Chongqing Craziest Monorail: Train Through a Building at Lij

Riding China’s Craziest Monorail — It Goes Straight Through a Building!

Destination:ChinaCity:ChongqingPopulation:32 million
Riding China’s Craziest Monorail — It Goes Straight Through a Building!
CN Walking2025-07-2128 min

Nestled among the mountains of southwestern China, Chongqing is a city with steep hills and dramatic elevation changes that challenge traditional urban planning. The Line 2 monorail rises and falls with the terrain, culminating in a remarkable section at Lijiba Station where the train descends from over 60 meters above ground, then enters a residential building on the 6th floor and passes through it before continuing its journey. This is presented as real engineering, not fiction, and the ride is described as one of the world’s craziest monorails. The video blends geography, technology, and urban design to show how Chongqing defies flat-land assumptions and embraces bold transportation solutions, from the high cityscape views to the moment the train enters and exits the building. The journey captures the interplay of mountains, bridges, and modern infrastructure that makes Chongqing a standout metropolis in China.

--- CN Walking
July 21, 2025, Summer in China

Video Chapters

  1. 0:00Video Preview
  2. 00:59The Station
  3. 02:24The monorail passes through the steep mountain forest
  4. 06:27The Monorail Passing Over a Bridge
  5. 07:46The Train Passing Through a Building
  6. 09:34A Rollercoaster-Like Experience
  7. 10:52Enjoying Chongqing’s Cityscape from the Monorail
  8. 14:49Mountain Park: Where the Monorail Was Built
  9. 18:13Walking in the Park
  10. 23:59A Lesser-Known Photography Spot
  11. 24:39Chongqing’s Lijiba: The Train Passes Through a Building

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Nestled among the mountains of southwestern China, Chongqing is a city unlike any other. Built on steep hills and shaped by dramatic elevation changes, it presents one of the most challenging urban landscapes in the world. In a place where flat land is scarce and the terrain is extremely uneven,...