Some small updates to the metro map, fixing some station names. Getting the English names correct is a bit hit and miss! Shiji Avenue and Shiji Park seem to have reverted back to being Century Park and Century Avenue, while 源深体育中心 is translated to Yuanshen Stadium. And is it Xizang Road (S) or South Xizang Road...
Once the new stations open on December 29th it should be possible to check exactly what naming is used on the station signs!
Robert Schwandl runs the superb Urban Rail site (here's the page on Shanghai and a map of planned future extensions). Robert contacted me, asking
If you have access to recent and detailed info about the Line 2 extension to Hongqiao Airport and how it will meet line 10 and the mainline railway etc. that would be very appreciated as I get so many different versions.
If anyone has any authoritative information please let me know and I'll pass it on.
Thanks to Wang Jing, the metro map now has pronunciations in Mandarin for all the new stations will will open at the end of this year. So if you'd like to hear how to say the name of the catchy Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (North), click the button below!
[audio:http://www.exploreshanghai.com/metro08/sound/602.mp3]
To hear the pronunciation for any station on the metro map, click any station then click the icon in the top right of the information bubble.
For various reasons there are some stations in Shanghai that look like interchanges but actually aren't: if you want to change trains you must leave the station, take a long walk, then buy a new ticket.
In the latest version of the metro map these are marked with a black line between the two stations. The hall of shame consists of:
Transferring between Line 1 and Line 3/4 involves a long walk down a shop-lined passage.
You can't interchange between line 3 and line 4 here, even though it looks like that on many official maps. You need to go at least one stop north, to Hongqiao Road.
The two stations at Pudian Road will eventually be joined by a tunnel and commercial center. For now, they are separate.
The latest news is that the Line 3/8 interchange will also not be ready this year
An update to the metro map is now online! At the end of the year, three new lines, as well as extensions to existing lines will open:
You can view all the new lines here, note that this is a beta version, notably
If you spot any errors in the new map please contact me or post a response below.
I'm sorry to report that the ExploreShanghai city map will be taken offline at the end of the year.
Unfortunately due to work commitments I haven't had time to really finish it or implement new features, and that looks unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. Shanghai still desperately needs a good English-language online street map, and if you want to develop one I wish you good luck!
The good news is I will continue to update the metro map with new lines, stations and features: see the next post for more details!
keep exploring
matt
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ExploreShanghai.com is now accessible again in China.
The ExploreShanghai metro map now has audio for every station on the network. So if you're wondering how to say "Shanghai Circus World" in Chinese, just click on the relevant station and then click the "play" button that appears in the top right.
My thanks to Wang Jing for doing the recordings, if you're looking for a Mandarin teacher she comes highly recommended!
keep exploring,
matt
a few small improvements on the metro map http://www.exploreshanghai.com/metro/
I hope to get audio files for all 90-odd stations up shortly!
keep exploring, matt