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China to open first subway crossing Yangtze

(Xinhua)

09:00, December 12, 2012

WUHAN, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's first subway line to cross the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, is expected to start test run this month in the central city of Wuhan, local officials said Tuesday.

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 will only be allowed to board the trains on Dec. 28 when the test run starts, officials with the Hubei provincial transportation bureau said.

The subway line has recently passed the experts' assessment, they said.

It will be Wuhan's first subway, which is estimated to transport at least 600,000 passengers daily by 2015.


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