| Hi pad, I think you have misunderstand it. When the name is close and with a bracket, it usally means the detail place of Stop. In you example, Beijing West Rd. (Shimen No.2 Rd.) it means the stop is in Beijing West Rd. and near Shimen No.2 Rd. or in Shimen No.2 Rd near Beijing West Rd. "upwards" and "downward" only appear in the map. If it is a usual map solded at bookstore, downward means from first to end, while upward means end to first. For example , one bus in the map is Yan An Rd, Huaihai Rd, Fuxing Rd. downwards mean from Yan an Rd to Fuxing Rd. while upwards from Fuxing Rd. to Yan An rd. If it is the map in the bus, there usually have 2 line(usuall one blue, and one red) to indicate the different dierction. |
How to Read Shanghai Bus Stop Plate