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The London train system is one of the worst in the world. - It's very expensive. - Different parts of the network are managed by different companies which cre
by jondubois 9y ago
The London train system is one of the worst in the world.
- It's very expensive.
- Different parts of the network are managed by different companies which creates a lot of confusion around tickets and smart cards.
- The stations are relatively ugly.
- Signs are confusing if you're not used to the system.
- Trains from different lines often share platforms. Sometimes two trains that have the same destination might stop at different stations and it's not obvious which train corresponds to which line.
- The underground trains themselves are often narrow; difficult to stand straight.
- They are often crowded so you often do end up having to stand up.
- Delays are common and trains don't come very often considering how many people live in London.
- tashoecraft 9y agohaha, this is very funny as having used both the London tube and the NYC system, I dream about the tube. It's better in every way. Trains are nicer, stations cleaner, people are much more courteous. NYC is almost guaranteed standing on many lines at all times of the day.
- RLN 9y agoDo you mean the privately run overground lines? The tube is to me a bit of a marvel, with the newer lines having a train come every 3 minutes at peak times. Even the overground lines which used to be not so great have been taken over by TfL and are quite good in my opinion. I can see how the tube could be a bit difficult to navigate for a newcomer but once you're used to it I believe it's got some of the best signposting I've seen on a metro system.