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Newer systems being built in Asia are avoiding subways/underground systems and preferring elevated systems. In fact during a major flood, the elevated railway w
by publicola1990 5y ago
Newer systems being built in Asia are avoiding subways/underground systems and preferring elevated systems. In fact during a major flood, the elevated railway was pretty much the only servicing transporting system in effect.
- andi999 5y agoWhich ones do you have in mind? All new lines in Shanghai are underground and so in a few other Chinese cities.
- PicassoCTs 5y agoBangcok?
- JCharante 5y agoHanoi's lines under construction are all elevated.
- liotier 5y agoBecause they trade ugly surface volume occupation for being much cheaper. Flood resistance is a side-effect.
- em-bee 5y agofor someone who loves trains, above ground rails are not ugly
- ant6n 5y agoThe trains aren't ugly, the concrete infrastructure is. (Note that elevated trains in the US often look much nicer because they use steel structures, something that isn't being built today).
- JCharante 5y agoRoads are ugly too compared to a meadow. I'd rather have cars underground and human-powered vehicles and pedestrian only areas instead of roads.
- refurb 5y agoNot only subways, but when I was in Vietnam, a lot of the new highways around HCMC/Mekong Delta were all elevated for their entire length despite the landscape being flat. I assume to completely eliminate any flooding issues.
- xvilka 5y agoOn the other hand, in case of typhoon elevated lines often stop, unlike underground ones if there is no risk of flooding.