Beijing will open its first subway line with self-driving trains this year, local authorities said Friday.
據當地媒體周五報道，北京年內將開通第一條無人駕駛地鐵。
The facility is the first fully domestically developed automated subway line on the Chinese mainland, said a spokesperson with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
據北京市住建委一名發言人表示稱，這將是中國大陸第一條完全國產自動化地鐵線路。
The 16.6-km Yanfang Line, which is being debugged, will improve convenience of transportation for residents living in the city’s southwestern suburb of Fangshan, the spokesperson said.
據該發言人表示稱，這條全長16.6千米的燕房線地鐵目前正在調試中，將改善北京西南房山地區居民交通便利。
In addition, construction is expected to be completed in 2017 on two new rail lines, the city’s first modern tram line and first medium-low speed maglev line.
此外，2017年還將完成建設另外兩條鐵路——北京第一條現代電車線和第一條中低速磁懸浮列車線。
Currently Beijing has 19 lines covering 574 kilometers in operation. Twenty subway lines or sections, spanning over 350 kilometers, will be built this year.
目前北京地鐵共有19條線路，全長574公里。今年還將建成20條地鐵線路，全長超過350公里。
