地铁14号线下月初开工 - 2014年09月11日

CONSTRUCTION of Shanghai’s Metro Line 14, which will have 31 stations spread across five districts and connect 15 other lines, will begin early next month.

The east-west line will be the city’s last biggest subway network to pass through the downtown area. It will cover 39.1 kilometer and cover Jiading, Putuo, Jing’an, Huangpu districts and the Pudong New Area.

As per current plans, 49 eight-carriage trains will be put into use when the line starts operation in 2020. It will operate from 5am to 11pm, and is expected to ferry around 800,000 passengers per day.