Second subway in Guangzhou almost ready for service

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 ◆ Second subway in Guangzhou almost ready for service

The second subway line in Guangzhou city, one of the major gateways to south China, is expected to be ready for service late this year.

A train was successfully tested at speeds of up to 70km per hour on the subway last month.

The subway, with a length of 18.28 km, traverses downtown Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, from Sanyuanli in the north to Pazhou in the south. The entire project cost over 10 billion yuan (1.21 billion US dollars).

There is already one subway in operation in Guangzhou. Subways also operate in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.