Shanghai's 911 Shortie: It's a Double-Decker!
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If you're traveling with seniors and kids, don't try to save money by cramming onto this bus where young budget travelers are scrambling for seats. Opt for a day pass on a city sightseeing bus instead.
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Well, I didn't know any better... I saw so many recommendations for this route.
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Route 911, that's a regular Shanghai public bus, not a tourist service. It's a public bus, not a sightseeing bus. Actually, there's a free sightseeing bus in Huangpu, but hardly anyone knows about it because it's not promoted – you could try that! People usually queue сознательно for other crowded bus routes. It's just that this particular bus is overwhelmed with tourists, much like the Bund ferry, which was originally for commuters but is now treated as a tourist boat by visitors.
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People are trying to get a 40-yuan experience out of a 2-yuan bus fare.
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It's just like the ferry – it's simply a mode of transport for local residents.
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Plus, the double-decker is a short-route service, so it was meant for fewer passengers and runs less frequently.
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It's essentially just a regular public bus. I don't know who's constantly hyping up 2-yuan public transport like Route 911 and the ferry as tourist routes. If you want comfort, just buy a ticket for the dedicated double-decker tourist bus – you get your own seat on an open-top double-decker!
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Non-locals really need to learn how to queue.
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Your suggestion is fine. In the past, there used to be older staff or volunteers maintaining order at bus terminals, but not anymore. Maybe they should reassign those rather useless subway security personnel to do something actually helpful here.
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Nope, that's not really the case. Only during morning and evening rush hours are there 'aunties' to shove you onto the overcrowded bus if you can't get on, but they don't manage the queues. Queues only really form at the terminal stations.
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This is a public bus, not a tour bus. It's like taking the 2-yuan ferry and expecting a cruise ship experience. If the experience is bad, who's to blame? It's the tourists who want to have their cake and eat it too.
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Route 911 isn't a sightseeing bus, it's a legitimate public bus route.
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I used to take Route 911 to commute daily, starting back in the early 2000s. Thank goodness I'm retired now; otherwise, how would I ever manage to squeeze on with all these tourists?
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A long time ago, I also used to take Route 911 every day from Shuicheng Road to work on Huaihai Middle Road.