> I'm a bit disappointed with the low frequency, short trains that Singapore deployed I must admit I'm baffled by the short trains as well. In Japan it's commo

> I'm a bit disappointed with the low frequency, short trains that Singapore deployed I must admit I'm baffled by the short trains as well. In Japan it's common to see trains up to 11 carriages (from memory?) - absolutely massive things and they were still crowded. In Singapore half the lines only run 4 or 6 carriages and sometimes as low as 3! I can't fathom why, if they're already building a subway system, they'd handicap it by making it run such short trains (and they get very crowded). Doesn't seem too future proof. And don't get me started on the number of doors, just 4 per carriage, which is a huge point of congestion and slows the whole line down. Japanese rolling stock typically has 6 or even 8 doors per carriage; much more efficient.