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> Did you hear what are they complaining about? Yep. > There is a lot of thing to complain. Nope. Not in comparison with the rest of the world. > MRT issues

> Did you hear what are they complaining about? Yep. > There is a lot of thing to complain. Nope. Not in comparison with the rest of the world. > MRT issues are happening very often, can't remember any other country with such amount of MRT problems. Have you ever ventured outside of Singapore, I wonder? Are you even aware that the 3-5 minute interval between trains, air conditioning, seamless connections with other transport, no rubbish on the ground, no graffiti, trains less than 10 years old is not a rule but an exception? I am not even talking about the sorry American subways. Go with the middle of the way level, say, Melbourne in Australia, Lisbon in Europe, or better standard, Vancouver, Munich, Amsterdam. The only downside I am aware of is, it closes early. Ah yes. Whiny people. But that has nothing to do with the MRT.

jesterson 9y ago
> Nope. Not in comparison with the rest of the world. It's a very bold statement for someone who spent 2 months in Singapore. Maybe it worth listening to what local people are saying? And yeah, it depends on what you mean under "rest of the world". If you compare to Africa (with all due respect!) then yea, I would agree. > Have you ever ventured outside of Singapore, I wonder? Are you even aware that the 3-5 minute interval between trains, air conditioning, seamless connections with other transport, no rubbish on the ground, no graffiti, trains less than 10 years old is not a rule but an exception? Mate, you're not the only one travelling, chill ) I don't care about graffiti or train age, all I need from transportation system is to deliver me from point A to point B with maximum speed and comfort. Let me ask you one question - do you know any country where metro goes down for hours quite regularly? I'm not saying Singapore transportation system is bad - it is definitely among best, but it's way too early to call it the best, especially after train collision with 28 injured last month, tunnel flooding because of negligence, few incidents that leaded to MRT closure for hours.
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- sho 9y ago
  > do you know any country where metro goes down for hours quite regularly? Of course. In Sydney the trains have historically had plenty of issues, usually around power management. And even in Japan lengthy delays are not uncommon, usually because of suicides (have personally waited 40 minutes in a crowded train on the "chuocide" line while they cleaned one of those "accidents" up). And in living memory is the 2005 Amagasaki disaster, which killed over a hundred people! I'm not sure Singapore's is "the best" or even what "the best" would mean, but it's world class for sure, and the price is fantastic. Tokyo trains cost more than twice as much. If you factor price in, I'd say the only competitor is HK, which is also fantastic.
robjan 9y ago
You are comparing a relatively new subway system with some quite old ones. A more apples to apples comparison would be with the Hong Kong MTR or the Taipei MRT, or even some of the Mass Transit Railways in Tier 1 cities in China.
- vadimberman 9y ago
  I am comparing the user experience. Borrowing a tired car analogy, I see people crying foul that their Porsche sucks and that their neighbour's Bentley is better while most of the world drives rusty bicycles.

jesterson 9y ago

> Nope. Not in comparison with the rest of the world. It's a very bold statement for someone who spent 2 months in Singapore. Maybe it worth listening to what local people are saying? And yeah, it depends on what you mean under "rest of the world". If you compare to Africa (with all due respect!) then yea, I would agree. > Have you ever ventured outside of Singapore, I wonder? Are you even aware that the 3-5 minute interval between trains, air conditioning, seamless connections with other transport, no rubbish on the ground, no graffiti, trains less than 10 years old is not a rule but an exception? Mate, you're not the only one travelling, chill ) I don't care about graffiti or train age, all I need from transportation system is to deliver me from point A to point B with maximum speed and comfort. Let me ask you one question - do you know any country where metro goes down for hours quite regularly? I'm not saying Singapore transportation system is bad - it is definitely among best, but it's way too early to call it the best, especially after train collision with 28 injured last month, tunnel flooding because of negligence, few incidents that leaded to MRT closure for hours.

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sho 9y ago
> do you know any country where metro goes down for hours quite regularly? Of course. In Sydney the trains have historically had plenty of issues, usually around power management. And even in Japan lengthy delays are not uncommon, usually because of suicides (have personally waited 40 minutes in a crowded train on the "chuocide" line while they cleaned one of those "accidents" up). And in living memory is the 2005 Amagasaki disaster, which killed over a hundred people! I'm not sure Singapore's is "the best" or even what "the best" would mean, but it's world class for sure, and the price is fantastic. Tokyo trains cost more than twice as much. If you factor price in, I'd say the only competitor is HK, which is also fantastic.

robjan 9y ago

You are comparing a relatively new subway system with some quite old ones. A more apples to apples comparison would be with the Hong Kong MTR or the Taipei MRT, or even some of the Mass Transit Railways in Tier 1 cities in China.

vadimberman 9y ago
I am comparing the user experience. Borrowing a tired car analogy, I see people crying foul that their Porsche sucks and that their neighbour's Bentley is better while most of the world drives rusty bicycles.