Locals flock to driverless train
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METRO authorities are bracing for a bigger crowd today — the first working day after the Pujiang Line started its trial operation on Saturday.
Quite a few residents of Pujiang Town in Minhang District took a “holiday tour” on Saturday to have a look at the city’s first automated passenger mover, a driverless train.
All motions of the train, including starting, braking, opening and closing of the carriage doors, are automatically controlled.
This reporter boarded the train around 11am and saw passengers, mostly children and elderly, scramble for the large windows at the head and tail of the train for the view. The line starts from Shendu Highway where passengers can change to Line 8.
It took about 15 minutes for the four-carriage elevated train to reach its destination at Huizhen Road. Lin Xin and her 9-year-old son Ziyi boarded the train at Huizhen Road. Her family and friends were going to Pujiang Country Park near Shendu Highway Station.
“It saves us a lot of trouble,” said Lin, who used to drive her family to the park for weekend outings but found it hard to find a parking space.
“The kids love the view and high-tech feeling of the train.”
Yu Miao, operation director of Pujiang Line, said the APM train allows a smaller radius of turning circle, making it easier to go through residential neighborhoods. But it also means the train shakes a bit making some people uncomfortable.
A staff member at the platform of Huizhen Road Station said that ideally only one or two officers are needed in an APM train station.
“But since we have just started, each station has six staff members to help out,” said the officer. “The real challenge will come on Monday, the first working day.”
With Pujiang Line put into service, the total length of Shanghai Metro network reached 673 kilometers, covering 395 stations.
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