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(NS) Zhengzhou line 1

I declare hereby that one new station on Zhengzhou metro line 1, New Campus of Henan University , is now in service since the 21st September. Thus the metro line 1 in Zhengzhou is complete. This replaces the former eastern terminus Wenyuanbeilu.

Weekly report 49

In the 49th  issue of our (irregularly updated) weekly report, we proudly present you with the following news: Chengdu : Endgame in Chengdu as workers on the construction sites fight against time to get as much tunnels of the six lines completed, which inevitably involves line 6, the longest line summing up to 69 km as it tours around the city in a semi circular shape. That it has to open in stages is therefore not surprising. 38 of its 56 stations, or two thirds of the total project are announced to be completed last month, phase III somewhat behind.  Fuzhou : Two more interchange stations next to each other are added to line 1 as phase II of this line completes its construction on the four new stations, presumably the last extension to it. This makes the line a little bit closer to the delta where Min River joins Wulong River. Ningbo : Slow yet major progress of the city's latest current project: Phase II of line 2, a five station extension to the current northeast ...

Wuhan M8'''

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Breaking News! I declare hereby that line 8 phase III in Wuhan  is now in service on  the  6th November ! Route map. Connected to line 7 at Yezhihu. The station "Military Athletes' Village" refers to the "Olympic Village" provided for the 2019 Military Games hosted in Wuhan ( Wikipedia ). Strange that it was opened after the Games though. Ceiling at Huangjiahu Ditiexiaozhen. Military Athletes' Village, where sky is blue... ...and the ceiling covered with sport pictograms. I'm so much obliged to have the honour to mark the line on the list.