The 10 Best Mass Transportation Systems in China, China

December 11, 2021 Kiesha Cripe

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted. China also has the most neighbor countries in the world. Governed by the Communist Party of China, it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
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1. Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

West of the Hongqiao Airport, Minhang District, Shanghai 200335 China +86 138 1803 7480 http://www.china-railway.com.cn/
Excellent
47%
Good
37%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 2,891 reviews

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Reviewed By 359miraloma - California, United States

It’s a very big train station. Reminds me of Londons British rail stations. It’s the gateway to any destination, easily connects you to metro to and from hotel. Also download China train app so you can see times you will not be able to purchase ticket in advance if a foreigner. No credit cards must have cash. Unless you have Alipay. And must have passport to purchase tickets if a foreigner. Welcome to high speed trains they way to travel in China for long distance to major city to city. Can get expensive if traveling in business class which is the way to go. For me it’s privacy and place to relax with out all the load phone calls everyone is making.

2. Beijing Subway

Beijing 100044 China 010-96165 http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/feature_2/BeijingSubway/
Excellent
61%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 1,732 reviews

Beijing Subway

Reviewed By philw164 - Brisbane, Australia

There is no better way to get around Beijing than on the subway. We bought a subway card at the airport - 20 yuan deposit - and caught endless subways over the next week - including a trip to the great wall ay Badaling and several buses - total cost about 100 yuan or $20

3. Xi'an North Railway Station

Xi'an China http://explorechinatibet.com/attractions/xian-north-railway-station/
Excellent
51%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
2%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 258 reviews

Xi'an North Railway Station

Reviewed By book_of_dreams - Australia, null

A very impressive building design. It was so big it was like an international airport. The place is very organised and even for us who speak no Mandarin, it was easy to navigate.

4. Shanghai Metro

Shanghai China +86 21 6437 0000 http://service.shmetro.com/
Excellent
60%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 4,152 reviews

Shanghai Metro

Reviewed By v6arj - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

this has to be the best way to traverse the huge city of Shanghai, we were shocked to see how far out our booked hotel was so we decided to get the 3 day metro pass, just 80 juan, (about £9 / $10) what incredible value we used it 10 times a day for the 3 days and the system works incredibly well, lots of trains, short waiting times, spotlessly clean (everywhere) and impressive carriages. all well sign posted with english subtitles, we had a tricky job getting the english language version of the metro map, managing to get one in on elf the tourist info centres, life was much easier then.

5. Maglev Transportation

Shanghai China +86 21 2890 7700 http://www.smtdc.com/
Excellent
68%
Good
24%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 3,277 reviews

Maglev Transportation

Reviewed By 184david1959 - Canberra, Australia

The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid is a magnetic levitation train line that operates in Shanghai. Top speed of 431 kilometers per hour.The train line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road Station (in the outskirts of central Pudong), where passengers can interchange to the Shanghai Metro to continue their trip to the city center. It takes 7 minutes 20 seconds to cover 30 kilometer.

6. Guangzhou Metro

Guangzhou China +86 20 96891 http://www.gzmtr.com
Excellent
48%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 355 reviews

Guangzhou Metro

Reviewed By dhlchung

Getting the 2 day pass was really worthwhile if you want to explore different parts of the city. Just avoid the rush hours as it could be very packed.

7. Chengdu Metro

Chengdu China +86 28 6163 8000 http://www.localchinaguide.com/maps/chengdu-metro-maps/
Excellent
67%
Good
28%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 413 reviews

Chengdu Metro

Reviewed By scottbE9987QY - Colorado Springs, United States

The Chengdu metro system is very easy to use; ticketing machines with an English option, many directional signs at each stop, stop announcement in Chinese/English, and line stops on the metro carriages marked in Chinese/English.

8. Shenzhen Metro

Shenzhen China http://www.szmc.net
Excellent
55%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 281 reviews

Shenzhen Metro

Reviewed By paolomE3840DB - Shenzhen, China

No stress, you find indications in English, each station that has other connections you you will easily find your new line. One ticket takes you on all lines. Recently in Kyoto and found that it was so difficult and time wasting for all the opposite reasons that they should learn from Shenzhen.

9. Nanjing Subway

Nanjing China
Excellent
50%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 12 reviews

Nanjing Subway

10. Chongqing Subway

Chongqing 401120 China +86 23 6800 2222 http://www.cqmetro.cn/wwwroot_release/crtweb/index.shtml
Excellent
50%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 14 reviews

Chongqing Subway

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