Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

Preliminary construction of the Pudong railway line began the afternoon of November 17, and is expected to be completed by the end of next year, announced a spokesman with the Shanghai Railway Bureau yesterday.
The long-awaited 117-kilometer line, at a total investment of 7.6 billion yuan (US$915 million), will link the outlying districts of Jinshan, Fengxian, Nanhui, Pudong New Area and Baoshan District, with its South Ruanhang Station and the north Zhangmiao Station of the National Railway.
The first-phase of the project is a 42.8 kilometer line that will cost two billion yuan. It will start operation by the end of next year, when the first-phase construction of the Yangshan Deep-water Port is also completed, to meet the massive demand for cargo transportation.
The railway line is primarily aimed at raising the city's transportation capacity and efficiency on the way to developing it into an international shipping and aviation center.