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> Most train platforms are maxed out at well below 10 cars (Caltrain is 6 cars) > a perfectly run commuter train system is _just_ barely comparable with a regul
by ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> Most train platforms are maxed out at well below 10 cars (Caltrain is 6 cars)
> a perfectly run commuter train system is _just_ barely comparable with a regular 6-lane freeway
Also look at any major route in Britain, like Manchester to London, no 6-lane highways anywhere in sight.
You are comparing some weak-ass train with a giant highway. It's easy to extend a rail platform to accomodate more train cars - you just need to knock down a few buildings in a local area. Now try widening a 3-lane highway into a 6-lane, that could be hundreds of building and NYMBY's across three cities.
- cyberax 4y ago> It's easy to extend a rail platform to accomodate more train cars - you just need to knock down a few buildings in a local area. Do you know any actual transit systems that run 20-car trains?
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoAllegedly the Eurostar, which links Paris to London, does: "Inter-Capital" sets consisting of two power cars and eighteen passenger carriages. These trains are 394 metres (1,293 ft) long and can carry 750 passengers: 206 in first class, 544 in standard class > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurostar#:~:text=These%20trains%20are%20394%20metres,class%2C%20544%20in%20standard%20class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurostar#:~:text=These%20train.... I can't find info on the upcoming HS2. However I do testify that extremely long trains are common in Eastern Europe, Russia, India, etc. they might not be high-speed but they do move a lot of people at once.
- adgjlsfhk1 4y ago20 car trains are a distraction here the important correction is 150 passengers per train is way low. 250 is common and going higher (e.g. double decker) is pretty easy if you need to