> For instance, for people starting at the extreme West of the line, Reading, it does not make sense to take it to go to London. People still take the fast trai

> For instance, for people starting at the extreme West of the line, Reading, it does not make sense to take it to go to London. People still take the fast trains to Paddington and hop onto the Elisabeth Line there as needed. I don't think that's a bad thing. Where I live, I often take the Richmond to Waterloo rail instead of the District Line if I'm going to central London because it takes half the time. But it's amazing to have a multitude of options for long and short trips. Now people as far out as Reading have multiple options as well. > In addition, the trains are designed to be used as tubes and so are not comfortable for long journeys compared to the previous trains they replace The new trains are kind of a hyrbid with a mix of tube-style seating and train-style seating. They are very large and spacious and very long, but definitely more tube oriented than the typical commuter train. I think they are pretty nice, but I guess it depends on how busy it is and if you are lucky enough to get a nice seat. The Elizabeth Line is an interesting hyrbid Tube-Rail that covers a medium-length area. I think all your points are true, but I also think it's cool that they connected the whole line and didnt just build the new central section as a new stand-alone tube line. People across the line will benefit even if they don't ride the whole length of the line very often.