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Driverless metro line on trial run in Shanghai
Updated: Mar 31, 2018
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A new metro line with driverless trains is tested in Shanghai on Saturday. [Photo/chinanews.com]
SHANGHAI - A new metro line with driverless trains was tested in Shanghai on Saturday.
Stretching 6.7 km, the Automated People Mover (APM) system on the Pujiang Line links Huizhen Road and Shendu Highway Station, where passengers can transfer to line 8. It has six stations.
The carriages are equipped with intercoms, emergency alerts, smoke detectors and emergency brakes.
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