Jane Chen / Shanghai Daily news

Shanghai is revving up its rail line construction as it expects to transport 7 million people every hour across the Huangpu River during the World Expo 2010.
By 2010, there will be a total of 11 rail lines running across the city, shaping up a rail traffic network extending 400 kilometers.
Six of the lines, namely Rail Transportation (RT) Line 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9, will cross the Huangpu River, according to the headquarters of the Shanghai rail transportation construction office.
They will carry visitors to the World Expo venues in the Pudong area, a railway line construction official said.
Construction is going well on the tracks with several thousand workers participating, he said.
Despite a lot of measures having already been adopted to reduce the nuisance to nearby residents, the official said inconveniences are inevitable and asked residents for their support. It’s all being done to create better traffic conditions in Shanghai, he said.
In the Expo venues, there will be three railway stations at Yaohua Road, Yuntai Road and W. Gaoke Road. Four RT Lines, 4,7,8,9, will reach the World Expo venues.
RT Line 4 is connected with the other 10 rail lines and is able to transport visitors from across the city to the venues.
RT Line 7, running 35 kilometers with 28 stops, starts from Baoshan District in the north of the city and reaches Expo venues after passing Putuo, Jing'an and Xuhui districts. It will become a trunk traffic line of the Expo’s venues.
RT Line 8 starts from Yangpu District and runs through Hongkou, Zhabei, Huangpu and Luwan districts. It stops at the center of Expo Park.
RT Line 9 connects Songjiang District in northwest Shanghai with Expo venues and runs 48 kilometers through Xuhui, Luwan and Huangpu districts.