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by speeder 4770 days ago
More or less. I live near the most high tech subway in Brazil, yes it is clean, has no smell, the seats are comfy, it has doors that prevent people from falling on the tracks, and whatnot. But it still really, really suck

Want to know why? It is because it is missing a hundred year ( or more ) old feature: double rails. Thus there is no.express.line, it is slow, and every time something breaks, even if it is really small and.simple, it fucks up.the whole city because all.other trains must wait the track to clear.

And why it does.not have double rails but have all.the bells and whistles? Because the bells impress investors and stakeholder, and are cheaper than double rails.