Line 15

Maiden voyage on Shunyi Line 15: clean and not yet overcrowded. Photos by Charlotte Moreau

It was only mid-April 2009 when construction for the new subway Line 15 began, connecting Shunyi to the downtown area.  That’s a mere 20 months since we watched and waited for this much anticipated transportation system to be built.  And today – December 30 at 2pm– it finally opened!

My family of four boarded the train at 2:35pm, and it was obvious that those few with us were excited about the new line.  There were people, myself included, taking pictures of the inside, as well as of the passengers riding it.  There was even a television crew for a Chinese station in our car. 

We were excited to give the subway a try and see how this might change the frequency of our trips to the city.

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