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> Electrification of lines is just not happening anymore in Germany. It's politically more sexy to do something with Hydrogen. Very odd. "Odd" is a fine euphem
by m2fkxy 5y ago
> Electrification of lines is just not happening anymore in Germany. It's politically more sexy to do something with Hydrogen. Very odd.
"Odd" is a fine euphemism to describe Germany's energy strategy.
> By trying to remodel stations cheaply for commerce, most stations in Germany have become unpleasant to navigate. Signage is particularly bad (compared to Japan)
Yes... Parisian train stations are also becoming gigantic shopping malls that happen to have train tracks in their premises... an infuriating experience.
- xixixao 5y agoEvery train station and every airport is a geographical monopoly. There needs to be government regulation that prevents them from forcing people through a huge shopping mall maze.
- fomine3 5y agoIn Japan, make huge shopping mall near (or into) station is a big part to make train company profitable. Banning them could be bad to make public transport profitable.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoMy experience has been it's not a maze, though, they just build some commerce at ground level and a lot more on upper levels. The experience of getting to your train isn't very compromised.
- lobochrome 5y agoExactly. Not against commerce at all. Not for government regulation either. Just optimize the pedestrian traffic flow.
- afiori 5y agoI once spent more than 40 minutes in a Parisian train station trying to find a platform; had to ask for help multiple times, all the signs pointed to a general direction across a hall. A couple weeks later I was in the London underground, felt like I could not get lost there if I tried.