china is a very interesting place to visit, and their rail systems are quite amazing
Actually, I have been there already, and even traveled on a train while there. As I recall, the “restroom” on the train I took, going from Shanghai to Hangzhou, consisted of a small room at the front of the car, with a sink on the wall, and a hole cut in the floor serving as the “facilities”. The tracks were laid the same way the Soviets allegedly laid theirs, with the ends of the rails lined up, so the bogeys crossed the rail joints at the same time on both sides (Clack-Clack, instead of clickety-clickety). The system was filthy, slow, and uncomfortable. I don’t want to even think of what the more rural trains are like.
Granted, my visit was nearly 10 years ago, even prior to the maglev in Pudong, but I also rode the “subway” in Shanghai, and it was pretty much as bad, looking like a “real” city had built a metro line, and Shanghai had either bought and moved the whole thing lock, stock, and barrel, or had found it lying by the side of the road (figuratively speaking), and had half-assed it together to try to get it running again. It was nearly empty, littered with trash, the stations were poorly maintained, and the few stops I was able to estimate the position of were stuck in odd, undeveloped (or neglected) areas of the city.