Liziba station
Chongqing Rail Transit station where the monorail runs through a residential block. See Chongqing.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Built a City Sized Train Station | The B1M | backdrop | The monorail through an apartment block, shorthand for Chongqing’s vertical city. |
| Chongqing, the world’s largest city – in pictures | Alessandro Gandolfi | subject | Metro line 2 runs through a 19-storey apartment building, with Liziba station built between the sixth and eighth floors. |
China Built a City Sized Train Station — The B1M (2026)
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Liziba Station cuts right through the centre of a housing block.
- Role: backdrop
- In the video: Cited as an example of the city’s “cyberpunk” topography before the video turns to Chongqing East railway station.
- Why it matters: Minor: it sets the scene for why building on Chongqing’s terrain is so hard.
Chongqing, the world’s largest city – in pictures — Alessandro Gandolfi (2025)
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Metro line 2 passes through a 19-storey apartment building. Liziba station was built between the sixth and eighth floors to reclaim space
- Role: subject
- In the article: Metro line 2 runs through a 19-storey apartment building, with Liziba station built between the sixth and eighth floors. Thousands of tourists come to photograph it every day.
- Why it matters: It is the clearest example in the piece of the city’s vertical, space-reclaiming urban form.