All the metro trains in service have been replaced
by new and more comfortable air-conditioned versions equipped with video screens
in preparation for 2008, Wang Dexing, president of the Beijing metro Corp. said
to Beijing News Sunday.
Wang said that handset signals will be available on loop lines and central
lines so people will be able to use their communication devices on platforms,
underground or in certain areas while the train is in operation.
"Metro trains are scheduled to have mobile videos installed that will
broadcast the latest news and Olympic sports events during Games, "Wang added.
As the Line 5 subway will open within this year and the Olympic special line
and airport line are almost completed, a huge underground transportation network
is taking shape.
Passengers will also be better able to transfer between underground lines as
the design of underground pedestrian crossings has been improved.
"The upcoming transfer plans along the metro lines will better facilitate the
passengers, "Wang said. "There will be not any supermarkets or newsstands along
the newly-built channels.
