| I may help a bit regarding your confustion of that "upward" and "downward" stuff.
It doesn't actually mean direction. Just to indicate going from Terminal A to B, and from Terminal B to A. The sample plate you put there is not a perfect example. On some plates, there will be two names written side by side with one put in parenthesis. For example, Beijing West Rd. (Shimen No.2 Rd.). This means when you go from Terminal A to B, the stop is called Beijing West Rd, and when you go from Terminal B to A, it is called Shimen No. 2 Rd. In other words, there is no return stop on the opposite side of Beijing West Rd, neither of Shimen No. 1 Rd. These two names share the same spot only on the plate, but not so when it comes to the real stops. Hope I've made it clear. :-) |
How to Read Shanghai Bus Stop Plate