In Chongqing, one of China's largest cities by population, one of the monorail lines runs right through a residential building. Its residents can board the train at the Liziba Station, which occupies two floors of the house - the seventh and eighth.

The monorail line is constructed in such a way that it passes through an opening in a residential 19-story building. The nearest walls of the apartments are in contact with the tunnel, and the distance to the side and lower windows does not reach even a meter.

Although the locals live almost in a busy station, the noise from the trains is suppressed by special equipment. The Daily Mail claims that this sound disturbs residents no more than a running dishwasher, but, according to other sources, people complain about noise and headaches.

This decision is the result of a compromise: thanks to him, it became possible not to demolish the entire building for the sake of a new monorail line. A spokesman for the Department of Urban Transportation said: "Our city is very densely built up, and finding a place for new roads is becoming a challenge."

In the city of Chongqing in southeast China, 49 million people live on an area of ​​80,000 square kilometers - the Netherlands can fit twice in this territory (for comparison, 12 million Moscow occupies 2,500 square kilometers). In such a situation, urban planners have to be creative in the distribution of space.

8 trains that pass through the most unusual places.

Most people are used to the way a classic railroad looks like. But in fact, as it turns out, there may be options. There are places where the railway tracks pass right under the windows of houses, follow the sea surface and even along the runway. And this is not a complete list of automotive oddities.

1. The train passing through the Bloomersky section

California, USA

When was it first planned to build railway near Obernai, California (in the early 1860s), this seemed impossible, as a 30-meter high and 150-meter long wooden trestle bridge had to be built through a deep dell, as well as "cutting a path" in the local hills. When the Bloomer Cut was completed in 1864, it was hailed as "the eighth wonder of the world". Surprisingly, the section of the railway passing through the hill has survived to this day.

2. Train passing through a residential building

China

Due to the unique topography and high density Chongqing, one of the most populous cities in China, architects and urban planners had to come up with a unique way to develop the city's vital monorail line. Their decision surprised the whole world - trains pass right through a 19-story residential building. From the north, east and south, the city is surrounded by the Daba, Wushan, Wulin and Dalu mountains, and most of the city territory in fact lies on the mountain slopes.

This, combined with the lack of available space due to high building density (population is around 49 million), has made infrastructure development a real challenge. In 2004, during the continuation of the monorail branch, the authorities faced a problem: either demolish the entire residential building and make room for the monorail, or make a tunnel right through the house. In the end, the second option was chosen.

3. A train passing through a narrow street

Vietnam

Almost always, at the entrance to the railway there are special signals and barriers that warn passers-by and drivers about approaching trains. However, what if the rails pass a few steps from the front door. This is exactly what you can see in Hanoi. On a busy street in the city's old quarter, people live and work side by side with railroad tracks that run just a meter from the walls of houses. Shops here are closed for the duration of the train.

4. Train passing over the top of the dam

Germany

Hindenburgdamm is an 11 km dike between the island of Sylt and the German mainland. It was opened in 1927 exclusively for rail traffic. Before the dam was built, communication with the island depended on the "mercy" of the tides, and in winter the Wadden Sea froze completely, making the crossing impossible.

The crossing took about six hours, and in adverse weather and tidal conditions, it lasted even longer. As a result, it was decided to build a railway embankment, through which today more than 100 trains pass every day. 50 of them transport cars, since there is no road to Sylt.

5. 21,000 km railway project from China to the USA

China/Russia/Canada/USA

China plans to build an ambitious 21,000-kilometer rail line to launch bullet trains to America via Russia. At the same time, crossing the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska involves the construction of a 200-kilometer underwater tunnel under the Pacific Ocean.

The proposed rail line will start in China, pass through Siberia, under the Bering Strait, through Alaska and Canada, and end in the United States. The Chinese expect trains on this line to reach speeds of 350 km/h, allowing passengers to travel from China to the US in less than two days.

6. The world's longest railway tunnel

UK/France

The world's longest and deepest railway tunnel officially opened in Switzerland in 2016, after two decades of construction work. The 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel provides high-speed rail links across the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe. In second place is the 53.9-kilometer Japanese Seikan railway tunnel, and in third place is the 50.5-kilometer Eurotunnel linking Britain and France under the English Channel.

7. Train passing through a spiral viaduct

Switzerland

In the Swiss commune of Brusio, you can find a nine-arch single-track railway bridge that curves in a loop. Like most spiral tracks, it was built to change the height of the railroad tracks. The length of the viaduct is 110 meters, and the longitudinal slope is 7%.

8. Train passing on the runway

New Zealand

Gisborne Regional Airport is located on the western edge of Gisborne in New Zealand. It is one of the few airports in the world where you can see the railway line crossing the runway. Here, trains stop in front of the GDP during takeoff and landing of aircraft. Vineyard Airport in Tasmania also had a railroad crossing on the runway, but due to the fact that there was almost no rail traffic here, the route was closed in early 2005.

In Chongqing, one of China's largest cities by population, one of the monorail lines runs right through a residential building. Its residents can board the train at the Liziba station, which occupies two floors of the house - the seventh and eighth.

The monorail line is constructed in such a way that it passes through an opening in a residential 19-story building. The nearest walls of the apartments are in contact with the tunnel, and the distance to the side and lower windows does not reach even a meter.

Although the locals live almost in a busy station, the noise from the trains is suppressed by special equipment. The Daily Mail claims that this sound disturbs residents no more than a running dishwasher, but, according to other sources, people complain about noise and headaches.

This decision is the result of a compromise: thanks to him, it became possible not to demolish the entire building for the sake of a new monorail line. A spokesman for the Department of Urban Transportation said: "Our city is very densely built up, and finding a place for new roads is becoming a challenge."

In the city of Chongqing in southeast China, 49 million people live on an area of ​​80,000 square kilometers - the Netherlands can fit twice in this territory (for comparison, 12 million Moscow occupies 2,500 square kilometers). In such a situation, urban planners have to be creative in the distribution of space.

Chongqing is the largest of the four cities of central subordination in China, it is located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialingjiang rivers. It is called the City of mountains (Mountain City) for the steep hilly terrain.

For many cities in the world is quite normal view urban transport. But you will definitely not see such an option as in the Chinese city of Chongqing anywhere else - here the monorail route passes right through an apartment building!

The multi-million city of Chongqing is located in the central part of the country and is one of the largest commercial and industrial centers of China. Opened here in 2005, the metro has two monorail lines, one of which was carried right through a large 19-story residential building.

From the point of view of proximity to transport, this house can be called simply ideal, because it is in it that the Liziba metro station, which occupies two whole floors, is located. At the same time, the distance from the train passing through the building to the walls of the apartments located in it is less than a meter.

One can only guess how the residents themselves relate to the monorail laid through their house. Some online publications report that the noise and vibrations from a passing train are practically inaudible, so they don’t really bother anyone. Others, on the contrary, argue that many of its inhabitants experience great inconvenience and suffer from regular headaches.

The appearance of a monorail in a residential building is explained quite simply. The unique decision to run the metro through an apartment building was made in order not to demolish an already built building and not to resettle its many residents. There are not so many places for a railway in the large, densely populated city of Chongqing, so the authorities made such a non-standard, but rational, in their opinion, decision.