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Meanwhile: "Operated as Line 11 of the Moscow Metro, the BCL has a total length of 70km and is 13km longer than Line 10 in Beijing. Line 11 now serves a total

Meanwhile: "Operated as Line 11 of the Moscow Metro, the BCL has a total length of 70km and is 13km longer than Line 10 in Beijing. Line 11 now serves a total of 31 stations" - https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/big-circle-line-completed-in-moscow https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/big-circle-line... - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotlight/moscow-metro-launches-the-worlds-longest-circle-line-the-big-circle-line/articleshow/99788050.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotlight/moscow-metro-l... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCRvODzM5Ck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCRvODzM5Ck And even Africa is laying track and opening more metro stations than the US: - https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/start-lagos-metro-offers-dramatically-reduced-journey-times-2023-09-04/ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/start-lagos-metro-offer... - https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/05/nigeria-lagos-blue-rail-line-project-begins-operations/ https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/05/nigeria-lagos-blue-rai... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I43y3BwmIFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I43y3BwmIFk

huytersd 3y ago
Don’t forget India. It’s putting massive metros in all its major cities and connecting them with semi-high speed medium and long distance trains as well at a crazy pace. All indigenously built. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India?wprov... https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-projects-in-india/ https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-projects-in-india/
cpursley 3y ago
Why can’t we also have nice things like this: https://youtu.be/HACaRm2KP6Q?si=jVU5MuflfJsPKWN6 https://youtu.be/HACaRm2KP6Q?si=jVU5MuflfJsPKWN6
Mountain_Skies 3y ago
Often overlooked is the number of Latin American cities with large metro systems. It was a pleasant surprise when traveling there.
sofixa 3y ago
Similarly, Paris is building 200km+ of new fully automated, fully grade separated, mostly underground metro covering the Paris metro area, and using the opportunity for urban redevelopment as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express
- cpursley 3y ago
  Nice, and much needed!
  - sofixa 3y ago
    Yep, it's going to be amazingly useful when it comes out (first sections are scheduled for 2025, sadly too late for the 2024 Olympics) and a ton of very good developments are happening around the new stations.
bpye 3y ago
TransLink (Vancouver, BC) has three SkyTrain expansion projects currently: - https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/broadway-subway-project https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-t... - https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/capstan-station https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-t... - https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/surrey-langley-skytrain https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-t...
- graypegg 3y ago
  Toronto will be opening 2 LRT lines this year/early next year. Works has also started on 1 new subway line, and a new subway extension. GO train expansion also continues with more service into and out of the city. Montreal just opened the southern portion of the REM, a new automated train line, and work is well on its way to being done for the multiple branches it will have north of the currently open section. Canadian cities (van, mtl, tor), despite not being “great”, do punch above their class in transit right now. (North America x population x wealth)
  - cpursley 3y ago
    Nice! Send some of that love down south to your crazy neighbors :)

huytersd 3y ago

Don’t forget India. It’s putting massive metros in all its major cities and connecting them with semi-high speed medium and long distance trains as well at a crazy pace. All indigenously built. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India?wprov... https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-projects-in-india/ https://themetrorailguy.com/metro-rail-projects-in-india/

cpursley 3y ago

Why can’t we also have nice things like this: https://youtu.be/HACaRm2KP6Q?si=jVU5MuflfJsPKWN6 https://youtu.be/HACaRm2KP6Q?si=jVU5MuflfJsPKWN6

Mountain_Skies 3y ago

Often overlooked is the number of Latin American cities with large metro systems. It was a pleasant surprise when traveling there.

sofixa 3y ago

Similarly, Paris is building 200km+ of new fully automated, fully grade separated, mostly underground metro covering the Paris metro area, and using the opportunity for urban redevelopment as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express

cpursley 3y ago
Nice, and much needed!
- sofixa 3y ago
  Yep, it's going to be amazingly useful when it comes out (first sections are scheduled for 2025, sadly too late for the 2024 Olympics) and a ton of very good developments are happening around the new stations.

bpye 3y ago

TransLink (Vancouver, BC) has three SkyTrain expansion projects currently: - https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/broadway-subway-project https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-t... - https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/capstan-station https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-t... - https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-transit-projects/surrey-langley-skytrain https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/rapid-t...

graypegg 3y ago
Toronto will be opening 2 LRT lines this year/early next year. Works has also started on 1 new subway line, and a new subway extension. GO train expansion also continues with more service into and out of the city. Montreal just opened the southern portion of the REM, a new automated train line, and work is well on its way to being done for the multiple branches it will have north of the currently open section. Canadian cities (van, mtl, tor), despite not being “great”, do punch above their class in transit right now. (North America x population x wealth)
- cpursley 3y ago
  Nice! Send some of that love down south to your crazy neighbors :)