Unmanned subway set to open

By Fan Junmei
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The world's first underground Automated People Mover System (APM) is set to meet the public in about 10 days, the Guangzhou Daily reports.

Guangzhou citizens can travel within the center of the city's central business district with only 2 yuan. The route is 3.94km long and has 9 stops.

Its subway trains are imported from the United States, with the fastest speed reaching 60km/h. Having no cab, each subway train has two carriages and can carry 276 people each time. The interval between two trains hasn't been publicized yet.
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