Five more subways set to roll this year

Beijing will complete its construction of five new subway lines and start work on another four this year, authorities said yesterday.

Liu Yinchun, deputy director of the Beijing municipal commission of development and reform, said the five new lines ready this year are Yizhuang line, Daxing line, Changping line, Fangshan line and the first phase of line 15, making a total track length of more than 300 km.

The city will also kick off the construction of another four subway lines.