BACK IN BUSINESS Passengers queue at the Zhengzhou subway, one of China’s fastest subway services that stretches more than 800 kilometers, prior to the heavy rains that led the train system to be inundated by floods in August. Authorities announced on Sept. 8, 2021 the subway will resume operation before September 14. GLOBAL TIMES PHOTO
BACK IN BUSINESS Passengers queue at the Zhengzhou subway, one of China’s fastest subway services that stretches more than 800 kilometers, prior to the heavy rains that led the train system to be inundated by floods in August. Authorities announced on Sept. 8, 2021 the subway will resume operation before September 14. GLOBAL TIMES PHOTO


HENAN: Subway in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province, will resume operation next week after a long suspension due to downpour-caused inundations and a Covid-19 outbreak.

Line 1 and part of Line 2 will resume services on Sunday while the other lines, including Line 5 where a deadly inundation happened on July 20, will reopen to passengers on September 15, according to local government's WeChat account.

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