中国将试营穿越长江的第一条地铁

WUHAN – China’s first subway line to cross the Yangtze River, the country’s longest waterway, is expected to start test run this month in the central city of Wuhan, local officials said Tuesday.

武汉—当地官方周二表示，横跨中国第一长河长江的第一条地铁线路预计本月在中国中部城市武汉试运行。

Subway trains have run through the 27.73-km tunnel for Wuhan Line 2, which links Wuchang and Hankou — two major areas of the city — over the past three months. But passengers will only be allowed to board the trains on December 28 when the test run starts, officials with the Hubei provincial transportation bureau said.

在过去的三个月里，地铁列车运行通过全长27.73公里的武汉铁路2号隧道，该线连接武汉和汉口两个武汉要地区。湖北省交通管理局的官员表示，乘客只能在12月28日试运行时乘坐列车。

The subway line has recently passed the experts’ assessment, they said.

他们说，这条地铁线路最近已经通过了专家的评估。

It will be Wuhan’s first subway, which is estimated to transport at least 600,000 passengers daily by 2015.

这将是武汉的第一条铁路。据估计，到2015年，每天将运输至少60万乘客。

As a key transportation route, the line is expected to handle half of the city’s cross-Yangtze traffic flow, easing gridlock on bridges over the river.

作为一条关键的运输路线，这条线路预计将减轻一半的城市交通压力——长江交通流量，缓解长江大桥上的交通拥堵问题。

The construction costs around 14.9 billion yuan (2.37 billion U.S. dollars), according to estimates by previous reports.

据先前的报道估计，这条线路的建设成本约149亿（23.7亿美元）。