Beijing opened three new subway lines on Saturday, delayed from a planned late-June start but just in time to carry passengers banned from their cars as the capital tries to clean up its skies before next month's Olympics.
The new lines, which will serve the international airport and the Olympic Green, will increase the city's subway lines to eight and expand their reach by 40 percent, to 200 km (125 miles), the official Xinhua news agency reported.
The 22.3 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) expansion project is part of the city's massive infrastructure plans to ensure ease of transport during the Games.
Image: Passengers at the platform of the Airport Line at the Terminal 3 building of Beijing Capital International Airport.
Photographs: Getty Images | Text: Reuters
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