Subway stations named after World Cup teams

Stations on Beijing Subway Line 4 have welcomed elements of the upcoming World Cup by embracing a team name for each stop, The Beijing News reported on Tuesday.

To celebrate the quadrennial World Cup, BJMTR, which runs subway Line 4, named 32 stops after 32 teams, with new tags up on the original tags, and the other three stops' names are related to football.

Updated: Beijing subway cuts World Cup promotion plan

A plan to adorn each station on Beijing's subway Line 4 with the name of one of the 32 soccer teams playing in the World Cup has been dropped, much to the disappointment of frequent travelers.

A statement from Beijing MTR Corp, which operates the line said the plan was cancelled to avoid confusion among passengers who are not familiar with the line, which has 35 stops. >>>