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Subway line in frigid region starts trial run

Updated : 2013-09-29

By ( Xinhua )

 

A man shows a ticket for the new subway line in Harbin, Sept 26, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

Workers greet passengers at a subway station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 26, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers ride the first subway line in China that can withstand extreme cold, in Harbin, Sept 26, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers take the No 1 subway line in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Sept 26, 2013. China's first subway line in a frigid region started a trial run in Harbin on Thursday. The line is 17.48-km long and able to withstand extreme cold in the city, which has a record low temperature of 38.1 C below zero. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers prepare to board the subway train in Harbin, Sept 26, 2013. The line has 18 stops. [Photo/Xinhua]