↑Wuhan, along with other three Chinese cities, has been the first batch to be approved to build so-called "light rail" system in China since 2000, see 2000年，国家批准长春、大连、武汉和重庆4个城市为首批轻轨建设示范城市。. However, Changchun built a true light-rail system, Dalian built a metro-style commuter rail system (and is referred to as "kuai-gui 快轨", not "qing-gui 轻轨"), and Chongqing opted for a monorail system, whereas Wuhan was the only one to build an elevated metro system. See "Urbanrail--Wuhanเก็บถาวร 2010-04-09 ที่ เวย์แบ็กแมชชีน and affiliated Wikipedia pages. See also a comment from He Jibin, an Urban Planning official from Wuhan Municipality: "Do not assume only underground lines are metro, Line 1 is also a type of metro..." (“不要认为地下的才是地铁，1号线也是地铁的一种方式……”何继斌开门见山地纠正概念，他是武汉市国土规划局交通市政处处长……) 李斐 (2012). "那些年，我们一起追的地铁". 大武汉. 148: 33. ข้อมูลเก่าจากต้นฉบับ เมื่อ 2012-10-14. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2013-12-15.{{cite journal}}: ข้ามพารามิเตอร์ |month= ซึ่งไม่รู้จัก (วิธีใช้)
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