Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks

Re:Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks by scoot on Saturday November 14, 2015 @06:38PM (#10567798)

By way of contrast - not only does the London underground have countdown clocks on platforms (accuracy +/- 1 minute), they also have an API allowing 3rd party developers to integrate tube (and bus) times into transport apps.

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/open-data-users/

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Re:Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks by chimeracoder on Saturday November 14, 2015 @07:03PM (#10567854)

> By way of contrast - not only does the London underground have countdown clocks on platforms (accuracy +/- 1 minute), they also have an API allowing 3rd party developers to integrate tube (and bus) times into transport apps.

The MTA has countdown close, just only on the IRT lines. And the MTA has an API for both subway and bus times.

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Re:Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks by fennecfoxen on Saturday November 14, 2015 @07:16PM (#10567885)

For what it's worth, the London Underground has significantly less complicated interlocking patterns (with more transfers between trains instead).

Check out some of these crazy layouts, like the Dekalb area or the 47-63rd St map: http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway_Track_Map...

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Re:Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks by Symbiote on Sunday November 15, 2015 @07:52AM (#10569477)

London Underground doesn't yet have CBTC on the complicated lines, though it's in progress and due to be completed in 2022. The cost is over £5 billion, which based on the numbers in the article doesn't seem a likely level of investment for NYC.

They try and explain it to the public: https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/behind-the-sce...

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