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World's First Carbon Fiber Subway Train

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - The world's first carbon fiber subway train is officially put into commercial operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, January 10, 2025.

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World's First Carbon Fiber Subway Train

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - The world's first carbon fiber subway train is officially put into commercial operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, January 10, 2025.

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World's First Carbon Fiber Subway Train

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - The world's first carbon fiber subway train is officially put into commercial operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, January 10, 2025.

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Vietnam's first subway

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Dec. 22 Kyodo - Passengers line up in front of a subway ticket gate in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024, as the day marks Vietnam's first operation of a subway. The 20-kilometer railway line including a 2-km subway section was financed by Japan's yen loans. (Kyodo)

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Vietnam's first subway

Passengers line up in front of a subway ticket gate in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024, as the day marks Vietnam's first operation of a subway. The 20-kilometer railway line including a 2-km subway section was financed by Japan's yen loans.

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Vietnam's first subway

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Naoki Ito speaks during a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024, marking the first operation of a subway in the country. The 20-kilometer railway line including a 2-km subway section, financed by Japan's yen loans, began operating the same day.

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Vietnam's first subway

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2024, shows a train at a subway station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 20-kilometer railway line including a 2-km subway section, financed by Japan's yen loans, began operating the same day as it marked Vietnam's first subway operation.

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Inter-city metro line connects E China's Shanghai, Suzhou

STORY: Inter-city metro line connects E China's Shanghai, Suzhou DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trans-provincial metro line 2. various of Yangtze River Delta region STORYLINE: A trans-provincial metro line went into operation in east China on Saturday, linking Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems. The line can cut the travel time between city propers of Suzhou and Shanghai to about two hours. The launch of the intercity subway line also paves the way for further synergetic development of Suzhou and Shanghai. At present, many Fortune 500 enterprises have built their Chinese headquarters in Shanghai while placing their factories in Suzhou. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen at Huaqiao Station of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take a subway train of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro on June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen at Huaqiao Station of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen at Huaqiao Station of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen at Huaqiao Station of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take a subway train of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro on June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to take Line 11 of the Suzhou metro at a station in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-SUZHOU-SHANGHAI-INTERCITY SUBWAY (CN)

(230624) -- SUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger takes photos of the rail transit system map on a train of Line 11 of the Suzhou metro on June 24, 2023. On Saturday, Line 11 of the Suzhou metro went into operation, linking the city of Suzhou, a major GDP contributor in east China's Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai, another economic heavyweight in the region. This is the first time that the core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have linked their separate urban subway systems transcending administrative boundaries and geographical barriers in different provincial-level regions. The newly launched Line 11 of the Suzhou metro is also part of Line 11 of the Shanghai metro, according to the subway design. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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Chuan starts work on first subway in Bangkok

Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (2nd from L with glasses) activates the engine of an earthmover Friday Feb. 5 in a ceremony marking the start of work to dig double tunnels for Bangkok's first subway line. Part of the 20-kilometer subway is scheduled to go into operation in 2002.

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Chuan starts work on first subway in Bangkok

Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai (2nd from L with glasses) activates the engine of an earthmover Friday Feb. 5 in a ceremony marking the start of work to dig double tunnels for Bangkok's first subway line. Part of the 20-kilometer subway is scheduled to go into operation in 2002. ==Kyodo