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Disneyland to get its own Metro station
By Liang Yiwen |
01:51 UTC+8 January 19, 2011
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IT'S all aboard the Disneyland express, after the city announced that a special Metro line will take visitors to the theme park when it opens in 2015.
The route of the 9.2-kilometer line was published online by Shanghai's environmental authorities yesterday to solicit public opinion on environment issues.
Work on the dedicated Metro line, which is expected to cost 3.992 billion yuan (US$606.3 million), is set to begin in September. Trains will start running in July 2015.
The line will connect to Metro Line 11 at Luoshan Road Station, providing passengers from downtown Xujiahui area and suburban Jiading District with subway access to the much-anticipated park in Pudong.
Its final stop - Disneyland station itself - will connect with the Metro Line 2 via shuttle bus lines.
The Disneyland metro line has three new stations: the elevated Kangqiao Road E. station, Hengxin Road station, and Disneyland station, which will be underground.
The route will pass Zhoukang area before reaching Chuansha town.
Meanwhile, city officials disclosed that Shanghai Disneyland, the first Disneyland on Chinese mainland, will include three theme parks.
Details had been made public of one of the parks, "Magic Kingdom." The possible choices for the other two theme parks are "Epcot" and "Animal Kingdom," delegates at Shanghai People's Congress were told yesterday.
Dai Haibo, deputy director of Pudong New Area government and a congress deputy, said he was deeply impressed by the Orlando Disneyland which includes four theme parks, including Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. He promised that Shanghai Disneyland will provide entertainment for both adults and children.
Large-scale construction on phase 1 of the project is expected to get under way in May. There is no start date for the other parts.
Shanghai Disneyland will be included in the 20-square-kilometer Shanghai International Tourist Resort. In total, it is expected to take up about one-third of the area. The phase 1 Disneyland is expected to attract 7.3 million visitors a year.
More than 2,000 households and 297 enterprises at the site of phase 1 theme park have been relocated.
The route of the 9.2-kilometer line was published online by Shanghai's environmental authorities yesterday to solicit public opinion on environment issues.
Work on the dedicated Metro line, which is expected to cost 3.992 billion yuan (US$606.3 million), is set to begin in September. Trains will start running in July 2015.
The line will connect to Metro Line 11 at Luoshan Road Station, providing passengers from downtown Xujiahui area and suburban Jiading District with subway access to the much-anticipated park in Pudong.
Its final stop - Disneyland station itself - will connect with the Metro Line 2 via shuttle bus lines.
The Disneyland metro line has three new stations: the elevated Kangqiao Road E. station, Hengxin Road station, and Disneyland station, which will be underground.
The route will pass Zhoukang area before reaching Chuansha town.
Meanwhile, city officials disclosed that Shanghai Disneyland, the first Disneyland on Chinese mainland, will include three theme parks.
Details had been made public of one of the parks, "Magic Kingdom." The possible choices for the other two theme parks are "Epcot" and "Animal Kingdom," delegates at Shanghai People's Congress were told yesterday.
Dai Haibo, deputy director of Pudong New Area government and a congress deputy, said he was deeply impressed by the Orlando Disneyland which includes four theme parks, including Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. He promised that Shanghai Disneyland will provide entertainment for both adults and children.
Large-scale construction on phase 1 of the project is expected to get under way in May. There is no start date for the other parts.
Shanghai Disneyland will be included in the 20-square-kilometer Shanghai International Tourist Resort. In total, it is expected to take up about one-third of the area. The phase 1 Disneyland is expected to attract 7.3 million visitors a year.
More than 2,000 households and 297 enterprises at the site of phase 1 theme park have been relocated.
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