KONE to equip Beijing’s Metro Line 17 in China
KONE Corporation, press release, May 28, 2020 KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, will deliver 143 escalators and 61 elevators to Beijing’s new Metro Line 17 in China. Once completed, the line will help to relieve congestion along the longest and busiest metro system in the world. The 49.7-kilometer-long Metro Line 17 will transport passengers at the speed of up to 100 kilometers per hour between Beijing Future Science Park in Changping and the southeastern part of the city in Yizhuang. KONE will equip all of the new line’s 21 stations with