Good question. Probably has something to do with having doors on both sides - buses always arrive to the stop with one side, but subway trains sometimes switch.
Idk, but that’s how all “proper” subway trains are in my experience. The only exception is the “underground tram” in Volgograd, which has tram-like seats (facing forward)
Trains and subways in my country have rows of seats. Having doors on both sides doesn’t prevent this. It seems however, that rows allow for less space while standing. So having seats on the sides allows for more cramming of standing passengers.
Makes sense. Could also be a matter of capacity vs length of route. I.e. it makes sense for trains that go between cities (idk what’s the English word for it) to have sitting rows - because the passengers need to sit down for a while. But with subways - how long is the commute, on average?
Good question. Probably has something to do with having doors on both sides - buses always arrive to the stop with one side, but subway trains sometimes switch.
Idk, but that’s how all “proper” subway trains are in my experience. The only exception is the “underground tram” in Volgograd, which has tram-like seats (facing forward)
Trains and subways in my country have rows of seats. Having doors on both sides doesn’t prevent this. It seems however, that rows allow for less space while standing. So having seats on the sides allows for more cramming of standing passengers.
Makes sense. Could also be a matter of capacity vs length of route. I.e. it makes sense for trains that go between cities (idk what’s the English word for it) to have sitting rows - because the passengers need to sit down for a while. But with subways - how long is the commute, on average?
Each station is around 2-3 minutes from each other. I spend some 10-15 minutes in the subway train.
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