> That is the reason why the tube is closed overnight - as opposed to NYC which is 24/7. AFAIK, this is changing and a number of lines are planning to go 24/7.

> That is the reason why the tube is closed overnight - as opposed to NYC which is 24/7. AFAIK, this is changing and a number of lines are planning to go 24/7. > So many design choices from the 19th century made still haunt the system today. You're right but the expansion since the 19th century has been enormous. It's not only decisions back then that are affecting service today, but decisions in the intervening years not to modernise the system and make it more comfortable. (I'm not discounting the upgrades which have taken place, just pointing out that there have been opportunities over the last century to make it even better). As an aside, the Glasgow Subway was also constructed in the 19th century (opening 1896). It was a good 40-something years after London, and is much smaller in scale (most rail - which is extensive in Glasgow - is overground). Living in NE Scotland right now I miss a having modern, reliable public transport system and realise how much I took it for granted.