In China, a train passes right through a residential building

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

The monorail line is built so that it passes through an opening in a residential 19-storey 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 at 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 working dishwasher, but, according to other sources, people complain of 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 Transport said: "Our city is very densely built up, and finding a place for new roads is becoming a difficult task." 

The monorail line is built so that it passes through an opening in a residential 19-storey 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 at 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 working dishwasher, but, according to other sources, people complain of noise and headaches.

In the city of Chongqing in southeastern China, 49 million people live on an area of 80 thousand square kilometers — the Netherlands can fit twice in this territory (for comparison, 12 million Moscow occupies 2500 square kilometers). In such a situation, urban planners have to creatively approach 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 its steep hilly terrain.