蓬勃发展的中国城市铁路运输系统
“The total scale of urban railway transportation in China is no bigger than that of London, ” said Qiu Baoxing, Vice Minister of Construction on August 2, at China Urbanization and Transportation Development Conference in Beijing.
“中国的城市铁路系统总里程数还不及伦敦。”建设部副部长仇保兴8月2日在中国城市交通发展会议上指出。
In fact, urban railway transportation is witnessing a rapid development in China at present. By 2010, the total length of urban railways operating in China will break 1,500 km, with a total investment of 500 billion yuan.
实际上，当前中国城市铁路交通正处于飞速发展时期。到2010年，中国运行的城市铁路总里程数将突破1500公里，总投资高达五千亿人民币。
Now, 10 big cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dalian, Nanjing and Wuhan, are blessed with the convenience of urban railways such as subway and light rail with a total length of 621 km. Another 12 cities are building urban railways of their own. Statistics show that some 837 km of urban railways are under construction in China.
目前，已有10个大型城市，包括北京，上海，天津，广州，深圳，大连，南京和武汉开通了地铁或轻轨等城市铁路，总里程数达621公里。另有12个城市正在建设自己的城市铁路，统计表明，有837公里左右的城市铁路正在建设中。
By 2010,urban railway transportation will be available in 15 cities.
到2010年，拥有城市铁路的城市将达到15个。
