I checked the timetable, one extended express train per hour only and in the morning and evening rush hours. Useless… Also only 5 trains per hour tops in general bound to airport from the closest HSR station makes very little sense to me. Airport MRT needs more frequency. [Screenshot_20240104_1352…

[image] Taiwan_Luthiers: What about Scotland? No idea.

[image] Taiwan_Luthiers: I think what is needed is some kind of express train that only stops at danshui, hongshulin, and mingchuan W rd, Zhongshan, and Taipei main station. That wouldn’t work, to run express trains and ‘local’ trains on the same lines you need passing tracks - if you look at…

You know at peak times the train is full, as in more packed than sardines, and everyone gets off at honshulin. Because there’s only one way to get to danshui.

[image] Taiwan_Luthiers: You know at peak times the train is full, as in more packed than sardines, and everyone gets off at honshulin. Because there’s only one way to get to danshui. I couldn’t get it to pronounce the name right, but this worked way better than I expected. :grin: https://su…

Took the MRT in Taipei today for the first time this year! Was mega crowded and I was really not looking forward to it given when a horribly humid day it was but pleasantly surprised that they seem to have set the aircon at a reasonable temperature, was almost pleasant!

Last year someone important complained that the red line trains smelled bad because the AC was set to 26 degrees, and often the train was freaking hot. Mayor told them to set it all to 23 from then on. No idea why they set the AC temperature so high. The train moving a few km uses more electricity …

26 is way too hot Should be 21 or 22

Honestly, on a vehicle it should just be set at like 16 or something. I’ve been on so many buses where they set it at some temperature and the AC rarely kicks on, leading to the bus being too hot and very humid. I’m not sure if they are on a mandate, but it sucks to get on a bus when it’s hotter tha…

[image] tommy525: 26 is way too hot Should be 21 or 22 Idk…I can only set A/C to 26 and with low fan speed at night during Taiwan summers. And I still have light blanket over lower half.

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Taiwan_Luthiers May 7, 2024, 6:22am 202

What about Scotland?