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Monthly Archives: March 2022
Shanghai to Beijing by high speed train
Continuing my recent theme of travels across mainland China, today we’re retracing my journey from Shanghai to Beijing by high speed train. Getting to the station I made my way from my hotel across Shanghai by metro. Arriving at Hongqiao […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged Beijing, China, China Railway High-speed, China Railways, high speed trains, Shanghai
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Railfan’s guide to Shanghai, China
My 2013 visit to Shanghai was only for a few days, so I didn’t get much time to look around the city. None the less, here are a few suggested places for a railfan to visit. The obvious The Shanghai […]
Cable hauled trains under Shanghai’s Huangpu River
Shanghai seems to be the China’s home of gadgetbahns – modes of public transportation that are unnecessary complicated. The Shanghai Maglev and the Zhangjiang Tram are two examples, but Shanghai has a third – the cable hauled trains that run […]
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Tagged cable car, China, Shanghai, The Bund, tourism, tourist trap, tunnels, underground
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