Shanghai Public Transportation

Ever notice the golden columns on the Jing'an Temple subway station platform? As the number of Shanghai subway stations shot up over the past few years, station engineers strived to include unique features in each station's (re-)design. Next time you pass through the station, take a second to appreciate Jing'an Temple's unique, gold-colored columns and temple-themed exits.

Line 1 gets all the freaks:

(Via wintbros.)

If you had to redesign China's classic pink train ticket, what would you add? What would you take off? Here is blogger Chris H's take:

Interesting!

Spotted in Hongkou yesterday:

This model hasn't made it out to Pudong yet, AFAIK.

With testing beginning this month and the grand opening in June, expect to hear more about the Zhangjiang trolley line in the coming weeks. Here's a preview:

Also, a Tudou user has uploaded a couple dozen videos of the new trolleys resting in their Zhangjiang garage. You can find them here, here and here.

二号线又称“爱”号线，在这一穿越上海几大CBD（中心商务区）的线路上，有多少可以让你和爱人越逛越浪漫的地方？今天为你搜罗。

Line 2, also known as the "Line of Love", passes through several of Shanghai's larger CBDs [which are full of young, eligible white-collars]. What spots along the Line are good for falling madly and deeply in love? Today, we collect them here for you:

The original post has more details, but here is is the barebones list:

Zhangjiang High-Tech Park

House of Flour: 535 Bibo Rd, Shanghai Legend 1F-105, Pudong

University of Chinese Traditional Medicine Library: 1200 Cailun Road, Pudong

Century Park

Music Box Museum: 425 Diangxiang Rd, Oriental Arts Center 4F (RMB 50)

Century Avenue

Jiangxia Pool Hall: 188 Weifang Rd, Pudong

Dongchang Rd

Dongchang Road Ferry Station: Dongchang Rd and S Pudong Rd

Lujiazui

Fengmei Huachuan Japanese Purikura: Super Brand Mall 621, Pudong

Banking Museum: 9 Pudong Avenue, Century Financial Tower 7F

East Nanjing Road

First Time I Saw You" Noodle House: M Jiangxi Rd and E Nanjing Rd

China Great Theatre：704 Niuzhuang Rd, Huangpu

Tom's World at Baodaxiang: 673 E Nanjing Rd, Baodaxiang Children's Department Store B1

People's Square

Yifeng Model Shop: 457-459 W Nanjing Rd, Huangpu

West Nanjing Road

gz Coffee Shop: 1025 W Nanjing Rd, No 162

Scream and Shout Labyrinth of Darkness: 2-68 W Nanjing Rd, New World Mall 10F

Jing'an Temple

Poplar Kids Republic Bookstore: 262 Yuyuan Rd

Mr. Coffee: 121 Urumqi Rd

Jiangsu Road

WELOVE Hotel: 33 Wanghangdu Rd 4F

Zhongshan Park

Yidong Park Museum of Art: 780 Changning Rd, Gate 3 in Zhongshan Park

Royal Garden Restaurant: 780 Changning Rd, Zhongshan Park

Loushanguan Road

Hongqiao Greenbelt Tearoom: 2238 W Yan'an Road, Changning

 
[Editor's note: Jodi and I held our wedding at the Royal Garden in Zhongshan Park.]

A metro map from Shanghai 2020, click for full-size:

My favorite is purple Line 14, the Outer Loop Line.