Liziba Monorail Station

A metro train that passes through the middle of a residential skyscraper — Chongqing's most surreal sight

Qianyi L.
By Qianyi L.·Updated May 2026·10 min read
Chongqing Light Rail passing through residential building at Liziba, China

Highlights — Why we like Liziba Monorail Station

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Intro

Liziba Station on Chongqing's Light Rail Line 2 is one of the most extraordinary pieces of urban infrastructure in the world. The elevated rail line passes directly through floors 6 to 8 of a 30-storey residential building — trains threading through the living floors of an inhabited apartment block. Residents on those floors experience trains passing their windows every few minutes. The station has become a tourist attraction in its own right, drawing visitors who come specifically to watch and photograph the train emerging from the building.

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Getting There

Light Rail Line 2 to Liziba station. The experience is the journey — ride Line 2 through the station to see the building passage.

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Local Tips

Free to experience by riding Line 2. For photographs of the train emerging from the building, position yourself on the street below or on the hillside path above.

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