武汉英语继续教育2013年讲稿.docVIP

1. Wuhan Metro The metro system is a state of the art transit network and the centerpiece of the infrastructure development programme that is promoting rapid urban development in Wuhan. Living in the most important transportation hub in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, residents of Wuhan, capital of Central Chinas Hubei Province, can now enjoy a new public transit system: the Wuhan Metro The Wuhan Metro is both an elevated and underground rail service. The system opened on 28 July 2004, making Wuhan the fifth city in mainland China to have a metro system after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Line 1 and 2 have been in operation since 2012. Several more lines, which will eventually connect Hanyang and Wuchang as well as Hankou, are under construction. Line 1 is a 28 km elevated rail line. This line has 27 stations of which 25 are open. Phase 2: the extension of line 1 in both directions, was completed successfully in 2010. Line 2 of the Wuhan Metro is the first underground railway to cross the Yangtze River. Line 2 might be the most important line in the Wuhan Metro system because it is able to carry the heavy cross-Yangtze traffic in Wuhan. This line is Wuhans second metro line after Line 1, and the citys first underground line, since Line 1 is mostly elevated. Line 2 runs in a northwest-southeast direction, connecting Hankou and Wuchang, including Hankou Railway Station and major commercial districts, such as Guang Gu. The number of single day passengers on Line 2 exceeded 500,000 on Jan 1, 2013, the first weekday after its opening. When more lines interchangeable with Line 2 open around 2015, the passenger volume could reach 1 million per day. To accommodate such huge traffic, all stations on Line 2 have been extended to the length of 8-car trains for future use. In the next few years Wuhan will continue developing its modern infrastructure. Line Two will soon be extended, but more significantly the many new lines currently under constructio