QINGDAO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Construction started Friday on the first
subway line in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, home of world-famous
Tsingtao Beer.
A 25.1-kilometer line with 22 stops will be built in the seaside city, the
venue of sailing events for last summer's Olympics, at a cost of 13 billion yuan
(1.9 billion U.S. dollars),said Liu Jianjun, executive deputy head of the subway
construction headquarters.
It would open in 2014 and be able to handle 235,000 passengers a day, Liu
said.
The city would add another line by 2016, expanding the system to 54.7 km,
he said.
The city plans to build eight lines by 2050 with a total length of 231.5
km, said Hu Shaojun, vice mayor of Qingdao.
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