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guel27
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May 11, 2007 - 08:34 PM |
 
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Shanghai Pudong Airport Maglev Schedule
First train: 8:30 am
Last train: 5:30 pm
intervals: 20 minutes
ticket price: 40rmb
Highest speed: 430km/h
Trip distance: 30 km
Single trip: 8 minutes |
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Soraya
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Aug 04, 2007 - 11:14 PM |
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What time does the earliest Maglev train leave on a Sunday morning to Pudong Airport? |
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Lordlunchalot
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Aug 05, 2007 - 02:28 AM |
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My guess would be:
| guel27 wrote: |
Shanghai Pudong Airport Maglev Schedule
First train: 8:30 am
Last train: 5:30 pm
intervals: 20 minutes
ticket price: 40rmb
Highest speed: 430km/h
Trip distance: 30 km
Single trip: 8 minutes |
Do you have a reason to doubt guel27? |
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bond
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Aug 05, 2007 - 08:34 AM |
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You can doubt the above information if it is in fact wrong.
Maglev: Starts at 7am everyday. Last Train at 9pm. |
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jenv
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Aug 05, 2007 - 11:42 AM |
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Take the Maglev for the experience. Just did on Monday. For convenience, cab was actually quicker. by the time you schlep yourself and luggage (only had one small bag) to the station, quite a walk, buy ticket wait for train, change to subway or cab at the other end. (had to get cab as our hotel was too far from subway) Get to nearest subway, schlep the rest of the way to your hotel...cab was quicker. For 1 person, Maglev would be cheaper, but for 2 or more, taxi was about 50 rmb more but easier and quicker. the whole Maglev experience from go to wo took over an hour. |
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guel27
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Aug 06, 2007 - 06:50 PM |
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maybe the schedule have changed, i got that schedule from one of the train websites |
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Animeisco
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Aug 07, 2007 - 08:38 PM |
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Agree with the above, take Maglev for experience. It's a really cool and fun ride. Not to be missed... |
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Aug 07, 2007 - 09:05 PM |
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You often see discussions about should I live in Pudong or Puxi? Our offices used to be in Puxi and the Maglev is one of the reasons we moved our offices to Pudong Century Patk area. With monthly travel between US East Coast and Shanghai, it is now possible to still arrive early enough to get some work done during normal business hours by taking the short Maglev trip to Pudong rather than a cab or bus or combo Maglev/Subway to Puxi and arriving an hour or more earlier to Pudong than it used to take us to Puxi. Sooooo much more relaxing too. What a treat at the end of a long trip. With lots of luggage, the elevators are not that convenient, but the Maglev staff has always been very helpful and accomodating when I arrive with 5 pieces of luggage, 3 of which weigh 30 kg a piece. |
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waingro
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Aug 10, 2007 - 07:14 PM |
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once line 2 subway gets extended to both Pudong and Hongqiao airports by 2010, the maglev will become a useless gimmick |
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leidelaohu
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Aug 11, 2007 - 11:12 AM |
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| once line 2 subway gets extended to both Pudong and Hongqiao airports by 2010, the maglev will become a useless gimmick |
I disagree .... first, the maglev takes seven minutes, the subway is going to take at least a half hour. When you're late, an extra twenty minutes can be important. Second, the subway and luggage, well ... yuck. Third, while I absolutely despise face projects, this one makes sense. If I were running a business in Shanghai trying to convince the outside world that we were bright, smart, and hep to the jive, there'd be no better way than meeting incoming businessmen at Pudong and taking them to town on the maglev. At 150 rmb it was stupid but at 50, it's good. And even the dumbest suit, one who wouldn't know the difference between an effective spc system and a tomato, is going to be favorably impressed by a ride on the world's fastest wheel-less train with that lovely "431 kph" display. Talking is one thing but a ride on the maglev is walking the walk. Credibility.
(Undeserved credibility because the germans built it with money funneled into shanghai from the entire peasant population of China but what the heck. Whoever said advertising had to be honest ?) |
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miti
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Aug 11, 2007 - 11:29 AM |
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Love the Maglev. But if you have lots of luggages to carry, probably not the best option to get in town.
Wish it came all the way to Puxi. |
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Sun09
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Feb 09, 2009 - 12:00 AM |
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Hi folks,
is Longyang station in waking distance from maglev terminus?
Thanks for your help
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Jay20
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Feb 09, 2009 - 12:04 AM |
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| is Longyang station in waking distance from maglev terminus? |
Long Yang Rd. Metro station? Below the Maglev terminal. |
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Feb 09, 2009 - 02:51 AM |
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When you get off the subway at Longyang subway stop it is about a 3 minute walk to the entrance of the Maglev station which is in the adjacent building on the second floor. To save time, use your 交通卡 to pay for Maglev ride rather than wait in line to buy ticket, this gives you an rmb 10 discount as well or you can get the discount by showing a same day airline ticket when you buy a ticket at the booth.
Although the ride is fast between LongYang Rd and the airport allow for sufficient time as the trains run about 20 minutes apart so if you just missed one it could be a little while before the next one comes along. |
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Zak101
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Feb 09, 2009 - 10:31 AM |
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Excellent picture Tazman from 06. Love the tilting rail that pushes you into the seat maybe 1.5 G.
Took my 21 y.o. daughter on it and she was amazed and thanked me for the experience.
Gave her a completely new view, discarding the shacks,rubbish and viewing the New York of China. I wanted to show her the best and worst of where Dad lives near here.
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jeffinflorida
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Feb 09, 2009 - 11:25 AM |
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Maglev is cool no doubt. There is no doubt that ending it at Longyan station is a complete waste when it would have done much better to go into the city and then could have been touted like an Airport Express like in Hong Kong.
Having to take line 2 and then change is ok if you are not carrying bulk. Carrying anything heavy onto the subway is total lack of convenience for anyone.
Taking a bus or taxi from the airport to the city? At least a good hour or more and we know the traffic sucks at any hour...
How much did the Chinese spend to build it? |
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Me_Again
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Feb 09, 2009 - 11:41 AM |
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While the Maglev is cool, it certainly isn't viable.
I work for the same parent company of the one that co-built the maglev, I was talking to one of their Directors at a meeting last year, they have zero business anywhere in the world and will likely be shutdown sooner or later. In fact the Maglev line in Munich is already terminated. |
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8lrr8
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Feb 09, 2009 - 11:42 AM |
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^ ~10billion rmb at the time. |
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bigroh73
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Feb 09, 2009 - 11:43 AM |
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Which brings me to the point.......why didn't they do that in the first place.??? Because it cost so much??
And, when, will they eventually extend it any further.??
I know they did announce big plans for this last year, but so many apartment owners complained about the close proximity of the extended line to their house that the govt was embarrassingly forced to back down - although they painted a positive view of it.
I love it, but it would be great if it was a bit closer to downtown. Longyang Lu is far from what anyone could call "downtown" - as it is written in all the tourist info. |
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jeffinflorida
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Feb 09, 2009 - 11:49 AM |
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| ^ ~10billion rmb at the time. |
Damn thats a lot of pork.
I agree that for that amount of money it's an elephant and based on it's current location and limitations it has limited usefulness and perhaps lifespan. |
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8lrr8
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Feb 09, 2009 - 11:58 AM |
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| I agree that for that amount of money it's an elephant and based on it's current location and limitations it has limited usefulness and perhaps lifespan. |
i'd say they really messed up on the termination station. if they have put it closer to the huangpu river, it'd get a lot more passengers.
it seems to be running at ~50% passenger capacity on average, which is a lot better than what it was when it first opened (maybe 20%?). i wonder how full it needs to get in order for 'em to break even just on operating costs, never mind recouping back their initial investment. |
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Zak101
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Feb 09, 2009 - 12:07 PM |
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Putting the MAGLEV from Pudong to downtown Shanghai would be umm a genius idea. The Gov. obviously realises this, but who has the balls to finance or organise this ?
Stopping at Long Yang is an obvious embarassment.
And 24 hours a day on the MAGLEV requires few drivers - and they aren't expensive. More jobs.
Flights arrive 24/7 into PVG- tap,tap - we need service, and we're happy to pay.
With you 8L.
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8lrr8
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Feb 09, 2009 - 12:17 PM |
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And, when, will they eventually extend it any further.??
I know they did announce big plans for this last year, but so many apartment owners complained about the close proximity of the extended line to their house that the govt was embarrassingly forced to back down - although they painted a positive view of it. |
dont think the current line will be extended. i do remember reading about a route fom SH to hangzhou was finally approved despite the complaints from some of the public, as well as a line to BJ. the line to hangzhou i think is scheduled to be completed by 2012, and maybe 2015 for the BJ route. |
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8lrr8
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Feb 09, 2009 - 12:20 PM |
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^ the wiki article gives a 2014 completion date for the SH/hangzhou line. |
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chingiskhan
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Feb 09, 2009 - 12:44 PM |
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I am pretty sure the BJ line is a normal rail ine NOT Magnetic Levitation technology. It's a pity because that 14 hour journey would be perfect for this technology, but the cost is prohibitive. The new line I think is a high speed rail link and will cut the journey from 13-14 hours down to about 5 or 6 hours. |
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