ThyssenKrupp Elevator has received an order to supply a total of 337 escalators and 115 elevators for the extension of the metro network in the city of Shenzhen (population twelve million). The work is scheduled for completion in 2010 and involves the construction of 87.4 kilometers of new lines and 58 stops. Products from ThyssenKrupp Elevator will be used in almost all stations to ensure fast and safe passenger transportation. One line will be the first metro line in the province, situated in southern China, to run mainly above ground.

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