Using The Metro

Posted by Pilzbry (72 days ago)

Hi, I want to use the metro to travel to and from work, however never even tried it here in Shanghai.
So i was wondering is it like HONG Kong, where you can buy a card to load up and use (Octopus).

Advice please..

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Posted by ramram1975 (71 days ago)

Hi there. I know from other cities (Nanjing) they have what you asked about just like Hong Kong. I guess you need to ask metro stations for it. Good luck!

Posted by tigerbay (67 days ago)

yes you can get jiaotong card at any metro station. 30RMB deposit on card. Then you add credit. If card is damaged they will replace free but it takes 10 days.

Also if you use a lot you get fares automatically ou can use card for Metro, taxi and bus. If you are claiming expenses you could claim twice, as you get a reciept from taxi and reciept from metro station when you add credit. You could, but that would be naughty.

Posted by Joyce Xu (63 days ago)

you can buy a card named JiaoTong Card in every metro stop and deposit money. it can be used in taxi, metro and bus.

Posted by bethmacavinta (51 days ago)

They have a card which you can top up just like the Octupus card; but the similarity ends in there. Commuters in Shanghai Metro are very barbaric. They are very impolite and inconsiderate. They will all rush in even if the train doors are not open yet; there is a lane where people should line up and wait for people to go out but that does not mean anything. Riding the metro proves how backward they are in terms of manners and how this people do not follow courtesy as the rest of the world defines courtesy.

Posted by Chinadoc (27 days ago)

I have used the Metro here quite a bit and don't have a particular problem with rudeness, it certainly isn't that different to HK; at least in Shanghai they don't openly gawp at you like they do in HK. And have you tried the Tokyo subway where people will just ever-so-politely not make eye contact with you but refuse to move and not let you off at your stop? I think the bottom line is every country has its own cultural mores and I think value judgements like the above aren't that helpful when trying to live in that society.