** 312 night bus: two-named stop, night times.

* Numbered buses ** The higher the number, the further out you are, except for... * 300's ** Ahh, 300s, my old friend. Late nights for Shanghai night-owls... * 500's & 600's ** Puxi and Pudong specialty lines * 900's * Named buses * Tunnel, bridge, airport, night service, "black" buses "According to time of operation, the buses are divided as follows: numbers that start with "2" are morning and evening rush hour buses, numbers that start with 3 are night buses; according to location, buses are divided as follows: Puxi buses, Pudong buses, buses that cross the river including tunnel and bridge lines, and suburban area buses ![700s & 900s]"

* Fare boxes ** Only a driver, no ticket seller ** Don't give change ** Trick: stand by the box and collect change from next passengers ** Clue: recognize by passengers getting on at the front of the bus. * Ticket sellers ** Tell them how far you're going ** Sometimes they can swipe your stored-value card, sometimes they can't ** Clue: recognize by passengers getting on at the middle of the bus (you don't have to, it's just easier) * Stored-value card ** RMB 30 deposit, returnable at certain stations ** Fixable, if they break ** Buy them at ticket windows, phone card booths inside stations and out ** Customizable cards sold at 920 Nanjing West Rd * Ticket booklets ** Sold at terminal stations and major hubs. ** Discount? "according to payment method, the buses are divided into: single-ticket RMB 1 (lines of 13 kilometer or less from end to end) and RMB 1.5 (lines of 13 kilometers or more from end to end) ticket-sellerless buses (most two digit city buses and three digits buses starting with "1", "2", "7" are of this kind; no change will be made, but terminal stations and hubs will have RMB 1 and RMB 1.5 ticket booklets for sale, 50 non-refundable tickets per booklet), and also single ticket RMB 2 air-conditioned buses and scaled-price ticket special lines (including specialty coach lines starting with "5", Pudong specialty lines starting with "6", mid-size coaches that start with "8", double-decker buses and air-conditioned coaches that start with "9", as well as the ten air-conditioned tourism lines ![and airport buses])."

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* Fare boxes ** Only a driver, no ticket seller ** Don't give change ** Trick: stand by the box and collect change from next passengers ** Clue: recognize by passengers getting on at the front of the bus. * Ticket sellers ** Tell them how far you're going ** Sometimes they can swipe your stored-value card, sometimes they can't ** Clue: recognize by passengers getting on at the middle of the bus (you don't have to, it's just easier) * Stored-value card ** RMB 30 deposit, returnable at certain stations ** Fixable, if they break ** Buy them at ticket windows, phone card booths inside stations and out ** Customizable cards sold at 920 Nanjing West Rd * Ticket booklets ** Sold at terminal stations and major hubs. ** Discount? "according to payment method, the buses are divided into: single-ticket RMB 1 (lines of 13 kilometer or less from end to end) and RMB 1.5 (lines of 13 kilometers or more from end to end) ticket-sellerless buses (most two digit city buses and three digits buses starting with "1", "2", "7" are of this kind; no change will be made, but terminal stations and hubs will have RMB 1 and RMB 1.5 ticket booklets for sale, 50 non-refundable tickets per booklet), and also single ticket RMB 2 air-conditioned buses and scaled-price ticket special lines (including specialty coach lines starting with "5", Pudong specialty lines starting with "6", mid-size coaches that start with "8", double-decker buses and air-conditioned coaches that start with "9", as well as the ten air-conditioned tourism lines ![and airport buses])."

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* Fare boxes ** Only a driver, no ticket seller ** Don't give change ** Trick: stand by the box and collect change from next passengers ** Clue: recognize by passengers getting on at the front of the bus. * Ticket sellers ** Tell them how far you're going ** Sometimes they can swipe your stored-value card, sometimes they can't ** Clue: recognize by passengers getting on at the middle of the bus (you don't have to, it's just easier) * Stored-value card ** RMB 30 deposit, returnable at certain stations ** Fixable, if they break ** Buy them at ticket windows, phone card booths inside stations and out ** Customizable cards sold at 920 Nanjing West Rd * Ticket booklets ** Sold at terminal stations and major hubs. ** Discount? "according to payment method, the buses are divided into: single-ticket RMB 1 (lines of 13 kilometer or less from end to end) and RMB 1.5 (lines of 13 kilometers or more from end to end) ticket-sellerless buses (most two digit city buses and three digits buses starting with "1", "2", "7" are of this kind; no change will be made, but terminal stations and hubs will have RMB 1 and RMB 1.5 ticket booklets for sale, 50 non-refundable tickets per booklet), and also single ticket RMB 2 air-conditioned buses and scaled-price ticket special lines (including specialty coach lines starting with "5", Pudong specialty lines starting with "6", mid-size coaches that start with "8", double-decker buses and air-conditioned coaches that start with "9", as well as the ten air-conditioned tourism lines ![and airport buses])."

* On the bus. ** Stand in the aisles, not in the center. ** Do /not/ stand by the door. * During the day. ** Avoid rush hour, even on weekends. ** Varies by line: is there a school, does it pass through a business district, etc.

How to know when to get off (aka Where the heck am I?!) * Count. ** Duh. * Look as street signs & landmarks. * Don't be afraid to ask! ** ...the ticket seller or driver. Technically illegal, but... ** Fellow passengers. People tend to take the same line and be familiar with stops. * Map in Chinese at above-head level. ** Sometimes different stops along the same street are called the same name on different lines. Use context (this is where map knowledge comes in handy).

* Give up your seat. * How to be polite when you get off. ** Plan ahead. ** Shoulder tap. * Meeting people ** Doesn't happen ** Singles wristbands

http://msittig.wubi.org/bus/ * Machine translation to English of over 900 bus lines. ** Source: official website of Shanghai Transportation Administration ** Watch out for mistakes, non-standard translations, awkward phrasings. ** Shanghai Natatorium, Shanghai Indoor Stadium... * Write down/print out your favorite lines, or lines you've spotted. ** Formatted nicely for printing. * Copyright? No thanks! ** Freely use and distribute. * Copyleft? Not this either! ** Without attribution. ** Commercially. * Contact me for details, distribution info: msittig@gmail.com

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