Construction of the No. 7 rail line was kicked off in Shanghai, which will become a truck line linking to the venue of the 2010 World Expo.

The construction started at the Jing'an Temple station on the 35 km long rail line Friday. Upon completion by the end of 2009, the rail system will shoulder the transportation of one sixth of passenger flow to the Shanghai World Expo., or about 120,000 to 150,000 people in 2010.

There will be 28 stations along the rail line. Twenty-six subway trains are designed to work on the route offering shuttle transportation at an interval of three minutes.

The east China metropolis, with a population of nearly 14 million, is undertaking eight urban rail projects, which will add 389 km-long metro and light-rail lines by 2012.

Source: Xinhua