2024-11-01
24 分钟Discussion keeps the world turning.
This is Round Table.
Hello, welcome to Roundtable where we serve up piping hot debates on the issues that sizzle in China and beyond.
I am Neo Honglin.
As cities grow and populations rise, so does the need for fast interconnected travel.
China's intercity metro lines are bridging this gap, seamlessly linking cities and regions to foster economic and social ties.
What are the impacts on those who use these connections daily?
Right after the World Cities Day, let's take a look at the different ways these lines are transforming both cities and lives across the country.
For this episode, I'm joined by Yu Xun and Steve Hatherley.
Now grab your virtual compass and follow us to the heart of the discussion.
What if your commute took you not just across ton but to an entirely different city?
With China's intercity subway expansions, the lines between cities are becoming less visible.
Cities like Guangzhou and Foshan, Shanghai and Suzhou are now closer than ever thanks to transit links that offer faster, more affordable travel between urban hubs.
Could this be the future of interconnected urban living?
Or are the cities are simply getting too big big for us?
So to understand this, let's first talk about these intercity subways.
What are we talking about?
Can I just use these intercity subways to seamlessly travel from one city to another?
Yeah.
So first of all, what we can see is that there are more and more cities are becoming closer to each other via these connection of intercity subway lines and what is so called inter city subway line.