Fully autonomous Metro Line 14 begins service
Writer: Han Ximin, Sun Yuchen | Editor: Liu Minxia | From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated: 2022-10-28
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Metro Line 14, a fully automated line that runs through Pingshan, Longgang, Luohu and Futian districts, started operation Friday morning, bringing Pingshan closer to urban CBD.
The 50-kilometer line, the first in Pingshan, starts from Gangxia North Station and ends in Shatian Station in Pingshan, with 18 stations in total.
The line adopts China's self-developed autonomous train technology, and the train carriages will be equipped with lateral seats and offer wireless mobile phone charging service, according to operator Shenzhen Metro Group.
It is also equipped with a GoA4 transport system, the world’s highest-standard driverless train operation system, and is designed at a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
By applying technologies such as train sleep wakeup, obstacle/derailment detection and remote reset and rethrowing, full-time, all-weather driverless trains can be realized.
Expats take a selfie during a recent test ride on the Pingshan section of Metro Line 14 to experience the comfort and convenience of the train service in advance. Zhao Bowen
A Shenzhen Metro employee gets ready for the maiden ride of a Metro train at Gangxia North Station on the Metro Line 14 Friday. Photos by Sun Yuchen except otherwise stated
Passengers take a group photo during a maiden ride on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
Passengers take a selfie during a maiden ride on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
Passengers take photos of the fully autonomous train during a maiden ride on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
Passengers take a group photo during a maiden ride on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
Passengers look at a wireless mobile phone charging stand on the train during a maiden ride on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
Shenzhen Metro employees and journalists wait for the maiden ride of a Metro train at Gangxia North Station on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
Shenzhen Metro employees wait for the maiden ride of a Metro train at Gangxia North Station on the Metro Line 14 Friday.
The route map of the Metro Line 14. Lin Jianping