SHIJIAZHUANG, a city of more than 10 million people and the capital of China’s Hebei province, opened its first metro line on June 14 with the start of trial passenger operation on the Yuan 17.3bn ($US 2.6bn) first phase of Line 1.
CHINA's top economic planning body the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) confirmed on January 8 that it has given the go-ahead for the Yuan 13.2bn ($US 2bn) second phase of the metro network in Shijiazhuang, the largest city in Hebei province.