Controversial ultra-nationalist Peking University professor and 73rd generation descendant of Confucius Kong Qingdong (孔庆东), who recently handed out the Confucius Peace Prize to Vladimir Putin via two Russian babes, does not like the Hong Kong MTR bitchfight that we just saw taking place between mainland tourists and local passengers. He has some harsh words for the people of Hong Kong, who he thinks are mostly bastards, running dogs of the British, and thieves. With English subtitles thanks to Youtuber @languagelover7. more ›

The western half of metro line 4 will be closed from January 22 to 28 due to repair work taking place. Instead of the usual ring, the line will run in a C shape from Linping Rd Station to Yishan Rd Station. But don't panic commuters, Line 3 will still be running its usual route, which means the entire ring will in effect still be functional. That means there will be a big gaping hole in the loop from Linping to Baoshan station. more ›

Everyone knows how utterly useless those security checks at subway stations are, but did you ever think you'd live to see it scrapped? Good news from Shanghai Daily today:

Shanghai is considering ending the security checks at Metro stations and replacing the X-ray scanners with manual random checks and police dogs, the top official of the city's politics and law committee said yesterday. more ›

Almost two months after the terrifying Line 10 rear-end collision that left 280 injured and cast aspersions over Shanghai's claim to modernity, Shanghai's Metro system continues to be plagued by a myriad of technical problems. more ›

Seen on Line 10 of the Beijing Metro on Halloween night -- a creepy female phantom in red dress. more ›

Last month's horrifying rear-end collision on the Shanghai Metro saw 284 people hospitalised and while thankfully nobody died from the incident, many questions remain unanswered. more ›

At least we think so! Today on Metro Line 1 a dog, of its own accord, got on the metro at Xinzha Station and then got off at Hanzhong Road, later seen running off in search of... something... perhaps its owner? more ›

Far over a year into Shanghai metro security operation, somebody decided to check whether those much-hated scanners are operating in accordance with the proper safety measures. Turns out metro security are about as concerned with radiation safety as they are with actually scanning bags. more ›

The Shanghai government has announced the names of the 15-member investigation panel which it has assembled to look into Tuesday's subway collision. The panel is made up of two teams -- an 11-member incident investigation team, headed by Qi Jun, bureau chief of the Shanghai Work Safety Administration, and assisted by Shen Weizhong, his assistant bureau chief, as well as a four-member team of expert consultants headed by Liu Ruichang, formerly deputy chief engineer at the Shanghai Railway Bureau. more ›

Shanghai Metro's latest statement released on its website yesterday has contradicted earlier assertions by company chairman Yu Guangyao that faulty signals equipment supplied by Shanghai Casco Signals Corp, a joint venture of France-based Alstom SA, caused Tuesday's subway collision. more ›

Here's a quick round-up of all you need to know about yesterday's Shanghai Metro rear-end collision: more ›

Also watch a report by Channel News Asia after the jump... more ›

This morning, a man attempted to commit suicide by laying himself on the subway track at the Songhong Road station. Quickthinking passengers informed metro staff who then activated the emergency brake. Everyone was on tenterhooks as they watched the train coming in, but heaved a sigh of relief as it came to a complete halt just before the man. Crisis averted. more ›

Shanghai's Metro authority just announced the closure of two downtown roads, beginning this Saturday. Qufu Road (曲阜路) in Huangpu District and Damuqiao Road (大木桥路) in Xuhui District will be closed for more than two years, until the end of 2013, in order to make way for Line 12 metro stations in the Metro expansion plan. Once completed, Line 12 will connect Minhang district with northern Pudong. So if you're a driver, bus passenger, or frequent cab-taker, expect to catch yourself stuck in traffic or making a detour if you're near the mentioned areas. Pedestrians, and cyclists, (and we suspect four-legged friends, as well as some e-bike/scooter riders) will not be affected. more ›

The life of the "BMW ethnicity" (bus walk metro) in Shanghai is a somber one. Shanghai boasts the longest metro system in the world, and has the 4th highest ridership in the world, yet those who ride the metro on a day to day basis probably wouldn't list it as something they cherish. Of the many adjectives people would use to describe the system in its current state today you could subdivide those descriptions into two groups: more ›

Subway trains in Nanjing were delayed along line 2 yesterday, and reports coming out today state that recent heavy rains had a role, by flooding water channels and elevating the underground bed lining which subway track lays on. In a video from one of the stranded trains, passengers mill about annoyed and anxious at the delay, only to then run away in screaming terror when things start going wrong for the train car. more ›

Oh my god Shanghai. Arm yourselves. Not 24 hours after a wicked Line 4 escalator cackled before terrifying passengers last night, one of the most highly-trafficked escalators in Jing'an Temple caught fire today! Plumes of white smoke are said to have spilled out onto Nanjing W Road, engulfing the mall above the metro stop around 10:40am this morning. more ›

The machines truly are out to get us. Another Otis metro escalator malfunctioned yesterday evening around 6:30pm at Yangshupu Station on Line 4. Witnesses reported on Weibo that while riding the up escalator, the machine suddenly emitted a "giggle" sound near the bottom and then slowly reversed direction! Terrified passengers started scrambling up the stairs as metro employees immediately shut it down to avoid an accident. more ›

Frustrated by repeated and frequent metro malfunctions around town? Angry and stressed because Shanghai isn't the happiest town in China? Well, via its new alternative advertising campaign, Adidas is now encouraging you to beat the crap out of the Shanghai subway system! Or a few well-padded columns in the Xujiahui Line 1 metro stop, at least. more ›

Prepare yourselves for Mufia, the latest typhoon that might be headed towards Shanghai. Forecasters reported yesterday that the typhoon is currently picking up steam and is expected to make contact with neighboring Zhejiang Province. Regardless of whether it hits Shanghai directly, its influence will still result in tons of rain and wind. more ›

A new mobile shopping experience is coming to major cities around China with a subway network, and is currently being tested in Shanghai and Beijing. more ›

Passengers travelling on Line 10 of the Shanghai Metro were spared a heart attack on Thursday evening when they got off the train in one piece after it went on the wrong track at the Longxi Road station line split. more ›

And we thought they had already conducted safety checks on all escalators in Shanghai. Sina Weibo user @德彪西東 reports of yet another escalator accident that happened today around 3pm, this time at the Shanghai Railway Station metro stop on Line 1 near Exit 1. The escalator came to an abrupt halt, he says, causing multiple people to fall. A little boy was injured from several cuts on his head. more ›

We know China's going bat-shit crazy over the new Transformers 3 movie right now, but this is taking it a bit far, don't you think? Thanks to tipster Jack for this photo of transfer TRANSFORM information on a Line 2 metro ticker. more ›

Escalators that were shut down around Shanghai over safety concerns following an escalator accident in Beijing last week were reopened today. Authorities are saying that closing the suspect escalators resulted in even more safety concerns from congestion. Says the Shanghai metro operator: "The escalator service suspension has dragged down passenger flow and forced the line to extend train intervals during rush hours, and therefore triggered new capacity problems and safety hazards." Four escalators were reopened in Xinzhuang station, and six will be reopened in the South Shanghai Railway and Xinzhuang stations by this weekend. No word yet on the remaining 12 closed escalators. more ›

Well, it looks like the unthinkable has happened. Last Saturday night at the Century Avenue metro station, a security inspector roughed up a passenger for refusing to go through the security check. Witnesses recorded the mayhem and shared it online. As a result, the guard and his superiors were removed from their posts. more ›

Global Times informs us of more details involving the horrific escalator accident that happened in a Beijing metro station yesterday. Apparently the escalator suddenly changed direction, plummeting downwards at "free-fall" speed. A maintenance check had just recently been performed on the machine, produced by Otis, and now all Otis escalators on Line 4 have been put out of service until further review. Initial inspections suggest the malfunction was caused by "damage to spare parts that resulted in the drive chain slipping." The Beijing MTR promises to cover all medical expenses and arrange for compensation. more ›

An as-of-yet unexplained "malfunction" of a Bejing metro escalator has killed at least one person and seriously injured several others in a nightmarish accident. The photos from this thing are brutal, witnesses say the whole metro "smells of blood." From Xinhua: more ›

Because if there is anything Shanghai residents need, it's more pampering: "...if passengers are unhappy with a train's temperature, they can speak to the driver through the emergency intercom system. Alternately, they can dial the complaint hotline, 6437000 or advise Metro workers at stations. The air-conditioning temperature setting is based on what is considered comfortable, but passengers may feel cold or hot, depending on how full trains are. Though the temperature has been set when a train leaves the terminal, drivers now can adjust the temperature according to passengers' needs, said Shentong Group. The new system is on all lines except Line 1, where the air-conditioning system is too old to be upgraded." [Shanghai Daily] Wow, Shanghai metro, you are opening an entirely unnecessary can of worms. I can only imagine the abuse those emergency intercoms will be seeing in the coming months. more ›

In order to make way for metro line expansion, two high-rise building were demolished in downtown Ningbo on Wednesday. An 11-story financial center and 21-story riverfront high-rise were reduced to rubble in the largest ever demolition undertaken in the city. After a complex network of explosives were placed, it took a total of exactly 7 second for these two buildings to be carefully and simultaneously blasted to smithereens. more ›