China is able to build their metros quick and efficient because most of the Metros in China are standardized, as to train model, number of carriages, and station size based on riders. CRCC has all the ACTUAL data on hand after they built a few and gains further experience when they build new lines. all the city planners have to do is select type of train, number of carriages, station size, routes, and station interior designs. CRCC manufactures all the rolling stocks and have experienced engineers, geologists, and workers to meet all their needs.

Amazing work. Subscribed. I’ve always been disappointed in Western Urban Planning channels, because they seem to forget that other nations exist.

That's a very good informative video you have. It's certainly different. Great job! 👍

Thanks for introducing Shenzhen metro. It's not wrong for anyone to enter the "WPC" carriages. Here's some local context. The so-called "WPC" at the front and end of the train has some history of mobility. Historically, there were crimes against women in mainland China. The provincial representative from Guangzhou proposed this carriage idea by learning from Japan (They thought this was somehow civilized). However, after a period of enforcing this in Shenzhen, the metro company found it was useless and also somewhat against the national laws. Moreover, the high crime rate in the metro was not the problem for Shenzhen. The metro company has openly explained that the sticker is only an open proposal and people do not have any liability to follow it. (But they cannot remove those stickers, the stickers decision was agreed by those provincial politicians) Later, by following the local's reflection, the front and end carriages have become low A/C carriages, which provide the preferred temperatures for women who are in menstruation period. Therefore, currently, this is a de facto preferenced carriage for women. Another thing is the unclear translation. The "优先" can be vaguely translated to "Priority", but it's not accurate. "优" - "good/good will", "先" - “in advance”. So I think the word is somewhere between "Priority" and "favor". I think the accurate translation for people who do not know the context is "Preferenced carriages for women".

女性优先，不是女性专用。而且，本身设计这种车厢，就是对女性的歧视，是没脑子的人想出来的。

Ta bai是个啥?

@@gainner5982 Ta ban,踏板，放在地铁门和站台间的板子。楼主看名字是个华裔，可能没怎么在国内带过，Tabai是他听错了或者深圳保安说的方言，但可能性不大。

@@windyerzou4060 你这一说我明白了 我还在想是不是某个粤语词汇

@weiwang2357 As far as I can say for Germany, our metro systems also offer ramps for physically disabled ones. But (typical of Germany, no money for staff :D ) it's the conductor of a train who has to set the ramp (for entering and leaving the train). Our stations mostly have no staff at all, not for short distance trains.

In my USA, the homeless just push granny in her wheelchair out in front of the train after robbing her, just another of the million urban crimes daily that go 99% unsolved & unpunished in US.

Shanghais erste U-Bahn wurde mit deutscher Hilfe gebaut. Es ist die am perfektesten gestaltete Linie. Seitdem hat China Shanghais zweite U-Bahnlinie selbst entworfen und gebaut, aber es gab viele Probleme. Die Vorzüge der deutschen U-Bahn spiegeln sich nicht im Erscheinungsbild wider. Nicht sauber, nicht digitalisiert, das sind nur kleinere Probleme.

@@jungetschai5671 nicht sicher kommt noch oben drauf

@@jungetschai5671 In fact, China introduced train technologies such as Kawasaki Heavy Industries from Japan, Siemens from Germany, and Alstom from France in the early 21st century. This way they could compare the world's most advanced orbital technology at the time. After 20 years of practical experience and technological upgrades, China has integrated and iterated their superior technologies.

​@@MrJohnson088- same applies to the recent highspeed train series and the C919.

​@@jungetschai5671- The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is now 122 years old. A maglev version testing in China last year ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l76IjJaXm8_YeKs.html ( permanent magnet - can levitate without power)

exactly. this video is top notch

that small detail like signs, coloring and diagram what makes the station so accessible

this is very similar to new Delhi or Mumbai. you should visit India too

No thugs roaming around beating, raping, robbing, stabbing and pushing commuters in front of incoming trains like in dirty New York City subways.

agreed! He used facts and relevant details, not just superfical " look". This is more organized，logical and informative.

And mobile connection and zoned air conditioning carriages are thrown in for free!

@@gunsumwong3948 I think safety is the top priority. Here in the US, the subway passengers are frequently face assaults, robberies and insults... it's a risk to use the subways throughout the cities, specially at nite.

No Chinese subway is ranked top overall, obviously.

@@kennedy6618it’s not a risk . Billions of journeys . Is driving a risk? More die in a car . Exactly. Only high anxiety , brsinwashed, fearful , KZfaq geeks are obsessed with safety. Get a grip , get on with life . Mass stabbing in China again. Should all kids be scared? Infrastructure in China collapsed on volleyball team. Everyone died. Should everyone be scared of buildings now? No , Exactly. Stop being so fearful

@@JohnSmith-sm7ez Who cares if you missed the bus?🤣😂

That's a huge number Now imagine the cost that government put in, tax payer money well used imho Unlike my country

@@mortezamohammadi505shame China has an appalling healthcare system and 144 th global ranking.

Only 52? I thought many more

​@@User-357dgjkitdvkkoohgj52 is a lot, most countries has less than 10

@@radizanakiz666 India has more subway systems than China...

Safest? I would think Japan and South Korea to be safer. Some parts of China are safe, but the country is certainly not the safest in the world.

@@mckendrick7672You would be wrong. China, Singapore, and Kazakhstan are top 3.

@@mckendrick7672 There are still yakuza in Japan who walk around openly. China has cracked down on all triads. It is worth mentioning that every country has good people and bad people, but China's 1.5 billion people can do this is pretty impressive.

Im love being Chinese!! All nations in the world are loving China at new record high!!! 🤗 % who have a favorable view of China: -Australia: 15% -United Kingdom: 22% -Germany: 25% -Netherlands: 25% -Sweden: 14% -USA: 22% -Spain: 36% -France: 26% -Canada: 23% -Italy: 38% -Japan 9% -South Korea: 24% -North Korea: 100%

​@@mckendrick7672all china in any place are the same ,all quite safe

51 cities have subways.

RMtransit has some good videos about Chinese metros.

High Speed Trains in China is another story, trust me

China built a subway line in Spain in 6 months, which is even faster than the 10 months in chengdu

China has 9 cities with subway systems longer than 400km. For comparison, New York is 399km long. The 9 cities are Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan and Nanjing.

Unfair for chinese citizens to give foreigners over. 65 free tickets

滿60歲已經可以免費

来中国最好先做好攻略，比如最重要的是怎样办一张中国的银行卡和中国手机卡，这样就可以使用手机支付，将会使你的旅程变得非常方便。

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@@captainreza1 记得绑定银行卡，QR付款时可以更便捷。

China still have a lot problem now. but luckily, its keeping improve.

@@alexlin3863 China is still developing, without problems without developing, but problems can always be fixed.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’m Chinese Chinese , no politics here ok

sounds what China would say

Everything better MUST be a threat

Do be mean

to lift 1.4 billion people to better life in less than 5 decades. i will worship too 😂😅

谢谢，你是一个有思想的人。你了解这一部分真相

@fannyalbi9040 Not 5 years, it's been 50 years

@@Aapig did i say 5 years?

@@Aapig Poor Guy you don't know one decade equals 10 years!

And more expensive than Dubai

??? What the hell are you talking about, the government has to work for the people. Isn't that government's obligation to develop the infrastructure for the people? It's a dead bored norm, not a surprise.

@@zhangyi5145 the government have to work for the rich, help them get richer and then wait for all the wealth to trickle down to the rest.

@@johnsmith-cw3wo The trickle down theory is a fallacy fueled by American neoliberal crap. In practice that doesn't work, and those below, the majority, fight for a few crumbs of bread. A minority of hundreds of people have the same wealth as 50% of the population. It is something that comes from both the economic system (capitalism) and the neoliberal policies applied by those oligarchies. I hope your comment has a certain sarcastic touch, because there is nowhere to take it.

And even if that theory was correct, which it is not, it would be totally inhumane and immoral. It's ridiculous.

@@xabiermorales7781 We are waiting since Reagan... so I guess any day now.

你用那张卡是非法的，你不是中国公民

Its happening in some European countries. And now? 🤷‍♂

Elizabeth line is better.

It sounds so quaint and charming. Preserving traditional architecture is an important part of preserving one's cultural heritage.

It's nice to have the history and maintain it as is so we can appreciate the evolution in other parts of the world but it should never be about a competition. If that's the purpose of this channel then we're missing the point in what is important in life.

@@Storm4155 Can keep The Tube as tourist attraction but should build updated lines for daily commute especially overcrowded lines. Some steam trains in Germany are very popular tourist attractions.

@@QuietJugung I am being sarcastic.

Yep

What I don't understand is, isn't the government supposed to serve the people after making money? This is a very normal thing in the Chinese mind

@@Aapig You see that is heart of the problem. The west like US has no culture and uses money to measure everything. In a country with culture things are getting done because they are right and the correct to do so. Once the community is looked after first the citizens will thrive afterwards. Going for short term profit regardless of the consequence is what US is all about. China is showing the alternative. Whether it is good or bad isn't an issue here. The issue is the Chinese people prefer an orderly, modern, peaceful and sustainable community to live in. The government can only build the metro only but it is the people who don't put graffiti on them and the users who continuously help to keep them clean!

American Democracy Only Serves Politicians

Well said! The only legitamacy of Any government in the world, is not any "cray" it is called, it is how well it serves its people!

Yea someone else mentioned this. It’s a good point. As I said I could go on and on and on there are many other things I could have pointed out! Thanks for watching

if you take the subway, you surely don't belong to the group of people the recent US govs cares about. so no extra safety measures for you, they rather pour that money into wars :)

The glass partition would be vandalized over night..... It ain't going to work in NYC!

And, homeless ppl and criminals.

Bathroom too

Protective glass barrier in NYC isn’t possible because there are different models of train in use, so the doors won’t align properly with the barriers. Also, MNRR and I believe LIRR show occupancy of trains in the MTA TrainTime app.

I think cleanliness is a issue as well.

How about social infrastructure? Is living important? Appalling healthcare ranking . Terrible doctors per citizen ratio.

@@JohnSmith-sm7ez how social infrastructure gonna work at it best when transportation is shit

@@JohnSmith-sm7ez You are kidding?

@@JohnSmith-sm7ezNo doubt US doctors could be better. But what’s the point if even insured people have to pay 3k usd per treatment for something as small as a cut after deductibles

Are you a China fanboy? The infrastrucure thing was an Europe thing first. So stop the senseless China hype (where half of the techology is imported).

Even if such a system were built in the United States, it would be destroyed soon after operation. It's not a matter of infrastructure, it's a matter of culture

@@huang_mou i take the trolley in san diego, CA every time theres homeless drug addicts making a mess lmao it isnt safe

What bothers me the most is that it's so filthy.

Americans blame politicians but a lot of the blame is on the American people and their selfish culture. Atlanta tried to expand their subway but it was voted no by the people. It could have helped reduce some of the traffic problems. Trains are also horrendous too in the USA

it's fake media and selective media reporting in the name of free speech.....

Yeah we are shit but we are hopung that glorious China can save us❤

Because it is. And thanks to the UK, China could build this. Besides, the Elizabeth line looks just as modern.😊

@@henrytudor8537Yeah, agree to both of your points. But I’d still prefer modernised metro, with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, clean & bright, not dusty😊 Elizabeth line is quite all right.

@@rsyrsy8543 I do agree that the Elizabeth line needed wifi and charging port. But Modern does not always mean better.

@@henrytudor8537 ahem, if you commute daily by tube, you’d understand, people just wish their daily commute slightly easier. This has nothing to do with work of art, architecture, etc. , etc..

@@rsyrsy8543 Again, in terms of that London has an overall better transport system.

a good old day train is still running in China kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJqkpMah17eliJs.html

"Most people" are really the west since their media has a lot of incentive to not showcase China's success, to prevent their own people questioning their neoliberal capitalist hellscape. Everyone else knows China's immensely awesome infrastructure.

Most people outside of China think it is an country similar to North Korea, and it has least freedom.

No, surely not. Endless western articles and documentaries on China’s great culture, infrastructure, economy …..

Yes, better implement standardization of infrastructure. I hope this infrastructure concept used to build a lots of infrastructure in shortest time, and lowest cost as possible in China will be used too, in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and many other developing countries, and regions. I hope Metro System in Manila will be merged with standardized trains for all the lines, plus, direct transfer to another line, especially the Anonas station from Line 2 to more futuristic Line 9. It is not just used for railways, but also expressway, roads, and bridges.

Chinas local governments are drowning in debt and won’t be able to pay it back. It’s not all rosy. Also 21% youth unemployment rate.

More would be good

More coming. I got some ideas . Oddly enough most came to me while walking in Japan

Unfortunately, Western medias still promoting China is an uncivilized society simply because they do not have the same political system.

And the technology is well imported too... LOL

Designed by the same companies?

@@slomo4672 I will say Shenzhen Metro is more like MTR in Hong Kong as they are designed by same company (MTR)

Can foreign visitors over 65 years old ride free on the subway? How? Do we need someone's approval?

​@clueless485 No, the senior benefit applicable to the local residents only. The other cities have same policy. When the people relocate to other cities, they need to update the benefit in the new city. Unless you are a resident in the city, the benefit will applicable to foreigners.

@@davidzan9190 Thank you for your reply. So foreign tourists can not ride free even if they are older than 65.

@@clueless485 shenzhen metro can，show your passport to the officer, they will led you to a speicial gate.

@@jacklim5940 Thank you, Jack! That's wonderful.

No. Obviously not . Doesn’t lead any rankings I see. Overall we need to look at , not cherrypicked data

Never.

Thanks! Don't watch too many videos here though lol you'll be disappointed, not much on urbanism really,, mostly random junk I'm interested in :P

Haven't heard of him, I'll look him up. Thanks

​@@Eric_Garrisonsorry, tim Chambers. He does great train stuff in china

In reality, what Japan have doesn’t even come close to what China have

They are state owned enterprises and the income goes into the treasury and then subsidized to the people

​@@Aapig - MTR property developer is profit based but with free access to lands under urban planning initiatives. A huge MTR developement is Lohas Park ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdCqf5t2t-DXkWg.html ( Lohas Park station is underneath it ). MTR gets to keep the profits after taxes (basically from property developements) and expected to expand and make more profits ( win-win) .

Hear, hear!

感谢您支持我

They don't do simple tentative thinking. When your government pays attention to such human details when building the subway. Will they commit genocide against specific people in another place? It's not logical at all.

Thanks John! Really appreciate the support!

I will settle for a power wash to get rid of the smell of urine.

​ Besides power wash, dont forget to disinfect, sanitize, fumigate all US trains. Which at their deplorable condition, I wouldn't refer to as metro.

@Venzera, Which will never happen cos the whole of US is being bankrupted by greed & inhumane lust for global militarization.

Objectively speaking, I don't think there's much hope. Because big companies aren't likely to do these things that keep losing money.

American culture does not allow nice things for the public unless if it’s for profit. You might see nice things in Las Vegas and in Disney due to the money making motives…..but in an average American city for an average pedestrian, not likely

We have the first subway in 1971 in Beijing but it is still spotless...We ain't Americans who doesn't know a F**k !