Shanghai Hongqiao Station's Train Connection Woes [07 April 2025]

Shanghai Hongqiao railway station in China's largest city is big — busy — connected — and yet, the Express Transfer routes for making train connections is far from ideal.

Either you have to haul your baggage up stairs — or wait for a lift that, too quickly, and too often, gets crammed with passengers...

(But then again, this is one of the earliest interchange hubs in the network...)