Smart trackless train starts trial run in Chengdu(1/8)

A red "Shudu" train, featuring the Bashu civilization, stops at a train station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

The 30.2-meter-long smart trackless trains "Shudu" and "Tianfu" with a maximum capacity of 300 passengers conducted trial runs in Chengdu on Monday. The smart trackless trains have rubber tires and a small turning circle, equivalent of the turning radius of a 12-meter bus.

Sichuan was known as Shu in ancient times, and Shudu means capital of Sichuan.

Passengers wait to board the train in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A green "Tianfu" train, featuring the low-carbon elements, stops at a train station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A red "Shudu" train, featuring the Bashu civilization, stops at a train station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A red "Shudu" train, featuring the Bashu civilization, stops at a train station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

A red "Shudu" train, featuring the Bashu civilization, stops at a train station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Passengers experience the trial run in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Passengers experience the trial run in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 4, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)