A staff member inspects trains before operation in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 9, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)

Passengers are seen at a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 8, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)

Constructors work at the construction site of a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 7, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 7, 2025 shows the construction site of a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Passengers are seen at a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 8, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

Metro trains are seen before operation in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 9, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Constructors work at the construction site of a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 9, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Constructors work at the construction site of a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 7, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 7, 2025 shows the construction site of a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Metro trains are seen before operation in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 9, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Metro trains are seen before operation in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 9, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Constructors work at the construction site of a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 7, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Passengers are seen at a metro station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 8, 2025. As of the first half of 2025, the Shijiazhuang Metro has operated a total of 2.0083 million train trips, safely transporting 942 million passengers. Initiated in June 2017, the city's metro system now stretches 78.2 kilometers with 60 stations in service. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)