Shanghai Metro News
Time to top-out your public transport cards, all RMB 999 folks, Opening Day is upon us! The Shanghai metro system will soon be welcoming into the family “three lines and two segments,” as the opening as been nicknamed, consisting of new Lines 6/8/9, the 2nd northern extension of Line 1 and the final stretch of the Line 4 loop line. Thanks to “planning with Chinese characteristics” it is still unclear whether the first day of operation will remain on the original 28 of December, or be pushed back to December 29. Whenever it is, on that day Line 6 will begin shuttling Pudong’ers up and down their side of the river, Line 8 will bring civilization to the northern boonies we call Yangpu, Line 9 will make quarantining those rowdy university students out in Songjiang that much easier, Line 1 will become twice as crowded as it already is, and Line 4 will mess with our sense of direction by abandoning the concept of terminal stations.
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Thanks Micah! I was told before that I would have to wait until next June for the opening of our local line 4 metro station at Nanpu Bridge, although I hope this post was not wishful thinking. I will be able to get between Xujiahui and the Lujiazui Pudong area really quickly. Previously, that journey would involve a 100 RMB taxi ride or at least three changes of metro. It’s good to see the dark areas of Pudong get on to the metro map, although Kangqiao (where my school is) will still be without any services for the time being.
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