Beijing will soon open a new subway line before Oct. 1 for the National Day of the People’s Republic, according to China’s city transport authorities.

The No. 4 subway line will run south to north. It is 28.2 km long with 24 stations and is expected to handle more than 400,000 passengers a day.

Xinhua ads that the media has reported the new line would be put into use on Sept. 25 or 28, although this date is not final.

Twitter users are commenting about the new subway line:

1. 
   DavidFeng (Beijing, China) @pdenlinger Try Line 4. Oh yes, you’re coming back to Beijing. Hong Kong shit in the Jing. Shit or the shit? You decide. Ride it. 18 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to pdenlinger
2. 
   exploremetro (China) RT @DavidFeng: Beijing Subway Line 4 is slated to open as early as September 25, 2009 19 Sep 2009 from iTweet
3. 
   cityweekend (Beijing, China) Countdown to Line 4: Beijing South Railway Station http://bit.ly/1uQX1b 21 Sep 2009 from twitterfeed
4. 
   ChinaInspiresMe (Beijing, China) A nice little video of Beijing’s preparations for National Day (Oct. 1) – like July 4th in the USA. http://s6xzf.tk 22 Sep 2009 from TwitterBar
5. 
   MICHAELRHEN (Beijing, China) is waiting for the ceremony of HK MTR-BEIJING Subway line 4 comming soon 23 Sep 2009 from web
6. 
   jenniko (Beijing, China) #beijing subway slapped up the new maps with line 4 on it. just open open open!!! they say before 10/1, but when? 23 Sep 2009 from TweetDeck

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