Society

22 Chinese cities to get subways

By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-09 17:22

China's State Council has approved plans for 22 cities to build subways with a total investment of 882 billion yuan ($129 billion), the People's Daily Overseas Edition reported Wednesday.

Eleven cities in China currently have subways covering a total of 835.5 km.

China will also have another 89 subways measuring 2,500 km in total as of 2016 with an investment of 993 billion yuan ($145 billion).

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