A Different Approach to Trams

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Күн бұрын

Tram stations in Prague, Czech Republic, are usually quite similar. The stations consist of a sign, and usually, of a simple platform and shelter.
However, in a few parts of the city, this is not the case. In select parts of the city, the trams are treated more as light rail than a traditional urban tram system, and their infrastructure reflects that. In this video, we'll take a trip to Barrandov and Modřany, the 2 districts of Prague that handle trams differently from the rest of the city.
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0:00 Intro
0:48 History of Barrandov
2:04 Barrandov on rails
5:48 Modřany
8:03 Bloopers
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@n.bastians8633
@n.bastians8633 6 күн бұрын
"Exclusive right of way" refers to the absence of mixed traffic, not to grade separation. Thats a different concept. So "true light rail" can have as many level crossings as it wants, just no mixed traffic operations. If it's actually fully grade sparated its usually referred to as a metro/light metro/subway/el etc.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 6 күн бұрын
Damn, I got that wrong.. pinning your comment, and thank you for the correction!
@n.bastians8633
@n.bastians8633 6 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly That does mean the Barrandov extension goes even beyond the minimum requirements of "light rail" in some places, which is pretty cool.
@user-uo7fw5bo1o
@user-uo7fw5bo1o 4 күн бұрын
Excellent comment! That's why I don't consider trams in the median to be light rail but only as tramways.
@Kollum
@Kollum 4 күн бұрын
@@user-uo7fw5bo1o Well, I would not consider anything in the median to be transit at all. honestly, in my former city, we had a dedicated bus in the median, focusing a lot of the bus lines going through the eastern city center. I NEVER droped along, always choosing to get off the bus a few stops earlier/later, walking 2/3km just to avoid getting lost in the middle of car trafic. And I know I was not the only one avoiding any of these horrible stops (both people telling me they do the same, or just looking around : nobody waits for the bus there, but as soon as a bus line diverge from this dedicated median, tons of people waiting at the stop). And the worst thing is that we only had a single (high traffic) car lane either side, far away from what you see in the U.S.A. I saw a video with a BRT stop between 3 lanes on the left, 4 on the right ?!!! Who would ever want to wait for transit in such a hellish place !
@EdwardChan.999
@EdwardChan.999 4 күн бұрын
Agreed. The light rail system in Hong Kong has level crossings at every intersection, but has dedicated tracks.
@danielpihera3459
@danielpihera3459 6 күн бұрын
I'm so glad we have a Prague transport influencer its really cool to see familiar places but talked about in a different language
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 6 күн бұрын
I'm glad you like the videos!
@grivitastb
@grivitastb 6 күн бұрын
this is unbelievably underrated..
@StrassenbahnBen
@StrassenbahnBen 5 күн бұрын
Barrandov is a showroom on what is possible with trams. I saw this branch going into operation back then. I was stunned. Thank you for porttraiing this!
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I'm glad you liked the video!
@MHG1023
@MHG1023 4 күн бұрын
... but the greatest hindrance to have more such tram routes built is the hefty price tag. Larger cities in general (almost every Western country - not just in CZ) are notoriously short on money to spend on infrastructure. So, this route - involving 2 (!) tunnels - is truly unusual for a tram line but I´m sure Barrandov residents do like it and proove it with a healthy ridership ...
@Meaxis
@Meaxis 5 күн бұрын
Former tourist in Prague, I now live here - when I strolled around in the tram, eventually I ended up in Barrandov (somehow). And my god, the wonder I felt! I come from France so we already have quite dedicated stations there but the architecture work behind the Barrandov stations looked so amazing, I absolutely loved it.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I personally like the stations in Barrandov too, although it must be hell to maintain them
@Pidalin
@Pidalin 5 күн бұрын
Actually that architecture is considered typical 90s or around 2000s too complicated and kind of tasteless architecture, but tram stops are still ok, what is worse are housing estates around that line, that's very ugly 90s/early 2000s architecture and now new housing estate on Holyně is even much more ugly (yes, it is possible), kind of sad development of our architecture. These places were designed in 80s, but after revolution, they decided to change plans, becuase they didn't want just blocks of cubes anymore, so they used original comm block parts to build something more complicated and result is terrible as in all other places where they did it, original comm blocks from pre1989 era look much better, especially reconstructed and with colors. I saw new housing estates on edges of Lisbon and their architecture is milion times better, It's really sad that we can't do good architecture here, everything is just "developer hell" as we call it.
@mewosh_
@mewosh_ 6 күн бұрын
We have quite a few of examples of this approach here in Poland. The best ones are the Poznań Fast Tram and Szczecin Fast Tram which connect faraway districts to the city centers with fully separated alligments. Allowing for higher speeds and no interaction with road traffic. Other good example is line 50 in Kraków. It uses grade separation where the most conflict would occur to increase the speed. I also wanna mention line 2 in Warsaw which uses light rail alligment to connect the district of Tarchomin across the river to the terminus of the M1 metro line with high frequencies.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 6 күн бұрын
Poland also has a large interurban system, right? Trams, light rail, and interurbans are definitely great modes of public transport, fit for the 21st century
@mewosh_
@mewosh_ 6 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly you're probably thinking of Silesian Trams. That's a great system connecting many cities in the GZM area. I personally cannot comprehend the extent of this system, it's amazing how you can board a tram in the bustling center of Katowice and end up in a village with a single-tracked line 20 kilometers away. There's also a quite extensive system of interurbans around Łódź but this one is undergoing a major renovation at the moment.
@Pidalin
@Pidalin 5 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly Poland is completely different planet than Czechia, in Poland, when they decide to build something, they just build it, not talking about that for 20 years like we do.
@buitenzorg5970
@buitenzorg5970 5 күн бұрын
love not just the quick and in-depth narration but also the humour sprinkled in. PS: no more TF2 Heavy jumpscare again pls.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I'm glad you liked the video! *heavy tf2*
@OssWiX
@OssWiX 6 күн бұрын
The tram system in the Hague has a similar feature between grote markt to the town of Zoetermeer. It even shares track and stations with the Rotterdam metro E line, which functions as an interurban metro line between the 2nd and 3rd largest cities parallel to traditional heavy rail.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 6 күн бұрын
That's cool! I'd love to visit the Netherlands one day, for pretty obvious reasons haha
@andrerenault
@andrerenault 5 күн бұрын
This is reminiscent of how some of the Brussels trams become fully grade separated downtown and integrate with the metro. I think they call those lines “pre-metro”. Also I love the architecture at these stations! We need more creative architecture.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I hope I get to visit Brussels one day.. And the architecture in the stations of Barrandov is impressive, in my opinion
@szymex22
@szymex22 5 күн бұрын
We have this in Poznan the Poznan fast tram or PST line it connects the northern districts to the city and is completely grade separated (it’s sunken, without tunnels). Though the stations are like normal stops, but with a shelter in the form of the road viaducts above them 😀. At its northern terminus there is a big bus hub and the university.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
shelters in the form of overhead road viaducts, big brain time
@travia6688
@travia6688 4 күн бұрын
This is a popular concept in turkey. In the cities Bursa and Kayseri for example, the trams are treated as light rail
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 4 күн бұрын
Interesting!
@tanel20
@tanel20 5 күн бұрын
Excellent video. I really loved how you explained things though history and most importantly with maps. They make understanding the concept sp much easier and actually interesting.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I'm so glad you liked the video!
@vladimiradoshev5310
@vladimiradoshev5310 2 күн бұрын
Amazing video, very interesting, love Prague
@segarallychampionship702
@segarallychampionship702 4 күн бұрын
barrandov is really cool, I've been there a couple of years ago, before the extension. i was in Prague and headed for Dejvice, and when going back i had some time and the trams going to Smíchov train station were also going to Barrandov, so why not. even the housing estate is neat, there are long alleyways that provide a lot of shade. something similar exists in Pilsen now, although on a much smaller scale, it's only a 1.5km extension to the university, but it has a bridge going over a four-lane road and its own path that doesn't follow any roads, and there are paths alongside the tracks. it could be longer by additional 300m and get extended to the Tesco mall across the street (it would make it a lot more attractive since all the malls are on the outskirts of the city, and while there's transit access, the stops are incoveniently placed and the routes aren't scheduled well enough; Plzeň Plaza is probably the most accessible since it has a tram stop close to it), but at the expense of parking spots 2:19 hey look a former PMDP #500
@juulian1306
@juulian1306 5 күн бұрын
I've only been to Prague once but I love your trams. On my first day just after arriving at the train station I wanted to meet up with friends and got lost on my way there (walking). I was grumpy at that point because I couldn't find my way (nothing to do with the city, Prague's lovely) but the tram ride to our shared apartment where we agreed to meet up instead now, totally brightened my mood that evening. It felt so incredibly fast compared to the trams in Vienna. Apparently you manage their right of way more effectively and it shows. While the average speed of trams in Vienna is only 15 km/h, it's more than 19 km/h in Prague.
@juulian1306
@juulian1306 5 күн бұрын
Btw we have a mixed tram/light-rail line too in Vienna. It's called "Badner Bahn" and it connects Vienna and Baden (another city like 25? 30? km to the south).Within Vienna it operates like a tram line and shars tracks with other tram lines but between the outskirts of Vienna and Baden it runs on dedicated tracks similar to a train.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
Interesting! That reminds me of the Karlsruhe model, or of the trams of Croydon in London
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
About getting lost in Prague, as a native, don't worry, I got lost multiple times too hahaha, especially in the old town about right of ways, at least from personal experience, I'd say that we have lots of separated tram tracks, a lot of track where tram traffic doesn't mix with car traffic
@juulian1306
@juulian1306 5 күн бұрын
​@@TheTramly Yup, that's the explanation I found too when I looked it up that night. Really a nice change of pace to ours. :D
@Prime9973
@Prime9973 5 күн бұрын
Reminds me of the Tyne and Wear Metro, which has a few level crossings but has right of way. Or Tramlink outside of Croydon.
@maxfi878
@maxfi878 6 күн бұрын
Gothenburg's tram system has similar sections. Some of the stops are even underground.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 6 күн бұрын
That's cool! The closest we have to that in Czechia (disregarding the Prague Metro), is a really long tram tunnel in Brno
@PromenadeMTL
@PromenadeMTL 4 күн бұрын
Montreal is considering Trams. There is already an underground Metro and new light rail REM. But there is consideration to add new Tramlines on some of the wider boulevards. The idea is the Trams will be able to carry more passengers compared to buses.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 4 күн бұрын
That could be a really good idea!
@pippocalzelunghee
@pippocalzelunghee 6 күн бұрын
great video as always! im really considering moving to Prauge from italy since ive been there last summer, i loved the city and the people! here in italy with politics and higher costs of living its a real pain in the ass... have a nice one!
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 6 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video! About living here, politics isn't exactly good here, and the cost of living (ESPECIALLY renting💀💀) is high, but life here is overall good!
@pippocalzelunghee
@pippocalzelunghee 6 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly thank you for the advice!
@nagymarosznik
@nagymarosznik 5 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly you have a problem with peter fiala right?
@petrhajduk9955
@petrhajduk9955 4 күн бұрын
When talking about the "need" for tram line, you could try to get some passenger flow numbers like 20 K people per day per direction or so. Many people have no idea how big the district needs to be to justify a tram line. Also Barrandov line has some interesting quirks because of the gradients. AFAIK the trams need (or needed?) to do a brake test - coming to a full stop - before they would start rolling downhill. But I understand it is a bit off topic from the LRT discussion. Overall very nice video :-)
@grivitastb
@grivitastb 3 күн бұрын
you're going to go insane when you find out about route 3 in bucharest
@juulian1306
@juulian1306 5 күн бұрын
And subscribed because I want to watch more non-US urban planning/infrastructure youtubers. Shuddering at their suburb hell scape is fun and all but it gets old really fast. I'd rather learn more from cities facing similar challenges as my own and see what solutions they come up with.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
Thank you for your subscription!
@Geotpf
@Geotpf 4 күн бұрын
The difference between a "tram" and a "light rail" is very squishy and hard to define. Take Los Angeles. They currently have six rail transit lines. Two are obviously heavy rail subway lines, fully underground using long, metro-style trains (one barely more than a branch of the other, although that branch is currently being extended greatly). All the locals call the other four "light rail", although three of the four have tram-like characteristics, including sharing space with cars and getting stopped at traffic lights. The C Line, formerly Green Line, runs down the middle of a freeway for most it's length and then on dedicated elevated tracks the rest of the way. But the A, E, and K Lines have everything. Street running on shared track with cars. Street running with dedicated track in the middle of the street. Dedicated at grade track. Dedicated elevated track. And, finally, large sections of dedicated subway-like underground track with a series of underground stations. It's a total hodgepodge.
@Pidalin
@Pidalin 5 күн бұрын
I very like this concept of "fast trams" but unfortunately, track continues to center, so when trams are in traffic jams, it will affect even these places with tram only corridors. But I think we should definitely build these tram line in places where it is possible, it's much better than buses and much cheaper than proper metro. Designs of that stations are too complicated and kind of nonsense, that's true, but general concept of such lines is very good. PS: Don't you wanna make a video about newly reconstructed tram line from Liberec to Jablonec? I know it's pretty far from Prague, but maybe you should sometimes do something different than just Prague. 🙂
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I could definitely do that in the future!
@mjedcz1
@mjedcz1 4 күн бұрын
4:25 I lived there. These tram stops are expensive to build, expensive to maintain, therefore are dirty = these are a big mistake
@luckerhdd3929
@luckerhdd3929 Күн бұрын
Konečně to v této komentářové sekci někdo chápe :D Většina lidí nemá tušení co za průser bylo tu trať takovým způsobem stavět.
@MrKony98
@MrKony98 5 күн бұрын
We have similar take on trams in Poznań, Poland with a PST line (Poznański Szybki Tramwaj) that starts near the center of the city and runs grade separated north by big panel housing estates. We also have color coded stations, but not as architecturally pleasing
@lukabrugger2994
@lukabrugger2994 22 сағат бұрын
Do you know why the Barrandov line was extended? Just to serve the rural parts there or will there be some new developments there?
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 22 сағат бұрын
There is a brand new residential district there, and on the end of the line, they're building a gas station, shopping center, and a park and ride
@radostin04wastaken
@radostin04wastaken 5 күн бұрын
Great video content wise! I'd like to offer a little bit of criticism from a video production lineup. I noticed stutter in every clip shot with a camera (aka not a map or a picture, etc). My guess is that this was caused by mixing framerates somewhere within the video production chain - it's important to ensure that your project uses the same or a compatible (evenly divisible) framerate to that which your camera films in. Since the video appears to have been edited and uploaded in 30fps, my guess is that your camera is configured to record at 24 or 25fps - either switching your project to this framerate or (ideally) switching your camera to record at 30fps should remove the distracting stutter. Another thing I noticed within panning shots is excessive motion blur - depending on what you're recording this, you may not be able to solve it, but if your camera allows you to increase the shutter speed or enable some sort of "action" mode for video recording, I would highly recommend doing so - it may result in a bit more noise in the image, but it will lead to panning shots looking much sharper.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video! For the first one, I believe it is that, yeah, because my editing software INSISTS that I have to edit videos in 25fps, and when I switch it to 30, it just goes back to 25 again 💀💀 I'll have to look into that, it's been pissing me off for a while now but I haven't taken the time to correct it💀💀💀 and for the motion blur, I'll check if there's an action mode thank you for your feedback!
@zsoltturi6989
@zsoltturi6989 5 күн бұрын
Brno also has similar sections on its tram network, isn't it?
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
My last visit to Brno was when I was about 6, so I can't say for certain however I do know that they have a 600 something meter long tram tunnel
@LouisChang-le7xo
@LouisChang-le7xo 5 күн бұрын
grade seperation might not be necessary since this is a tram, as long as it has absolute priority at crossings going through at full speed. honestly, i'm surprised they didnt use high floor trains, since low floor trams are made for street running
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
They actually use high floor trams as well as the low floor ones, but that's because Prague still has a massive fleet of old (albeit refurbished) Tatra T3 trams
@LouisChang-le7xo
@LouisChang-le7xo 5 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly I'm talking about high floor trams with metro style level boarding, like in Frankfurt or Edminton or Calgary or Los Angeles of all places. With that design you essentially get subway cars with bends in the middle at high capacity, as rm transit says
@kmcat
@kmcat 5 күн бұрын
5:15 quite interesting. If you look closely at some of the rebuild station in the country (eg Adamov, Pardubice hl) they are not far different structurally.
@ricktownend9144
@ricktownend9144 5 күн бұрын
Great video! - good to see the actuality of a top class tram system. You have interested me in this - to evaluate the 'nicer' stations, are there statistics for whether they have generated more use than traditional tram-stops? Same with the level crossings - any figures for how much they slow down the trams, and how this affects usage? And how frequent are the trams? do they operate early and late? Do the fares encourage/discourage public transit over car use? Are the trams well integrated into the general transit network in Prague, and with services to/from other neighbouring towns? Look forward to your next video
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
The only things I can decently confidently answer is: Frequency: it depends on the time of day and on the line, but as for Barrandov, which hosts multiple lines, it's like every 5-30 minutes (5 at rush hour, 30 in the dead of night, think like 2AM) as for the time of operation: There are 2 schedules, a day one, and a night one Not all lines run all of the time, but as for Barrandov, it has both day and night service, meaning that you can catch a tram at any time of day from there as for integration: they're very well integrated with the rest of Prague regarding travel to neighboring towns, the tram lines from Barrandov run to Smíchovské Nádraží, a large train station, metro station, and bus terminal, so it's possible to connect onto lots of services there
@ricktownend9144
@ricktownend9144 5 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly Very many thanks for all that detailed information. Sounds like this really is a high-quality tram service, so I'm sure it must attract serious numbers of passengers!
@tomaszkrysinski7234
@tomaszkrysinski7234 5 күн бұрын
It's a decent video, but it leaves me wanting. Feel free to go a bit more in depth if you'd like to, I'm sure most of us here would love it.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I could definitely do that in a future video!
@teecefamilykent
@teecefamilykent 5 күн бұрын
Prague is a beautiful city, love the trams!
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I agree, Prague trams are amazing!
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
I agree, Prague trams are amazing!
@r-labs9357
@r-labs9357 5 күн бұрын
I mean this is pretty common in many cities
@SajtosNokedli
@SajtosNokedli 4 күн бұрын
I am missing numbers and footage from the POV of an average passenger. For example, what is the best alternative? If it was built 20 years ago, it must be a very well documented decision with easily accessible documents. And once it has been highlighted, quantitatively, what is the benefit of it been built like a "light rail" line? Btw it is 2,9 km long if I calculate well. That's like 10 minutes by bus or by bike, and 40 minutes by pedibus. I don't know how many decades it will take to get a return on investment. Maybe 2, maybe 20. The problem is that I can't find the answer out from the video, not even giving a hint.
@jayfreechavez0000
@jayfreechavez0000 4 күн бұрын
❤❤
@alxo9844
@alxo9844 6 күн бұрын
That looks great, but even in Barrandov some stations are very close to each other, so it kinda destroys the whole point of a light rail imo
@argo9750
@argo9750 5 күн бұрын
Well it's still a tram. It's just a tram with light-rail like features.
@maedero05
@maedero05 5 күн бұрын
Metro and Light Rail got exclusive right of way over road trafic GLR and tram allways have to share someway with road traffic !
@CityLifeinAmerica
@CityLifeinAmerica 4 күн бұрын
Funny enough The us like to build tram lines like this
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 4 күн бұрын
It's a shame the US fell so behind in public transport Thank you general motors, mack trucks and standard oil👍
@CityLifeinAmerica
@CityLifeinAmerica 4 күн бұрын
@@TheTramly It’s been getting back. We have been building new tram lines and new BRT lines at a pretty rapid rate. New metros in LA as well.
@Taladar2003
@Taladar2003 5 күн бұрын
You might want to leave a few seconds between the content and the bloopers. It was a bit confusing to go from the regular text to bloopers basically in the same time it took to go from one sentence in the content to the next.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
Alright, will do that in the next video, thank you for the suggestion!
@mdhazeldine
@mdhazeldine 5 күн бұрын
I love nice stations, but i do think those are a bit over the top. I can imagine that maintenance would be a nightmare.
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 5 күн бұрын
Yes, the maintenance is definitely harder than in regular tram stops
@Boydar
@Boydar 4 күн бұрын
T R A M S
@TheTramly
@TheTramly 4 күн бұрын
*T R A M S ‼️‼️🗣️🗣️*
@CaseysTrains
@CaseysTrains 5 күн бұрын
Dear Philadelphia....take notes lol.
@FilFee
@FilFee 5 күн бұрын
I personally don't like the Barrandov stations and Patrik Kotas' (architect) work in general. Basically anything he does for the goverment is stupidly oversized and overpriced.
@segarallychampionship702
@segarallychampionship702 2 күн бұрын
or ugly, the 21Tr was his last good work, the T3R is just.... no
@luckerhdd3929
@luckerhdd3929 Күн бұрын
Okay okay, and now the reality of the Barrandov track. This is NOT how you build an efficient public transit infrastructure. The reality of this colossal tram track failure is different than what most people think. It wes extremely expensive to build, it's poorly maintained (because it's expensive to maintain), exaggerated in everything and tragically underused. Each stop has two stainless steel kiosks, not a single one of them is properly used. Building more stuff at any cost doesn't mean it's better. It's hard to imagine the incredible amount of money drowned in this project, of which most was spent on stuff that doesn't even work anymore. Even the architect who is responsible for this abomination said it's the biggest failure of his career. You don't need expensive pompous nonsense on a tram track that's literally only used by local people. This is exactly the approach you need if you want to destroy the public transit. Now seriously... let's build efficient public transit, not this kind of expensive nonsense that only harms the city.
@daswasesheutegibt
@daswasesheutegibt 3 күн бұрын
Interesting video, although the voice over is super annoying. Please consider a professional speaker for your videos to make them more appealing
@user-ie4tt1xp7j
@user-ie4tt1xp7j 4 күн бұрын
"Light rail" is an artificial american buzzword, that doesn't make sense in Europe. It's time to ditch it.
@christophkeresztes8617
@christophkeresztes8617 Күн бұрын
Would disagree. In German, ee know the word „Stadtbahn“ (basically: city rail) and it is pretty much what light rail tries to say.
@user-ie4tt1xp7j
@user-ie4tt1xp7j Күн бұрын
@@christophkeresztes8617 Not really? Stadtbahn itself is a pretty bizarre concept. >Most Stadtbahn systems are now a mixture of tramway-like operations in suburban and peripheral areas and a more metro-like mode of operation in city centres, with underground stations. So, it's just a tram with underground stations?
@whyno713
@whyno713 6 күн бұрын
And what do trams, metro light rail, streetcars etc. do what a bus can't do? Seen my area waste billions on empty light rail that just take up a valuable center median when our buses do the job.
@troelspeterroland6998
@troelspeterroland6998 5 күн бұрын
In short trams are faster, have a better acceleration, have lower energy consumption, have a higher capacity and are more comfortable for passengers. So trams are basically a kind of rail transport that is not really comparable to buses. The same things characterise the other modes of rail transport, just to a higher degree. But while rail is cheaper to run in cities than buses, it is of course more expensive to build so trams are usually only a relevant investment in cities with more than 200.000 inhabitants, and metro in cities with more than 1.000.000 inhabitants. There are other factors too. It is usually more efficient to implement rail in denser cities than in areas with a lot of urban sprawl.
@shitlordflytrap1078
@shitlordflytrap1078 5 күн бұрын
You wouldn't be saying this if you lived in Prague. Not our fault your city wasted money on a poorly designed system. The tram network is dense and it's reliable, and it's without emissions or unnecessary batteries. And because it's on rail, it can overtake busy traffic unlike buses that get stuck more easily. The Prague metro itself is the most reliable piece of public transport. Delays are incredibly rare, you avoid bad weather, transfers are easy and you can travel long distances across the city.
@segarallychampionship702
@segarallychampionship702 4 күн бұрын
@@troelspeterroland6998 + the rail acting as a guideway makes single long vehicles more practical, so you can get higher capacity per vehicle as well, on top of having higher capacity overall by having shorter headways. You can also connect and disconnect vehicles to adjust to different capacity needs
@albertlugosi
@albertlugosi 4 күн бұрын
Dear German taxpayers, here you are an example of the rubbish your hard earned euros are spent on. You pay your taxes which is sent to the Czech Republic, among other countries, as EU grants. They clearly don't need it because they don't spend it on meaningful things but such redundant nonsense. Tram stops are a necessity. These futuristic spaceship hubs are luxury.
@meowritz
@meowritz 4 күн бұрын
How did Germany pay for this, Czech Rep. has its own economy? (And wasn't even in the EU when this was built) What the actual fuck are you on about 😂 Bro stuck in 1941
@meowritz
@meowritz 4 күн бұрын
Obviously some russian bot spreading bullshit to rile europeans up against eachother using misinformation, no other way to put this
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