1st subway across Yangtze River starts test run
Updated: 2012-12-28 10:22
(Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)
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China's first subway line to cross the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, starts test run on Dec 28 in the central city of Wuhan, Xinhua reported Thursday.
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Wuhan subway Line 2, China's first subway line to cross the Yangtze River, starts test run on Dec 28 in the central city of Wuhan. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Subway trains have run through the 27.73-km tunnel for Wuhan Line 2, which links Wuchang and Hankou - two major areas of the city - over the past three months. But passengers are only allowed to board the trains on Dec 28 when the test run starts.
As a key transportation route, the line is expected to handle half of the city's cross-Yangtze traffic flow, easing gridlock on bridges over the river. It only takes three minutes to cross the river.
The construction costs around 14.9 billion yuan ($2.37 billion), according to estimates by previous reports.
It will be Wuhan's first subway, which is estimated to transport at least 500,000 passengers daily.
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