Life on the MRT 2025

Seems like testing has begun on the Sanying (Light Blue) line.

I saw a train sitting at the (incomplete) Yingge MRT station today and did some searching. Seems that testing started back in October.

https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/5950671

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The availability of toilets is one of my favourites things about the Taipei MRT. And they aren’t vandalised with piss all over the floor like the few toilets at London Underground stations generally are.

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Or missing the fucking seat like in Italy because people stand on them and break them.

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Sensible escalator policies! From the Italians. Come on Taipei. Don’t let Milan beat you.

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What I would give for people here in Taiwan NOT to carry prams or luggage up or down the escalators…

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And they dont charge you to use their shit hole toilets like in london.

And you wont get stabbed for trying to use the toilets like in london.

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If I pay, I expect the toilets to smell like lemons or I am taking my shit elsewhere.

Actually, Network Rail banned busy stations from charging people to use their toilets and, as I understand it, all train stations in London that have toilets don’t charge anymore. But, yes, I remember the days of having to fork out 50p to use a horror movie toilet with piss all over the floor and no toilet roll or handwash very well.

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What do you mean, the train stations that have toilets? Not all stations have toilets in London?!?! :eek:

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What about the big stations like Waterloo and Victoria? Those are the ones i usually used. That’s an improvement if they are free now, just gotta tackle the stabbing next.

A lot of the tube was built in the mid to late 1800s. Toilets weren’t a massive priority at that time.

Most stations in Milan do not.

Not only are they now free, but Victoria, at least (I haven’t used the toilets at Waterloo in years), is well maintained too.

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