China is planning to build commercial suspension railway lines using lithium-battery powered trains to help address traffic jams and pollution at scenic areas, according to a Chinese academic.
一位中国学者表示，中国正在计划建造商用锂电池悬浮列车，一方面减少景区的污染，另一方面缓解交通拥堵。
A plan to build an over 10-kilometer-long elevated monorail line using lithium-battery trains is being finalized in southwest China's Guizhou province, according to Zhai Wanming from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
来自中国科学院的翟万明表示，这个长达10公里的锂电池高架单轨列车线路的计划最终落定在了中国西南部的贵州省。
Another such line in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, is also in the planning process, said Zhai.
翟万明说，另一条即将建于四川省省会成都市的线路也在规划中。
Last year, a lithium-battery powered train, with a speed of 60 kph, successfully ran on a 1.4-km test monorail line designed by Zhai's team. So far, it has traveled more than 10,000 km in total.
去年，一辆时速60公里的锂电池列车，成功地通过了由翟万明团队设计的1.4公里的单轨线路测试。至今为止，它已经跑了总计10000公里了。
The construction costs for suspension railways are less than one fifth that of subways, according to Zhai."It is pollution-free and does not affect ground facilities.”
悬浮列车的成本造价是地铁的五分之一还不到。翟万明说：“它没有污染，并且不影响地面设施。”
Suspension railways are a new choice to solve traffic jams in cities and a good means of transport for visitors at scenic areas, he added.
悬浮列车是解决城市交通拥堵的一个新选择。并且对于景区的游客来说，是一种不错的交通方式。
Several cities across China, including Hancheng in northwest China's Shaanxi province, currently have elevated monorail construction plans.
中国的几个城市，包括西北部陕西省的韩城市，目前已经将单轨建设计划提上日程。