Rail way transpotaions in Shanghai

In my mind, Shanghai can be called a developed city according to its transportation level.

What I’m proud of is the rail way transportations in Shanghai which includes subways, light rails, trains and maglev. Currently, there are 9 lines of subways and light rails in the city. You can take a rail way to almost anywhere you want to go in downtown. When we Shanghai people want to go out, the first choice is the rail way. It is fast, comfortable and convenient. Railways always come in time and unless you take a subway in rush hours, it won’t be too crowded inside the sub sections. Besides, most Shanghai people use transportations card. This card is designed to make transportation easier: you can use it in a rail way, a cab, a city bus, a coach and a ferry. You can deposit money in the card in advance and when you take a bus or whatever, you just need scan it when you get in the bus. It is really convenient and makes the people current during rush hours goes faster. The subways, light rails and train rails are connected to each other. There are a lot of “transfer-stations” in the “rail way net” and once you get in a train, no matter what line is it, you can go everywhere. Even if you are a tourist to Shanghai, once you go out your train, there are three subways and light rails connected to the train station; if you take a plane, there is a maglev line connects the airport to the city. Besides, the maps of the railways are always clear and understandable. You will never get lost.

See the curent Shanghai " rail way net"http://www.exploreshanghai.com/ditie/

There will be more than 12 lines of subways and light rails in Shanghai in before 2020. Those rail ways will lead to suburbs around Shanghai. Also, the subway between downtown and airport will be finished in the near future. Till then, you don’t need to pay a lot for travelling to the airport because the subway fee in Shanghai is pretty low. However, if you are rush, you can still take the maglev as it is so fast. (Maglev travels about 350km/hour) Besides, there will be a maglev between Shanghai hand the nearest city-Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a fantastic place for sightseeing so the maglev will provide great convenience to the tourists (It will take about 2 hours drive from Shanghai to Hangzhou but if you take a maglev, it will take around 30 minutes).

See the future Shanghai "rail way net"(it is too big to show up):http://hiphotos.baidu.com/fd08新闻/pic/item/0b3a916f672a8ac080cb4a9d.jpg