ML-1:跨越百年 打造路网新时代

ML-1 : a new era of railway networks across time

8月,已经进入雨季的巴基斯坦被一种湿热裹挟着,凌空高照的烈日肆无忌惮地炙烤着每一寸土地,拉合尔市上百年的火车站里,斑驳屋顶上的吊扇有气无力地打转,却并未给往来的人们带来一丝凉意。远方隐隐传来汽笛声,一辆绿皮火车带着阵热浪和车尾的黄沙缓缓停靠在了站台。顷刻间,人流从车厢涌出,叫嚷声、催促声、轰鸣声为这座原本就热闹的车站又增添了一重喧嚣。

It's August when Pakistan had already entered into the rainy season and became increasingly sticky. The sun glared down with merciless intensity on every inch of the ground. In the century-old train station of Lahore, the ceiling fan on the mottled roof was spinning feebly but it didn't bring a touch of coolness to the people coming and going. There were faint train whistles from the distance as a green train slowly docked at the platform, leaving heat waves and dusty sand behind. In an instant as the crowds streamed out of the carriages, there arose another great clamour from the already busy station together with the cries, urging voice and roars.