Flickr Picks – Beijing Metro (Subway)
July 30th, 2008 by Stephen Cronin [Shortlink]Flickr Picks: My favourite China related finds from Flickr, the photo sharing website. Click on the image to visit the photo's home page on Flickr.
jcortell posted a photo:
A picture of a Beijing subway train. The Beijing Metro has a name for being efficient and cheap, but my last experience with it was one of overcrowding and frustration.
One of our friends explained that the government had recently dropped the price on the subway (in about March), leading to a sharp increase in passengers. Apparently the overcrowding was a direct result of this. I hope they manage to find a solution to this before the Olympics.
As I said, the Beijing Metro has (or had) a good name and is the recommended form of transport in Beijing. I haven’t used it much, but I’ve heard enough people say that to know it must be true (and let’s face it, it’s not hard to beat the Beijing traffic).
Anyway in this photo, the train appears pretty crowded, but believe me, I’ve seen worse, especially on other forms of transport.
I have a half written post somewhere, titled Bush Crush, about an experience where I couldn’t even get both feet on the ground (yes, I was standing). I’ll have to finish that post off!
Disclaimer: This photo was not taken by me. It was shared by a third-party on Flickr, under a Creative Commons license. For details on the license, see the photo's home page on the Flickr website.
