This Day, That Year

Item from Aug 8, 1998, in China Daily: Shanghai's long-awaited elevated railway, the country's first, received approval from the State Council, China's Cabinet.

The 25 kilometer railway, at a cost of $1 billion, starts at Caohejing in Xuhui district and ends at Jiangwan town in Hongkou district with 19 stops on the way.

Since the first elevated railway in Shanghai started operation in December 2000, public transportation networks have seen accelerated construction in big cities to ease traffic congestion.