Originally Posted by
crabbing
i have heard of (but don't recall if i've actually seen) some metros where they intentionally keep some train cars closed at the early stops to make sure there is room for boarders waiting at later stops.
by the way, what is a "high-speed rail shuttle bus"?
I don't think they have this in Japan, but Taiwan's high-speed rail system is modelled off the Japanese. As such, their stations are usually not in the city center, unlike the older TRA stations. So they had shuttle busses they ferry people from all over to the HSR station. They used to be free, now cost money.