NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world

Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world by Eyas on Monday January 02, 2017 @04:14AM (#13300014)

In addition to the other comment-- As far as I understand most London trains are not 24/7. See the other HN post about this, but building 24/7 tracks is significantly more expensive because you need to build multiple independent tracks so that work and maintenance can be done on one while trains run on the others. This in turn requires more switches and complexity.

For NYC the trade off is worth it. The city absolutely requires 24/7 public transport.

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Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world by orf on Monday January 02, 2017 @07:37AM (#13300802)

Several lines are now 24/7 (fewer trains at night, but the service continues all night), with more to come.

I'm not sure if the crossrail will be in at night, but I hope it will.

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Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world by bobtree on Monday January 02, 2017 @08:04AM (#13300906)

They're not yet 24/7. They run through the night only on Fridays and Saturdays which still allows TfL to do maintenance on weekday nights.

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Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world by orf on Monday January 02, 2017 @08:44AM (#13301104)

Ahh yes, you're quire right.

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