Exciting days for public transportation fans like me, since at the end of this month the size of the subway system in Shanghai will explode and I have been studying the upcoming changes. I'm still impressed by the operation.
A short summery you can find here, a full overview here.
Lines 6, 8 and 9 are fully new and especially 6 and 8 will add the pressure on the existing network, that is already on the top of its capacity, especially in the rush hours. I would expect to see some hectic scenes as large parts of Pudong get easy access to Puxi. The expansion to northern Puxi (lines 1, 3 and 8) will add to the pressure.
Line 9 is not yet connected with the larger network, of course an oddity, but three new lines onto the system would have been perhaps a bit too much. Now line 4 will become a real circular line, that might take some of the pressure away.
I might perhaps change my daily trips between Shanghai Stadium and Huaihai Zhonglu from a combination of line 4 and 1 to a combination of line 4 and 8, so I can avoid the troublesome line 1 at the rush hours.
Is your daily routine on the subway changing? Let me know, perhaps we can compare notes.
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