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Shanghai Metro Line #4, #6, #8, #9 Opens Now the bus lines finally have some serious competition. The latest lines have created a grid that makes moving from one side of town to another very convenient, even if one needs to jump off and catch another train. What is funny is that what really makes the metro convenient is the metro maps. It's easy to figure out where the stations are in regards of where your destination is. If the bus companies would ever consider showing where their busses are going, they would win a lot of riders. I think the people who design those routes are so familiar with them that they'd rather leave even the bus stop signs out. They figure that when you take the bus once you know where it goes. Real people will often take a particular bus only once and if there is a metro station nearby it wins them over, even if they need to walk a bit more. So if you are a nerd and carry a laptop or iPhone, it's possible to find the bus routes on the web, but for a regular person the metro nerds have designed a good system for you. |