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Generously assuming that it averages 150mph, and very generously assuming 1.5 people per car and estimating from the video a gap between sleds of 40m gives a ca
by ascorbic 9y ago
Generously assuming that it averages 150mph, and very generously assuming 1.5 people per car and estimating from the video a gap between sleds of 40m gives a capacity of around 9,000 pax/hr per line. The Tube in London has trains with around 900 pax capacity, and they run at around 90 second intervals at peak time, giving 40 trains per hour and 36,000 pax/hr.
- glenneroo 9y agoOne point people seem to be ignoring is that Elon mentions on multiple occasions that he plans to build in 3D, i.e. not just one layer of tunnel in one direction but multiple tunnels at multiple depths in multiple directions i.e. to get your 36k pax/hr will require 4 layers.
- ascorbic 9y agoWell, of course those tube numbers are per line, per direction too.