Spend 18.8 billion pounds in 12 years! The "Elizabeth line" of London Underground has been opened, with a total length of more than 100 kilometers
After several delays in the opening of the London metro line, the London Times reported that the "comprehensive times" had finally exceeded the budget for 24 times. This is a subway trunk line running through the whole city of London from east to west, with a total length of more than 100 kilometers. When the construction was started in 2010, the budget was set at £ 14.8 billion. It was the largest infrastructure project in Europe at that time and was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018. Now, after delaying completion for three and a half years, the actual cost of the subway line is as high as 18.8 billion pounds (about 157 billion yuan).
On the morning of the 24th local time, London mayor Sadik Khan and other officials took a bus with commuters to experience the first train of the "Elizabeth line". It is reported that compared with the old subway cars, the new subway has modern air-conditioned cars, Wi Fi and 4G network services, and the trains are longer and have greater capacity. Sadik Khan said excitedly that this line has reached the "22nd century standard". On May 17, Queen Elizabeth II, 96, attended the completion ceremony of the subway line. (Zhen Xiang)
