Taipei MRT system worth to be looked at
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OMG as I took the Taipei MRT system
1) off peak freq = 3 - 4 mins (SMRT 7 mins, MTR 4 mins)
2) single trip ticket uses token chip (slot into a empty slot below the card tapping sensor as u exit the station, instead of the usual tapping of the store value card).
Over here need to go queue at GTM again to return $1
3) The sides has LED boards to indicate destination station
4) Front and rear indicates destination instead of the running no here
5) Courtesy messages asking passengers to move in (in Chinese, Hokkien, Hakka & English) aired at major stations/ interchanges
6) Passenger information system even indicates exactly how long would the train be arriving - countdown timer
As I took the Taipei MRT, really ashamed, over here SMRT or whoever thought of the ez-link system makes Singapore a laughing stock. We're moving back to a 3rd world nation - more goods years to come
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Here underground sataions got PSD how see?
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Originally posted by willis_chong:
I like no. 6. It even shows seconds, SECONDS you know?! How exact is that! Singapore is... 1 min takes forever at times. :S
Honestly the only thing tat owns Singapore at Taipei is the MRTPublic bus system there is terrible, can have 4 - 5 same sv buses arriving together empty (over there 10m manual buses, 52 capacity)
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Originally posted by sbst275:
Honestly the only thing tat owns Singapore at Taipei is the MRTPublic bus system there is terrible, can have 4 - 5 same sv buses arriving together empty (over there 10m manual buses, 52 capacity)
Aiyo you quoted my embarassing post. :P
They order more Siemens trains than Kawasaki and URC ones.
C301 - URC
C321 - Siemens
C341 - Siemens
C371 - Kawasaki -
Originally posted by willis_chong:
Aiyo you quoted my embarassing post. :P
They order more Siemens trains than Kawasaki and URC ones.
C301 - URC
C321 - Siemens
C341 - Siemens
C371 - Kawasaki
nvm lait shows how backward we're in reaity
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The Singaporean tourist I saw really.
Over there is keep right and not keep left!
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its okay, we're pretty much fine with the way our MRT works, so far i've seen little complaints on the frequency and quality service of the MRT trains.
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we need someone to sacrifise b4 we see a change.
for eg,
once a man died at jelapang lrt station. he was smashed by the oncoming train when he fell onto the tracks. only when he died then feeder bus service was allowed to start.
i dunno how and who shld die and how will it improve the system after that. lolz...
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In term of service, Taipei MRT is better than Singapore, offering high frequency of train service and better in-train visual information system. However, the transfer between lines in Taipei MRT is very troublesome and I had to walk a pretty far distance, in order to change between lines.I still prefer Singapore MRT than Taipei MRT.
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one ting unique about our train
is that get to see different kinds of alien
from differnt planet while we are inside the train
more to come.. ya
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From Ximending to Taipei 101/ Taipei City Hall cost NT25 for single trip ticket
Tat Taipei City Hall MRT station above is now building a commercial bldg housing offices, shopping centre and aircon bus interchange (design for bus interchange totally similiar to Singapore one)
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Originally posted by sbst275:
From Ximending to Taipei 101/ Taipei City Hall cost NT25 for single trip ticket
Tat Taipei City Hall MRT station above is now building a commercial bldg housing offices, shopping centre and aircon bus interchange (design for bus interchange totally similiar to Singapore one)
Hence, in NT1 = $0.05, it cost only $1.25, quite similar to our fares, wait, how long distance / travel time is from Ximending (西门町) to Taipei City Hall?
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Originally posted by Samuel Lee:
Hence, in NT1 = $0.05, it cost only $1.25, quite similar to our fares, wait, how long distance / travel time is from Ximending (西门町) to Taipei City Hall?
ride is abt 12 mins -
Originally posted by sbst275:
ride is abt 12 minsWow, then it is cheaper liao, if the 12 mins excludes waiting time because if a train average it's speed is 60km/h, it means the distance is about 12km. For the same distance, SMRT charges $1.40 (Buona Vista to City Hall)
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Originally posted by Samuel Lee:
Wow, then it is cheaper liao, if the 12 mins excludes waiting time because if a train average it's speed is 60km/h, it means the distance is about 12km. For the same distance, SMRT charges $1.40 (Buona Vista to City Hall)
should be abt 6 - 7km range cos there's stations in between -
Originally posted by sbst275:
should be abt 6 - 7km range cos there's stations in betweenThen it is only comparable la, maybe the plus point is that Taipei got something that we dont have lo.
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apart from system 1 thing i must say ..
about the priority seats.. pple there generally wont use.. most of the time are empty..
but in sg...once there is seats everyone grab asap..then slp..or act blur even when the needy come.( majority do that.. im not flaming )
quite bad.. i seen alot old angmo shaking their head... i think reflect quite bad on us.
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Originally posted by SGporkz:
apart from system 1 thing i must say ..
about the priority seats.. pple there generally wont use.. most of the time are empty..
but in sg...once there is seats everyone grab asap..then slp..or act blur even when the needy come.( majority do that.. im not flaming )
quite bad.. i seen alot old angmo shaking their head... i think reflect quite bad on us.
Erm, that is because most SGs are into Better, Cheaper and Faster. Everyone so tired liao. (Maybe with the excpetion of couples, where once they seen each other, all energy has refueled to 100% or more, that is why they can stand long long and ........... with no hassle).
By the way, are you a Taiwanese by saw your pic as a Taiwan's flag. -
Originally posted by willis_chong:
Aiyo you quoted my embarassing post. :P
They order more Siemens trains than Kawasaki and URC ones.
C301 - URC
C321 - Siemens
C341 - Siemens
C371 - KawasakiAdd In...
Wenshan Line/Neihu Line (文山線/內湖線):
VAL256 - Matra (now under retrofitted until 07/02/2010)
CITYFLO650 - Bombardier.
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Some more... Taipei MTR got more chio bu.... and no STOMP!!!
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Hi all. I also went to Taipei for a holiday a week ago and same as sbst272, took their train and here's the first video of the Taipei Metro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-8CtIBcjE
Sry for the poorer quality as my HD video is very large and it'll be impossible to upload. Also the video is still processing.
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Originally posted by SGporkz:
apart from system 1 thing i must say ..
about the priority seats.. pple there generally wont use.. most of the time are empty..
but in sg...once there is seats everyone grab asap..then slp..or act blur even when the needy come.( majority do that.. im not flaming )
quite bad.. i seen alot old angmo shaking their head... i think reflect quite bad on us.
i think those younger generation wont do that. is the older generation aunties, uncles and our foreign workers that are doing that. try that in taipei and you get all the eyes staring at you.
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Originally posted by freedom4ever:
i think those younger generation wont do that. is the older generation aunties, uncles and our foreign workers that are doing that. try that in taipei and you get all the eyes staring at you.
they still give up the seat to e elderly one -
Originally posted by sbst275:
OMG as I took the Taipei MRT system
1) off peak freq = 3 - 4 mins (SMRT 7 mins, MTR 4 mins)
2) single trip ticket uses token chip (slot into a empty slot below the card tapping sensor as u exit the station, instead of the usual tapping of the store value card).
Over here need to go queue at GTM again to return $1
3) The sides has LED boards to indicate destination station
4) Front and rear indicates destination instead of the running no here
5) Courtesy messages asking passengers to move in (in Chinese, Hokkien, Hakka & English) aired at major stations/ interchanges
6) Passenger information system even indicates exactly how long would the train be arriving - countdown timer
As I took the Taipei MRT, really ashamed, over here SMRT or whoever thought of the ez-link system makes Singapore a laughing stock. We're moving back to a 3rd world nation - more goods years to come
That's why I was wondering how SMRT got the whatever award (infact the only award they can get is "the most cheapskate train company in the world with a management run by childrens as they seems to have a attitute of do something awhile than forget about it" award). I am not expecting them to have frequency for non-peak hours to be like Taiwan at around 3 - 4 minutes but at least most 5 minutes, yet they always fail to deliver, once I waited for 10 minutes for a train, frequency really got worse. How they manage peak hours is really very wrong. Now I am wondering how long will they maintain STARIS, the VPIS on the C751B was a complete failure...
I seriously think that LTA really need to reconsider how public transport should be run in SG, instead of profit based why not make it non-profit based, this however doesn't means that they can do ridiculous stuff and when see red, take $ from taxpayers but rather maintain a public transport that is balanced (not too much profit yet no loss).
Well this are probably things we will never see but I was wondering if they could at least make the effort to really fix the frequency, do something about the peak hours (yes, we know you have train shortages but terminating the train at Yishun doesn't help the situation), understand that there is something call unofficial peak hours (around 6.30am, when students and some workers take their train to work, probably around 3 - 4 mins frequency will be good) and have a timetable that are closely tied to every other line on the network. Example if Train A (NS Line) arrives at Bishan Interchange, have a Train B (Circle Line) arrives 8 - 10 minutes later so that people will be able to catch the train after they arrive at the interchange without waiting for 6+ minutes for the next train cause they just miss one.