The green tea-themed Lyuting Road Station on the Hangzhou subway's line 16 will start operating soon. [Photo/zj.zjol.com.cn]

Hangzhou subway line 16 is expected to start operating soon, according to a recent announcement made by Hangzhou Subway Group.

Subway line 16 starts from Lyuting Road Station in Yuhang district and ends at Jiuzhou Street Station in Lin'an district and has a total length of 25.12 kilometers.

The subway line has 12 stations, with the average distance between each station being nearly 3 kilometers. Each station has a unique and sophisticated design.

Unlike lines 1, 2, 4 and 5, which can run at speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour, line 16 is capable of running at speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour, making it the fastest among all the city's subway lines.

Officials from Hangzhou Subway Group said a meeting has been held to review the details of the new line and it will be up to the Hangzhou government to decide when it will begin operating.

The water-themed Qingshan Lake Station of the Hangzhou subway's line 16 is expected to start operating soon. [Photo/zj.zjol.com.cn]