Background: Cholangiocarcinoma is a common malignant tumor of digestive system. LncRNA MT1JP has been reported to play tumor-suppressing roles in multiple cancers. However, the effect of MT1JP on cholangiocarcinoma has not been evaluated. Methods: The expression of MT1JP in cholangiocarcinoma specimens and paired para-carcinoma tissues were detected by real-time PCR. The overexpression plasmid and siRNA of MT1JP were transfected into cholangiocarcinoma cells to change the expression levels of MT1JP. CCK-8, flow cytometry and transwell assays were performed to measure proliferation, cell cycle transition, apoptosis, migration and invasion in cholangiocarcinoma cells. Dual-luciferase reporter assay, real-time PCR and western blot were carried out to screen the miRNA bound by MT1JP. In addition, xneograft experiment was used to determine the tumorigenesis of cholangiocarcinoma cells in nude. Results: MT1JP was downregulated in cholangiocarcinoma specimens, compared with para-carcinoma tissues, and its expression was related with tumor size, TNM stage and lymph node metastasis. Overexpression of MT1JP inhibited proliferation, cell cycle transition, migration and invasion, and induced apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells. The knockdown of MT1JP led to opposite results. MT1JP bound to miR-18a-5p to facilitate the expression of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1). MiR-18a-5p was increased in cholangiocarcinoma samples, and its expression was negatively correlated with that of MT1JP. In addition, MT1JP also suppressed tumorigenesis in nude mice. Conclusions: MT1JP alleviated proliferation, migration and invasion, and induced apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells by regulating miR-18a-5p/FBP1 axie. These findings may provide novel insights for diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma in clinic.