Date: 10/01/2014

Smart and modern, trains on Shanghai's new metro line 16 reach up to 120km/h (75 mph). The line is opening this week, and along with a partial stretch of line 12, it makes the city's metro system the first in the world to cover a total length of more than 500 km (310 miles). The network now extends far into the suburbs despite the first bit of track having been laid little more than 20 years ago. [From Richard Buckby[

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Shanghai metro: 52km in under two minutes

BBC Asia Video

BBC News saves you the 8 RMB fare it costs to travel the 52 km from one end to the other on Shanghai's metro line 16.

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