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> the Paris metro, which has a ridiculously dense stop network, is for long distances I think it's interesting how the most recent line (n° 14) has way less st
by baud147258 2y ago
> the Paris metro, which has a ridiculously dense stop network, is for long distances
I think it's interesting how the most recent line (n° 14) has way less stops, instead focusing on covering more distance
- sofixa 2y agoYep, because a big part of the drive for it is to reduce the overcrowding on the lines 1 and A, and thus it needed to be as fast as possible to actually be competitive with them. Funnily this was so successful this led to overcrowding on the 14, hence the extension of the line E to take some of the traffic from the 1, A and 14; and the 14 itself was extended to connect one of the airports and a bunch of suburbs under heavy redevelopment.
- masklinn 2y agoYes line 14 is very much an express link. The original project name was METEOR, which was an acronym for “rapid east/west metro” (METro Est Ouest Rapide) (although it’s more of a south-east to north-west link).