A subway goes through a building

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@youless (112497)
Guangzhou, China
March 21, 2017 2:11am CST
Chongqing is a city in my country and since it locates in mountains, so its nickname is Mountain City. And therefore different buildings go up and down. And it is easy to lose your way. I travelled there twenty years ago but I didn't have a deep impression to it already. Now I look at its current photos, the change is so huge. Now there is subways there and one of the lines even go through a building. How interesting it is! I have many questions to this. Perhaps one day I shall visit there again and figure it out by myself
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 Mar 17
Wow, that is a clever use of space.. I would hate to be the tenant above (or below) trying to sleep or talk on the phone when the train goes chugging through it though.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Mar 17
I don't know whether it is noicy there. But the advantage is the people can go to the subway station real soon
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
21 Mar 17
@youless That is true. it is so close they may forget to take their slippers off!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
21 Mar 17
I thought exactly the same, I know how much vibrates a subway.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
21 Mar 17
I pity those who live in that building.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
I heard it is not as noisy as normal subways because its wheels are made from rubber. I think they had considered the noise when they made this subway line there.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
@LadyDuck That's a good point I think I will keep my doubts until I see this subway in person
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
22 Mar 17
@youless Even cars have rubber wheels but I am sure that you hear them if they pass very close to your house.
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 17
It seems really amusing that a railway line goes through a building. I have never heard or seen this kind of picture.
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
22 Mar 17
@youless You should visit this place, as and when you could.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
@dpk262006 Perhaps I should take a risk and visit it again
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
Yeah, that's so amazing.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
21 Mar 17
I think with the modern facilities, the people of Chong Qing walk much lesser than ever. There was a time when everyone knows that Chong Qing residents walk a lot.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
I think there are quite a lot of lifts and escalators there today. I think I can imagine it like the escalators in the subway stations in Russia or the escalators in Hong Kong Ocean Park.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
22 Mar 17
@youless It is good for the old people who have knee problem. But it is not good for the young people since they will get lazy and exercise lesser and lesser.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (136446)
• India
21 Mar 17
That is a rare feat. Hope they would have also taken care of noise pollution. Here there are homes that have wells inside the house.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
It had been considered when they built this. I heard its less noisy than normal subways.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (136446)
• India
22 Mar 17
@youless A real engineering marvel then!!!
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
21 Mar 17
Its interesting for sure youless, did you take this photo? No? But in this regard, the poor people that might live inside that building? Noise?
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
No, the subway was not available yet when I travelled there. I heard that this subway is not so noisy since its wheels are made from rubber.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
22 Mar 17
@youless Oh very good.
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Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
21 Mar 17
The picture is so amazing. Like other commenters here I too think about the noise when the train passes. How the people handle the same, may be they used with it.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
Fortunately it is less noisy than we expect.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
21 Mar 17
Won't it be noisy every time the train passed by? But it still interesting to see something like that.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Mar 17
I really have such kind of worry. It is amazing that this subway is built like there. I wonder whether there would be a better choice?
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16764)
• China
21 Mar 17
I went to Chongqing on business 25 years ago.I learn on TV that great changes have taken place there,but haven't noticed the subway you mentioned.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
I think the first subway line was finished in my city about 18 years ago. Chongqing would have the subway service later.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 17
That's good . Technology is developing so fast you may not be able to recognize a place after 6 months and you are talking before 20 years.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
Now I realize that 20 years is a very long time already
Shavkat
@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
21 Mar 17
That's interesting! I am sure this would be a good topic for blogging.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Mar 17
When I travelled there twenty years ago, I remember I took something like cable car from one point to another point. It was exciting.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
21 Mar 17
@youless I am sure it is. That is the fun part of traveling.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Mar 17
That is absolutely crazy @youless . What if there was an earthquake? Or if one of the cars went off the track????
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
I think they had considered many situations and then built it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 17
That does look very interesting indeed. I wonder if the station is in the building too.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Mar 17
I have this question, too
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
21 Mar 17
Change is everywhere and 20 years is a pretty long time
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Mar 17
You are right. This is why when I look at today's Chongqing photos, it can't recall me anything
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
21 Mar 17
@youless true. I can imagine
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KrauseHome
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
21 Mar 17
This is pretty cool.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Mar 17
Chongqing is an interesting place. The first floor can be quite high since it locates in the mountain
The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17597)
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21 Mar 17
Really interesting.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
Yes, it is.
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Colin Clyde
@cavalierscholar (205)
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21 Mar 17
cool architecture, like something out of a science fiction story. I wonder what the practical purpose of building it that way is.
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youless
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Mar 17
It seems it is just a building for people to live.