Monorail to ease Shanghai's congestion
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="monorail">monorail</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>.</p><p><span word="Suburban">Suburban</span> <span word="Jiading">Jiading</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Changning">Changning</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Hongqiao">Hongqiao</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="prospective">prospective</span> <span word="bidders">bidders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clinch">clinch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Train">Train</span> <span word="International">International</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Changgui">Changgui</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Changning">Changning</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hongqiao">Hongqiao</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="installed">installed</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>) <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Luoyang">Luoyang</span>, <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poised">poised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="trains">trains</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="H">H</span>-<span word="Bahn">Bahn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="German">German</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="center">center</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="inspector">inspector</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="campuses">campuses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dortmund">Dortmund</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> 5,000 <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1984, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p>
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