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Actually, i was quite unimpressed by the London metro last time i visited. London is quite famous for its underground but due to it's age it seems to be extreme
by buster 16y ago
Actually, i was quite unimpressed by the London metro last time i visited.
London is quite famous for its underground but due to it's age it seems to be extremely overcrowded. My experience on a weekend trip has been that the train did only stop every two stations because of so many people and it was just overcrowded.
On the other hand this made me realize how good the Berlin system actually is.
- tome 16y agoLondon Underground trains always stop at every stop[1]. [1] actually not always, but with very rare exception. {EDIT: I'm getting downvoted so I think I misunderstood what you were saying. On rereading again I now think you were saying "unusually due to overcrowding the trains were missing out every other station". Previously, I thought you meant "unusually due to overcrowding the trains stopped as frequently as every other station [whereas usually they visit fewer stations than that]". I was trying to point out that stopping often is usual Underground behavior, thinking that you were assuming it wasn't. }
- buster 16y agoWell, out of two days i've visited London i had the pleasure to walk one station (and because of the elevator being overrun by people, i took the stairs.. the thing i've learned was that the London underground can be quite deep in the ground, it felt like kilometers :P ).
- omh 16y agoTaking the stairs is a mistake you only make once :) There's a very strongly worded sign at Covent Garden station, telling people that it really is faster to wait for a lift. But I often see tourists making their way up the stairs.
- buster 16y agoHaha, yes. I've seen such a sign ("Emergency stairs, don't use!") but well.. it was soo crowded and so many people took the stairs i thought it may be a good idea (at first) :)
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- tome 16y agoI completely misunderstood what you were saying. Please see my edit.
- buster 16y agoI actually upvoted it.. don't know what its about with all those downvotes.
- omh 16y agoUnderground trains do (almost) always stop at every station on the line. I wonder whether the issue in this case was due to weekend closures - there are very often lines and stations which are closed at the weekend, either for maintenance or because they're mainly used by commuters.
- adw 16y agoThe other important thing to realise about London: Use the buses. Really. In most American cities, the bus network is just grim. In London, it's something everyone uses the whole time, so it has a budget, it's (relatively) clean, and it gets maintained. Very different deal.