Wed, April 28, 2010
All Expo 2010 Shanghai tickets for May 1 have been sold out, organizers said.
Tickets for May 1 fall under Peak Day admission.
There will be 17 Peak Days during the Expo's 184-day period until October. These include:
Labor Day holiday (May 1-3), National Day holiday (Oct 1-7) and the last week before the Expo's closing date (Oct 25-30).
One Peak Day admission ticket costs 200 yuan ($30). A Standard Day ticket costs 160 yuan. Peak Day tickets that are not used on their designated days can also be used on Standard Days.
Tickets for May 2 and May 3 are still available. If they are sold out before April 30, officials will not provide more tickets at the Expo site.
For more information, visit en.expo2010.cn/expotickets/indexn.htm.
Traffic info in English
There are two TV programs on International Channel Shanghai (ICS) to provide traffic information to foreigners during the six-month Expo. From Monday to Friday, Expo Live will be aired at noon and Expo360 will be broadcast at 8 pm. During the two programs, traffic police will provide real-time traffic information in English.
Subway schedule
Eight Shanghai subway lines - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 - will conduct test runs for the Expo until April 28. All 11 lines will run from April 29, including extended operating times and adjusted intervals between trains.
For the Expo opening ceremony, Shanghai Metro will add extra trains on the new lines based on traffic volume. Changes will be posted on bulletin boards at Metro stations and on the Shanghai Metro website.
Toilets at site
About 11,000 public toilets in and around the 5.28-sq-km Expo site have been upgraded for the 400,000 visitors expected daily. Based on the 2005 Aichi Expo in Japan and studies of railway stations, airports and other public places, there should be at least 4,069 toilets for the 400,000 visitors, with 2.5 times as many women's toilets as men's.
