Hong Kong, Nanjing & Beijing subway systems were all pretty much like
the DC Metro (except newer & not as worn from deferred maintenance);
very Mies van der Rohe, lots of polished steel & glass à la the IBM
building in Chicago.
The Moscow Metro was built as much for a show place as it was for
transit. Compare NYC's closed City Hall Station. It was a beauty when it
was built.
On 10/5/2016 1:17 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
I agree with Dan: While I haven't used London Underground, I have not
seen a large-city subway system that would unequivocally bit Moscow Metro.
(But I haven't been to Chine or Korea.)
Besides the beautiful architecture, there are many advantages of Moscow
Metro:
1. Open long hours (most stations are open for entry from about 5:30am
till 1:00am, while typically the last train starts from the end station
at about 1am).
2. The frequency of trains during the day time is 2-4 minutes, and can
be 10 (or even close to 15) minutes at late night.
3. Trains are long, and hence have high capacity.
4. Low cost (very affordable) and simple payment system (per ride,
regardless of length or line changes).
5. Fairly large and mostly logical coverage (unlike e.g. lopsided subway
system in NYC).
The biggest negative aspect is the lack of temperature control inside
the trains (no AC), - until about 2010. These days there are still many
trains without AC.
Unfortunately, subway systems in the ConUS are by far inferior to Moscow
Metro (and some are crappy or nonexistant).
Igor
Daniel J. Matyola Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:32:15 -0700 wrote:
When we were there, after the fall of the Soviet Union, it performed as
well as it looked. The trains arrived and departed precisely on time.
They were clean, comfortable and cheerful. It is, in my opinion, better
than the Paris Metro and the LondonUndergrounf in all respectsd.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 5:41 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]>
wrote:
The Metro was so beautiful because everything else about the old Soviet
Union was so crappy. Probably under the gilt the Metro was crappy too,
but
it still looked good.
On 10/4/2016 4:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
When we were in Russia, 20 years ago, I was quite impressed by the
beauty
of the Moscos Metro stations, and the steep, speedy and thrilling
escalator
rides down to the stations.
I don't have any decent images from back then, but here are a few
someone
else took and posted:
http://themetapicture.com/moscow-metro-stations-are-magnificent/
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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