a face squashed against a window.
UnusualPlaces Field Notes
- Location
- Caojiawan Station, Chongqing Rail Transit Line 6, Beibei District, Chongqing, China
- Coordinates
- 29.72361, 106.49026
- Access
- Operating public transit station on Chongqing Rail Transit Line 6. Visit as a passenger and follow station rules; it is not an abandoned station.
- Admission
- This is an operating metro station, not a ticketed attraction; normal Chongqing Rail Transit fare applies. The municipal fare notice effective July 30, 2025 sets CNY 2 for journeys up to 4 km, with higher fares by distance. There is no separate visitor admission ticket.
- Time needed
- No sightseeing visit duration is published or applicable: Caojiawan is a working station, not a visitor attraction with a prescribed tour. If you go as a passenger, time depends on your trip and train wait; the station is known from older reports for its former isolated surroundings, which have since changed.
- Best season
- No best season is published for this working transit station. The article’s unusual subject is the station itself, not a seasonal event; this is not a recommendation to make a separate sightseeing trip.
- Opening hours
- Caojiawan is an operating Chongqing Rail Transit Line 6 station, not an attraction with visitor hours. Chongqing Rail Transit says station-specific first/last trains vary by direction and date and should be checked on its official service channels or posted station information. A third-party timetable carries an August 6, 2026 data version, but timetable copies can differ; confirm the live service for your travel date.
- Location checked
- 2026-10-17
- Facts checked
- 2026-10-17
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