A driver works in the cab on the newly opened subway line in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 27, 2010. After four years' construction, the subway Line 1 in Chengdu witnessed its pilot run on Monday. This is the first subway line operated in west China. The subway in Chengdu, with a length of 18.5 km, has 17 stations across the city. [Xinhua]

Photo taken on Sept. 27, 2010 shows the automatic gate of the newly opened subway line in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. After four years' construction, the subway Line 1 in Chengdu witnessed its pilot run on Monday. This is the first subway line operated in west China. The subway in Chengdu, with a length of 18.5 km, has 17 stations across the city. [Xinhua]