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Another thing Hong Kong does that's awesome, is interchanges. Typically two adjacent lines will share two stops in common. The first will be designated to tran
by matthewrudy 12y ago
Another thing Hong Kong does that's awesome, is interchanges.
Typically two adjacent lines will share two stops in common.
The first will be designated to transfer in one direction, and the second for the opposing direction.
They arrange these transfers so that your next train is waiting on the opposite side of the platform.
London is never going to be able to do that.
- gsnedders 12y agoLondon does this on plenty of lines — there are plenty of cases of stations where the platforms are parallel with a 5m tunnel between them.
- phatfish 12y agoDoes interchange really matter when there is a train every 3 mins? I always laugh at the idiots getting stuck in the doors after a mad dash. Can they really afford not to wait?
- Symbiote 12y agoInterchange means changing from one line to another. | ===+=== | Cross-platform interchange means the tracks are aligned so (for example) the more-or-less northbound tracks of both lines are close together, rather than the opposite track being the same line but in the opposite direction. They exist in London where it was possible to install them, but it's very difficult to retrofit (if underground) so many of the old lines are stuck the way they are -- with an underground walkway between lines.