KONE has won an order to equip the first phase of Shanghai Metro Line 18, an important cross-river metro route that will connect to 13 other metro lines in China's large city. Since it opened in 1993, the Shanghai Metro system has expanded considerably. Now, it is known as the world's argest rapid transit system by route length. The first phase of Line 18 of the Shanghai Metro network is now nder construction. KONE will supply 128 heavy-duty KONE TransitMaster(TM) escalators to the 10 underground stations connecting Danyang Road and South Changjiang Road. An estimated one million people will be using the quipment each day.