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by Taniwha 1457 days ago
I've always appreciated the official Hong Kong MTR station 3D maps

https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/system_map.html

for example:

https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/layouts/hok.pdf

or

https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/layouts/kot.pdf

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I thought I'd seen those in stations of a different Asian metro...had a look around for photos.* In the few systems I checked, 3D maps can be seen in Beijing Subway,[1] Seoul Metro,[2] and Shanghai Metro;[3] plus this station in Tokyo, albeit a rail-metro station.[4] Tokyo Metro also has detailed, unusually discoverable 3D maps online.[5]

Counterexample: Guangzhou Metro doesn't seem to have any, despite its modern look.[6] Speaking of which, these new systems all look remarkably similar. Is there only a single manufacturer of platform screen doors and tactile paving? Even Delhi Metro, with very few photos, has that same look in its newer stations.[7]

[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clockwise_platform_p...

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bongcheon_Stn._Platf...

[3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:201610_Platform_for_...

[4] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tokyu-railway-TY01-S...

[5] https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/otemachi/index.htm...

[6] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tianhe_Park_Station_...

[7] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delhi_Airport_Metro_...

* Turns out, image search (every service) fails terribly at this: All the results for maps are system maps; can't tease out a single station map for most systems. Photos of station interiors should show the actual posted maps, then? Nope. 90% of results are identical shots down the length of a platform. Turns out, it's Wikimedia Commons to the rescue

Hands down one of the best public transportation companies in the world.
I recall seeing a similar map of Taipei Main Station [1] when visiting Taiwan.

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan/comments/5vaz30/beautifully_...

Wow ! Reminds me a lot of "Resident Evil - Raccoon City" :)