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- Catching the train to the Great Wall of China
- Ghost platforms on the Beijing Subway at Dongsishitiao
- Standard metro trains of China
- Hong Kong buses with doors on both sides
- Shanghai to Beijing by high speed train
- Railfan’s guide to Shanghai, China
- Cable hauled trains under Shanghai’s Huangpu River
- Exploring the Shanghai Metro
- Exploring the Beijing Subway
- Soy milk confusion in Hong Kong
Category Archives: Transport
Catching the train to the Great Wall of China
Posted in Tourism, Transport
Tagged China, China Railways, Great Wall of China, mainland, tourist trap
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Ghost platforms on the Beijing Subway at Dongsishitiao
During my time wandering around the Beijing Subway I found a variety of stations to exploring, but the one that had me asking questions was at Dongsishitiao on Line 2. Going for a wander Opened in 1984, Dongsishitiao looks much […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged abandoned, Beijing, Beijing Subway, China, underground, urban exploration, urbex
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Standard metro trains of China
With the past 20 years having seen an explosion in new metro systems being built in cities across China, a number of standards have developed for the trains that run their tracks. Here is a quick summary of the different […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Subway, China, mainland, metros, rail operations, railway, Shanghai, Shanghai Metro, standards, trains, underground, Xian, Xian Metro
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Hong Kong buses with doors on both sides
I’ve written before about traffic in Hong Kong and Macau that drives on the left, vehicles in mainland China drive on the right, and how vehicles on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge switch from one side to the other – but […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged buses, China, driving, Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, mainland, motoring, on the road
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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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