Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks

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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