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In the 22nd  issue of our (irregularly updated) weekly report, we proudly present you with the following news: Shanghai : As I might have mentioned before, a tram line currently under construction in the Songjiang District, which would be lying in the southwest suburban area of Shanghai, is making its moves. An enthuasiastic railfan has taken the following pictures: The control panels. Inside the trains. The tram with line 9 as the background. It is currently being dragged by this truck to test if it'll fit the rails, so no one on the driver's seat. Encountering line 9 on the viaduct again. Nanjing : Opening date of S7 remains unreleased, but we can have a glance inside the train thorough this video: Suzhou : No particular news, just a news reporting the opening of T1 extension:                       Those red trains were originally meant for T2, expected to open t...

Breaking News! I declare hereby that T1 extension in Suzhou is now in service today ! For the full experience please check the hand-drawn map below! So the April is concluded with an extension of tram. This has been an extraodinary and splendid April with 2 tram systems and 4 subway systems expanding and refreshing itself. Let's hope for the same luck next month! News! T2 is estimated to be opened in August!

Breaking News! I declare hereby that Line 6 in Tianjin  is now in full service  today ! I have never expected this. That it wasn't a false alarm yesterday! I'm so overjoyed to be able to mark two lines on the list today! Here I present you with a marvellous photo!! All of the decorations in the stations. Let's hope that line 5 can join the system very soon, say, next month!

Breaking News! I declare hereby that Airport North in Guangzhou  is in service  today ! I'm so much obliged to have the honour to mark the line on the list. So, according to reports from the site, the section between Airport North and South is operated as a free shuttle line for flying travellers, who can enter and exit from a special corridor and no need for any tickets. The entrance to the special corridor at Airport South.  The exit of the special corridor at Airport North. The ticket barriers aside are for those who started their journey beyond Airport South.

At around 12 pm UTC+8 the official account of Tianjin Metro posted an article with the title "Metro line 6: full service on 26th April" (which is tomorrow), only to delete this message an hour later. As this is most likely a false alarm I didn't post this in the weekly report, but you can always be sure that your editor knows what to capture in the shortest time. ...So here are the photos! The current route map. Who knows how long it's still going to take before line 5 becomes coloured? (It's in trial operation though) *As you might notice, Shuanglin station on line 1 is marked as grey. In fact this station has already suspended operation since 28 December, 2016, to be reconstructed as an underground station in order to fit the east extension... which doesn't appear any sooner to open... Hence the station is closed as of now.  I shall do a confirmation tomorrow, and hopefully our line 5 and line 6 could open any sooner!

In the 21st  issue of our (irregularly updated) weekly report, we proudly present you with the following news: Jinan : A city just a little south of Beijing is having its first metro line named as R1, following a peculiar rule that all metro lines in this city should be labelled with "R". Tunnel works have just been finished five days ago, and if we take things like rail laying and installing and test runs into consideration, we might better expect this next year, but comparing that to line 7 in Wuhan, which still haven't completed its Changjiang section and yet trumpeting to open this year... maybe it's not that impossible after all.  The R1 line isn't going to be much useful, considering that the city centre lies within the blue circle. Guangzhou : As all of you know, Airport North is comming tomorrow, and new trains for line 14 has also been delivered lately.  Chengdu : A new tram system named "Rong 2" (literally "Hibiscus 2...

Breaking News! Airport North station on line 3 in Guangzhou is officially announced to open on the  26th April ! The station is being put into service along with the new Terminal 2. An one station extension. I will do a follow-up report by then just for sure , but more importantly, to cross out another line on our list! So here are some pictures for reference as usual! "Welcome" in all kinds of languages.

Breaking News! I declare hereby that Line 11 in Qingdao  has gone into operation  today ! This is a line fully decitated for long-journey commuters. I'm so much obliged to have the honour to mark the line on the list.

Breaking News! Line 11 in Qingdao is officially announced to open on the  23rd April ! Next Monday! I will do a follow-up report by then just for sure , but more importantly, to cross out another line on our list! Further infos: The tram extensions in Suzhou are now in trial operation, and there's, of course, Airport North station on line 3, Guangzhou, opening this month. Seems like no openings next month.

In the 20 th issue of our (irregularly updated) weekly report, we proudly present you with the following news: Qingdao : The impending line 11 has launched a trial operation. Please check the photos below for more detailed information of the line: The line is expected to open some time in this month. Thank you for reading this, and see you in the next issue!

I know that we've just reported one yesterday. And here is another one less exciting.  Two stations, Yangguan and Libayan, opened on tram line 5 today. And that's all. 

Breaking News! I declare hereby that Line 2 north extension in Shenyang  has gone into operation  today ! So a total of four new stations were added to the system. I'm so much obliged to have the honour to mark the line on the list.

Breaking News! I declare hereby that the Guanggu trams in Wuhan  have gone into operation  yesterday ! Sorry for being too late to notify, but I didn't have a reliable source yesterday. The tram system is finally opened!