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Monthly Archives: February 2022
Exploring the Shanghai Metro
It’s time for another leg of my journey into ‘Mainland’ China – a tour of the Shanghai Metro. The first line opened in 1993, and is now the largest metro network by route length, as well as one of the […]
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Tagged China, rail operations, railway, Shanghai, trains, tunnels, underground
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Exploring the Beijing Subway
Time for something a little different from my usual Hong Kong content – a trip over to the ‘Mainland’ to tour the Beijing Subway. The old The first section of the Beijing Subway opened in 1971, with 10 stations along […]