Originally Posted by
stimpy
It seems that NYC has 10 cars in a set. It's been years since I rode the subway in Beijing, and according to Wiki it has changed a lot! But it seems they have less cars, but can hold more people. Maybe someone knows more.
In spite of the fact that I'm only 2 hours away from Beijing, I also don't go there very often these days, but let me add a few thoughts:
-the stations, as massive as they are, can only support 8 car trains
-2 minute intervals help alleviate the capacity problem a bit