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> The tube capacity is proposed to be less than 1000 passengers per hour. That doesn't even compare well with the capacity of a single lane of highway It takes
by geezerjay 10y ago
> The tube capacity is proposed to be less than 1000 passengers per hour. That doesn't even compare well with the capacity of a single lane of highway
It takes 3 to 5 airplanes departing per hour to get near that capacity.
- honkhonkpants 10y agoMajor airports handle departures at the pace of 30-40 per hour.
- geezerjay 10y agoAirport capacity is not the point. The point is that each plane costs around 300 million. A single modern high-speed train costs less than 100 million, and has over 5 times the capacity of a single passenger plane.