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New emergency escape windows fitted to buses

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-7

EMERGENCY escape windows will be installed on about 8,000 city buses before the 2010 World Expo opens in May next year, transport authorities have revealed. All new buses must now be fitted with escape windows...

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Safety Barriers

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-7

SAFETY doors will be installed along the busiest stations on Metro Line 2 before the 2010 World Expo next May. The People's Square Station already has the safety barriers which help prevent suicides and accidents...

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Inexperience kills 1, hurts 12

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-6

POLICE blamed driver inexperience for an accident that killed one person and injured 12 others in Shanghai's Pudong New Area yesterday. According to an initial investigation, the driver, whose surname was Tang,...

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Car crash kills woman, injures 12

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-5

A car accident killed one middle-aged woman and injured 12 others, two severely, in a neighborhood in Shanghai today, local police and witnesses said. Witnesses said the accident took place at about 8am in a neighborhood...

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Flight data at your fingertips

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-5

TRAVELERS at Pudong International Airport can now receive instant flight information via their mobile phones. They just have to send their flight number to 02123330999 for rapid feedback. The service is one of...

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Metro Line 13 tunneling starts

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-5

THE underground construction of Metro Line 13, linking northwest Jiading District to downtown Jing'an District, started yesterday. The 16.4-kilometer-long first phase line will open after the 2010 Shanghai World...

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High-tech park embraces low-tech transport

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-4

ZHANGJIANG High-Tech Park plans to make 5,000 rental bikes available by the time World Expo starts next year to help the white-collar workers commute between the park and the nearest Metro station. Park management...

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Derailment for aged recyclers

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-3

POLICE have set up news-paper recycling boxes at some Metro stations to collect newspapers in the name of charity - and public safety. Elderly recyclers are crowding many stations requesting papers from commuters....

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Tighter security for rail and air passengers

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-1

RAIL and air passengers should allow extra time for their journeys to pass through tighter security checks from now until October 8, Shanghai Morning Post reported today. Some passengers flying between Beijing...

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Underground link to the skies

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-1

TRAVELERS will be able to avoid highway congestion and take the subway to Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport in February, based on current construction progress, the builder said yesterday. The city-run construction...

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Single Metro tickets cause multiple woes

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-1

SHANGHAI Metro authorities have a single issue that is causing them headaches and a heavy loss in revenue. More than 8 million yuan (US$1.17 million) is being lost annually on unused single tickets and a lot are...

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Expressway to Jiading opens tomorrow after extensive repairs

Metro | Traffic
2009-8-31

HUJIA Expressway linking the city with northwest Jiading District will fully open to traffic tomorrow after four years of repairs, a local newspaper reported today. The repair works on the last section between...

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New look for old stations

Metro | Traffic
2009-8-31

RENOVATIONS are on target to refurbish Shanghai's 155 older Metro stations by the end of this year, with some stations already taking on a new look after construction has finished. Shanghai Indoor Stadium Station...

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Man dies after jump in front of train

Metro | Traffic
2009-8-29

A YOUNG man committed suicide in Shanghai yesterday by jumping onto the tracks at Metro Line 2's Century Avenue Station. Police have not yet released the man's name. No ID card was found on the man, aged...

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Just the ticket for travel

Metro | Traffic
2009-8-29

A SHANGHAI travel agency will sell a multi-trip one-day Metro travel card starting from September 18. Card holders can ride on all the city's eight Metro lines free within a day without limitations on frequency. The...