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A comment on Uber to Sell China Business to Rival Didi After Losing Billions. Parent comment

Re:Uber to Sell China Business to Rival Didi After Losing Bi... by rahimnathwani on Monday August 01, 2016 @07:03AM (#12201462)
"lines to even get in the station via BS security"

Yup, at Wudaokou this adds >5 minutes at rush hour.

"Now Shanghai is completely different"

I used to think that, until I started a lot of time in Shanghai. Surprisingly, getting from Hongqiao airport to somewhere in Pudong can be faster by car, even the whole subway journey is on line 2. The difference is not as stark as in Beijing, but it still exists.

"I've shifted my schedule"

Yup. It makes so much sense.

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Re:Uber to Sell China Business to Rival Didi After Losing Bi... by shimon_e on Monday August 01, 2016 @08:52AM (#12201938)
The last trains on line 2 are really fast as they skip most stops. Also really noisy as the trains are going well above their usual speed.
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Re:Uber to Sell China Business to Rival Didi After Losing Bi... by seanmcdirmid on Monday August 01, 2016 @07:25AM (#12201556)
Wudaokou is even an extra transfer on line 13. If you can afford it, taxi will save so much time and frustration. Beijing subway is just not well designed or operated compared to taxi and ride sharing services once you reach a certain income level around $2K/month.
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