hobbsyoyo
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I feel like the consensus for the best metro transit systems is:
Are there other cities with top-tier metro systems? What makes a good metro transit system? What is your system like?
Also, how often are bus lines around various metro areas operated as a single entity? There are dozens of cities all within 60 miles of me that are part of the same metropolitan area yet have their own independent bus lines. At least with buses here, they mostly seem to take cash so you don't have to get separate payment cards, and/or accounts. But if any of them have apps, then those would likely be separate things.
The rail system in my metro area is broken up into at least 3* separate entities for whatever reason. There is Amtrack, which runs short to long distance routes with full-service trains (they have food on board, bathrooms and even cabins if you want) but only in a narrow corridor. There is the Metrolink system, which runs on short to medium routes out to the suburbs on trains with bathrooms but no food . Then there is the LA Metro system which runs short routes on light rail without bathrooms or food.
It actually makes sense that there are three rail services for the city because of the different markets they are targeting. The problem is that they are not integrated - they mostly don't show up on each other's maps, there is not a ton of overlap in the stations they service and they all have their own apps and payment services. It's kind of a mess to navigate. Are services split up like this in other cities?
*I think there actually may be some separate trolley services in parts of the metropolitian area that operate as their own thing but I'm not sure
- London
- New York City
- Tokyo
Are there other cities with top-tier metro systems? What makes a good metro transit system? What is your system like?
Also, how often are bus lines around various metro areas operated as a single entity? There are dozens of cities all within 60 miles of me that are part of the same metropolitan area yet have their own independent bus lines. At least with buses here, they mostly seem to take cash so you don't have to get separate payment cards, and/or accounts. But if any of them have apps, then those would likely be separate things.
The rail system in my metro area is broken up into at least 3* separate entities for whatever reason. There is Amtrack, which runs short to long distance routes with full-service trains (they have food on board, bathrooms and even cabins if you want) but only in a narrow corridor. There is the Metrolink system, which runs on short to medium routes out to the suburbs on trains with bathrooms but no food . Then there is the LA Metro system which runs short routes on light rail without bathrooms or food.
It actually makes sense that there are three rail services for the city because of the different markets they are targeting. The problem is that they are not integrated - they mostly don't show up on each other's maps, there is not a ton of overlap in the stations they service and they all have their own apps and payment services. It's kind of a mess to navigate. Are services split up like this in other cities?
*I think there actually may be some separate trolley services in parts of the metropolitian area that operate as their own thing but I'm not sure
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Each service has its own map. The LA Metro maps don't always show all of their stations either; one map will be missing some stations on a line, and another map will have those stations but be missing others on the same line. I don't know if that's a normal thing for big metro line maps though..
