If you want to learn more about rural trams, watch my video on Tram Trains in Karlsruhe! kzitem.info/news/bejne/mql9rqWpfWJ1hYI
@happylama897
2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@Canleaf08
2 жыл бұрын
De Kusttram is also a rural tram with no metropole area to serve.
@carlos_mitosis
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Valencian here. I just wanted to say 3 things: 1- Metrovalencia emphatises distinguishing between trains and trams on the media. No one calls the tramway "metro" if it does not refer to the company. I think you were confused by the fact that the company running the trains and trams is called METROvalencia. 2- "There are 10 lines but there could be less"- actually the map used to have 5 lines but it was changed (apart as for political reasons so the network looked bigger on the map) into more lines so each line could have just one starting point and one final stop (that way is less confusing). 3- In a few years from now, Metrovalencia will expand its network and change the map so each line is more independent and Adif (public rail infrastructure administrator in Spain, not the same as the Metrovalencia one) will build a giant tunnel through the city and create a new Central Station to remove the Terminus Valencia-Nord station. This tunnel will allow Valencia to have a more propper S-Bahn style railway network finally working together with the new Metrovalencia network. Also, the new tunnel will allow the city to have a giant park and finally the connection between the now divided (by the train tracks) south part of the city. (4- I'm very proud having such an extensive metro network but let's say it could be better :D)
@jorgea5426
2 жыл бұрын
Will the new tunnel have standard gauge or Iberian gauge?
@regional4221
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorgea5426 both of them
@carlos_mitosis
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorgea5426 both gauges so Valencia can be connected to the rest of Europe through the Mediterranean Corridor
@eduardpuiggarcia6584
2 жыл бұрын
what are they going to do with the main station? València Nord is just gorgeous, I wouldn't want to see service being stopped in the station.
@carlos_mitosis
2 жыл бұрын
@@eduardpuiggarcia6584 they'll keep the structure (demolishing it would be a murder against the culture, the history and everything) and they'll build a new Station behind it. Maybe it stays as Adif offices.
@aperis.5108
2 жыл бұрын
Im from Valencia and I LOVE the underground system that web hace here, and I spend a lot of hours in my teenage looking for information and studying the history and future of the Metrovalencia, I really love my city's system, and if you need any information about Valencia, or Alicante, I know a lot about It and I'll be pleased of helping you
@philipus.
2 жыл бұрын
Tram momento
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Its an awesome system! So cool and the complexity adds to the intrigue!
@mariaaguadoball3407
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Barcelona, and though we also have a good metro/rail service, busses are also really important. I imagine that's true in Valencia as well?
@lua-nya
2 жыл бұрын
@@mariaaguadoball3407 It is! But its numbers go a bit too high and the bus map is really hard to read, so I tend to stick to Metrovalència.
@DaGreatestAlexander-Nelvy
2 жыл бұрын
@@lua-nya well, here in Barcelona more than 100 lines and the ortogonal system…
@alexavm
Жыл бұрын
You correctly informed yourself on Valencian metro system and a bit of its history, awesome work. I'm Valencian and I felt that you take that information very professionally
@DisasterBreakdown
2 жыл бұрын
I love talking about Metros. I remember going to Valencia once a few years ago, its such a beautiful city. There is nothing more I would love though if someone with the expert knowledge of transit looks into the Metro in my home town of Newcastle, north East England. Its like one of only a few cities in the UK to have a Metro and it gets so forgotten about 😭 I love our little trains so much
@marcelwiszowaty1751
2 жыл бұрын
New trains coming soon of course. About time too because those units are getting on for 45 years old... they appear to have served the network pretty well though.
@DisasterBreakdown
2 жыл бұрын
@@marcelwiszowaty1751 I am very much looking forward to the new trains. I will miss the boxy metros though when they go
@mmkgny
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! My spouse and I are moving to Valencia next month from Cartagena, where we currently live. I have researched the evolution of the MetroValencia system in English and Spanish (and sometimes in Valenciano to see how much I can understand in my soon-to-be home town's own language) and your video helped me synthesize some of the disparate pieces of information I've come across so far. As a transit fan myself, I'm subscribing to your KZitem channel. Thanks again!
@noc7owL
Жыл бұрын
Un poco fuera del tema del vídeo, pero si te mudas a Valencia capital dudo que necesites hablar valenciano, a no ser que quieras trabajar de funcionario aquí
@massariddler
2 жыл бұрын
i just rode this system a month ago it is a really nice network with funny looking trains but i really liked it thanks for the video
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Its nice for sure!
@SimonS44
2 жыл бұрын
Bilbao has a similar metro/regional rail hybrid with the Euskotren. Within Bilbao it now runs in a metro tunnel, with a high frequency metro service L3, but outside of Bilbao it runs regional style service all the way into France with routes starting with E
@edgarurenafuentes2068
2 жыл бұрын
And Barcelona with FGC
@LightbulbTedbear2
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean it now runs in a tunnel? Did it used to not run in a tunnel?
@edgarurenafuentes2068
2 жыл бұрын
@@LightbulbTedbear2 nop ended at Atxurri Terminus, now goes all the way into the city
@SimonS44
2 жыл бұрын
@@LightbulbTedbear2 well the L3 tunnel is new, there used to be terminal for the lines from the east at Atxuri. Not sure about where the E3 used to terminate
@florimond.
2 жыл бұрын
*You should also get a look at Toulouse, France's public transportation network! It's bus, light rail, medium haul coach, tram, metro and recently cable car configuration is truly amazing!* (Especially for a city with the population of Raleigh, North Carolina or even Colorado Springs)
@KFCJones
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, three days before I go to Valencia! Great timing! I read that the commuter rail in Spain is now free or very low cost to encourage post(?)-covid ridership. I'll be checking everything out!
@1312_PV
2 жыл бұрын
Just FYI Metrovalència has somewhat reduced fares but it is not free nor there is a very cheap single payment card with endless travel included like other train services. If you want some extra info maybe I can explain.
@KFCJones
2 жыл бұрын
@@1312_PV yes, I'd like any information you have! I'm staying for a week... what's the best plan to pay for exploring the metro and commuter trains? Also, what is the Valencian word for railfan? Or a Castilian one? In case someone in authority asks why I'm looking at everything 🤣
@josumds1896
2 жыл бұрын
@@KFCJones Rodalies, the commuter train line in Valencia is now free, but only for recurring passengers such as workers or students. If you're going to frequently use public transportation around the city you should get the Suma card, I would recommend the Suma 10, which gives you 10 trip passes with a free transshipment each, you can get Zone A for 5.30 or B and C which are more expensive, depending on how far you need to travel (zone C is only the airport). It also works for all metropolitan buses and Rodalies for some towns in the metropolitan area
@cbltrains1368
2 жыл бұрын
Great Video! Valencia and Bilbao (in some sort) are the 2 spanish cities that kinda have it all without huge world cities like Barcelona or Madrid. The good thing about running it all as Metrovalencia is that they have an standard fare, since other places in spain kinda have problems to integrate diferent means of transport (specially for single tickets). Also the reason why everything is branded as the same is because both Metro and Tram lines were created from the former narrow gauge interurban Networks. When the autonomies in Spain were created, Valencia took over the old narrow gauge lines, hence why they operate both Tram and Metro
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the branding makes sense - my critique is in jest!
@MarioFanGamer659
2 жыл бұрын
I can see your idea but Frankfurt is kind of similar in that regard i.e. back in the day, there used to be some trains running from Frankfurt to Oberusel and Bad Homburg which the tram and later the U-Bahn took over and in this system, trams and (pre)metro are clearily separated (the former uses no prefix, the latter a U). Then again, there also is Cologne whose light rail is separated between low-floor (trams) and high-floor (light rail / premetro) vehicles but there is no identification, which one is what.
@paulneedham9885
Жыл бұрын
The fare now includes the buses and local trains too. One ticket, everything covered. At the moment 5.60 for 10 journeys and one Journey constitutes anything within an hour. So if you get the metro then jump on a bus, then onto a tramvia all within an hour that is just one journey. Also for the time being its all free for 30 year olds and under.
@barbaracameron5610
2 жыл бұрын
Visiting Valencia for first time in November. Excited. Plan on taking metro. Phx,Az has above ground metro,as does Nice,France. Fun to see the beautiful city! Thx for your info.
@EdwinWalkerProfile
2 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch one of these videos I remember that from a North American perspective I live in a mid-sized European city and therefore I should have access to some good public transport. It's a real expectation vs reality situation. Granted, I live a 5 minute walk from a railway station, but it's served by DMUs at a 30-minute frequency and it's usually more convenient to cycle.
@jonathankleinow2073
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! This gives me some ideas about building on the streetcar system in Kansas City. We don't necessarily have to spend billions on a heavy rail subway or try to convince the freight companies to let us share track for a few commuter trains - we could take the existing streetcar system and create elevated, tunneled, or exclusive right-of-way sections to expand it out further.
@srmagnet0191
2 жыл бұрын
Wow amazing video, still waiting for the barcelona´s full metro-tram system. Keep up the good work!
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
I want to, need to find some locals first!
@srmagnet0191
Жыл бұрын
@@RMTransit local and transit fan here!
@sams3015
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Being from Ireland, I’ve so much envy when I see what other regional European cities are doing and Dublin still hasn’t an airport connection or a metro system
@japanesetrainandtravel6168
2 жыл бұрын
Isn’t Dublin working on a light rail link to the airport ?
@sams3015
2 жыл бұрын
@@japanesetrainandtravel6168 apparently a metro but they’ve been taking about it since 2007 so I’ve little faith. If they do complete it, it won’t be any earlier than the 2030s. Disgraceful for one of richest countries in Europe, if not the world
@japanesetrainandtravel6168
2 жыл бұрын
@@sams3015 have they started construction yet?
@sams3015
2 жыл бұрын
@@japanesetrainandtravel6168 as far I know, they haven’t
@sams3015
2 жыл бұрын
@@japanesetrainandtravel6168 “On Saturday 17th September, a newspaper notice was published in the Irish Times and Irish Independent, outlining our intention to lodge a Railway Order Application with An Bord Pleanála on or after 30th September 2022”
@gloofisearch
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I visited Valencia and was very impressed by it's Metro and train system, mainly because I did not expect any! It is modern and clean and connects you throughout the city. Man, wouldn't it be great to have something like that in Las Vegas so I could hop on in Summerlin and off at the Bellagio;-)
@Blade_Daddy
Жыл бұрын
Back in the early 60s, my family went on vacation to Valencia. They had old streetcar lines on very narrow streets, so the rail lines were interlaced in places. (Kind of like parts of Lisbon). I thought that was awesome.
@jamesgrainger3233
Жыл бұрын
I lived in valencia during 2020 and there was no Line 10 of the metro service which I used to complain about, I was so impressed when i came back this year and saw that they had already built the whole new metro line with brand new stations and a tunnel. Things actually happen and move faster over there compared to the UK
@HiramGodoy
2 жыл бұрын
You should look on how Porto's Metro system works in Portugal. Its actually very similar the way it works compared with Valencia Metro, and the two cities are comparable in size too.
@MichaelVLC26
2 жыл бұрын
Very thorough and well documented video, loved it. Thanks and regards from València!
@l.u.c.a.s.
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice and comprehensive coverage! I'd be interested to see you talk about Granada's metro. It's very concentrated along a single axis (since it's just the one line) but it's still got loads of usage! It's kind of weird cause depending on where you live you can just never use it at all, but for a lot of other people it's part of their daily routines. Seems like a good example of finding specific corridors with lots of demand and serving them well. Granada's also got an impressively reliable bus network imo.
@SamurangCriticineGoGin
2 жыл бұрын
que fumas, guiri
@l.u.c.a.s.
Жыл бұрын
@@SamurangCriticineGoGin pero qué dices de guiri, anda vete a hacer parkour o "explorar" una nave industrial y dejame en paz.
@alvaromc01
Жыл бұрын
I’m very happy my beloved city’s transport gets acknowledged. It has always been a very useful service even considering the difficulties of the project (keep in mind that Valencia is by the sea, which means that the tunnels used to flood every time they where built, and we still have kilometers of tunnels that are completely unusable because of this) I think it’s perfect for the size of the city, and now that we’re adding new lines, we’re looking at a future with less dependence on cars, which were necessary for many zones of the metropolitan area.
@jan-lukas
2 жыл бұрын
Just from the start this reminds me a lot of Cologne Stadtbahn! The mix of LRT, Metro and regional rail is real here as well, but both low floor LRVs (the last tram line was shut down in 2006) and high floor LRVs serve all of those purposes at once
@rogeriomonteiro760
2 жыл бұрын
Very similar is the metrosystem of the portuguese city Porto. It had a meter gauge suburban railway that was transformed in a standard gauge metro that also runs nowadays beneath the citycenter. This city has also the unique standard gauge tram in Portugal, however it needs to be modernized.
@robertcartwright4374
2 жыл бұрын
Another fabulous European city showing us North Americans what's possible in public transit. Bravo Valencia! And kudos to Reece for another interesting video.
@draxalia
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to look into weird transit systems in smaller citys, i can tell you a bit about Karlsruhe (Germany). Their trams/suburban trains run quite far into the countryside, while keeping to the tram/streetcar tracks inside the city. They are compatible with the usual train tracks as well, and in some places are able to stop in bigger stations alongside intercity trains. Always looks funny to see a tram doing 100kph next to cargo trains when in the vicinity. And by the way, the trams in Stuttgard also run into tunnels below the central station and city center - nothing wrong with that!
@PeterAuto1
2 жыл бұрын
I think he made a video about Karlsruhe
@rafa_skill1433
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Reece, loved the video, since I was a kid i always liked transit. If could make a video about Lisbon i would appreciated it very much, you could talk about the boats in which thousands of commuters travel everyday with frequencies reaching to 5 minutes apart in the rush hours. Thank you
@PeterBuvik
2 жыл бұрын
This is the second weirdest Tram/metro system in Spain The Alacant Tram system is weirder
@1312_PV
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, orders of magnitude weirder and from my first hand experience mostly in a bad way.
@alexgg4434
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for talking about my city, u did a great work :)
@Agustin01
2 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this forever
@Baneina
2 жыл бұрын
Wow!! That's my hometown! 5:02 That's Sagunt stop, I always take the tram to the university there
@heyitsgabs21
Жыл бұрын
numbers are a chaotic naming method, melbourne has it good, its just called the name of the terminus thats so simple and hard to confuse.
@konstantin_d.m
2 жыл бұрын
Another interesting metro system thats actually a lot more like light rail is the one in Cologne!
@macraemorse
Ай бұрын
I live in Valencia and use the Metro every day. One thing that is easily missed is that the Cercanias lines that go south more or less act as Metro to places like Alfafar, Massanassa, Catarroja. The combination of the different lines provide quite frequent trains to these places. The metro cards also work on these stations.
@ThomasNing
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone remember Sydney, that place Reece just covered? Electrified trains from the suburban extents run every 20min minimum into the city centre by tunnelling under the city. :D (nevermind the part where a breakdown/signal failure in the tunnels shuts down half/the whole system. :)
@willneverforgets3341
Жыл бұрын
I like that metro, it's quite efficient... with a relative small investment they got themselves a pretty good network. And it's still growing.
@AntonyClearOfPessiAndPenaldo
Жыл бұрын
dude this just reminded me of the good times when i lived in valencia
@oskarstaudte
Жыл бұрын
I went to Valencia recently and to be fair it was really easy to travel on the valencia metro :)
@tronicman1
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, very interesting. But, seriously: "no city would do that"? Vienna, Nice, Porto, Rouen and others have low floor trams partially in tunnels and on the surface. And mid- or high floor trams doing this exist in Cologne-Bonn, Düsseldorf plus Rhine-Ruhr cities, Frankfurt, Hannover, Bielefeld, as well in some other cities.
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
No no no, the way Line 5 does it is different haha
@carel_dfx
2 жыл бұрын
Please talk about Cercanias (and the former FEVE) pls 🥺
@smowl2679
2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Think you could do one on Hannover's üstra Stadtbahn? I think it's pretty remarkably successful for how car-centric Hannover used to be in the 70s.
@purplebrick131
2 жыл бұрын
In Hannover there'd also be another example of turning regional services into S-Bahn Services (S5 for example). In general I think it may be better to treat metro and SBahn in the same video, because only together they form a comprehensive network. That's why for example Hamburg uses an USAR plan, with both metro and Sbahn on it, and not separate plans
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
I want to do Hannover, its on the list!
@Ascathon
2 жыл бұрын
Oh so that new part is finally running... When I was there some years ago it felt like an abandoned track. Lack of funding. The tram thingy was just a walkway back then. Very weird.
@batinbatin3467
2 жыл бұрын
Someone from valencia ☝️ i love your city hope to visit soon ps iam valencia fc fan 😎😎
@froggerc625
Жыл бұрын
I found the metro to be excellent there, very low fare when you buy a 10 pack for the core and inner suburbs, clean and comprehensive coverage.
@Critical_Hit
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, maybe consider covering the Oslo metro (t-bane)?
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Stay tuned ;)
@Critical_Hit
2 жыл бұрын
@@RMTransit well my suggestions haven’t gone to wain. Do you need some help with research? I lived in Oslo for most of my life
@ninonaiz258
2 жыл бұрын
Do Bilbao please
@la_sasha
2 жыл бұрын
thanks for finally talking about us, I suggested it for a long time ahaha
@JuanJohn013
2 жыл бұрын
I love Madrid subway system it’s very clean and very useful
@la_sasha
9 ай бұрын
1:37 MY TOWN MENTIONED 🤩
@la_sasha
9 ай бұрын
1:47 MY EX'S TOWN MENTIONED 🫣
@CatnipMasterRace
2 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on Barcelona's metro at some point!
@pilotnflyer
2 жыл бұрын
Could you maybe do a video on the transit of the twin cities on Minnesota and the use of mixed light rails and brt and like the future of the transit around the area
@neolithictransitrevolution427
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure how I feel about rerouting that river... but I do love wide linear parks going through cities.
@josumds1896
2 жыл бұрын
Rivers in the Mediterranean coast in Spain don't usually carry a lot of water, but at unexpected times, they overflow. The Turia river had already flooded the city in various occasions and the 1957 was a very serious flood that still remains in the collective memory of citizens from Valencia. After the disaster, the idea of rerouting had a lot of support in fears of it happening again, nowadays it's sometimes discussed if there could have been another option but at the time this made the most sense. In addition, this was during the dictatorship so there wasn't a lot of space to discuss different ideas. If they hadn't done anything, this same year there would have been another flood after the hard raining. Regarding the park, it is truly wonderful, it divides the city in two and offers an amazing walk. It was a result of the people's mobilization and protests after the initial idea was to build a gigantic highway. Nowadays is one of the city's main attraction and home of the City of Arts and Sciences and other emblematic spaces
@lakainigo
Жыл бұрын
You would love the Bilbao city transport network in the Basque country. I hope you look at it !
@estebanmorenoa579
Жыл бұрын
Valencia It has a better subway than my city, the worst thing is that I live in the capital of a country :(
@EduNauta95
2 жыл бұрын
Amunt Valencia!
@superkingoftacos2920
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Hamilton for a couple of years and the buses that connected the university to the top of the hill ran only every hour at the time. I used it once and hated it so much I just decided that the city ended at the bottom of the hill.
@StrassenbahnBen
2 жыл бұрын
If you liked Vanlencia, feel encouraged to look after "Metro Porto". It was the same approach. And the results are very very good. These cites give a good example what's possible even with tight budgets and limited ressources. Just stick to the principles of good civil engineering.
@dtrot24
2 жыл бұрын
I think the Brisbane City Council, the Qld Government and Translink could learn a lot from this.
@UnaiMeabe
2 жыл бұрын
I loved your video! Please review also Bilbao's transport system and its weird metro line 3
@mancubwwa
2 жыл бұрын
8:10 you mean very weird case like Boston and Philly?
@mattpotter8725
2 жыл бұрын
Great video and a really interesting approach that I think it is well thought out and serves the population well. Sure if looks on the surface (and in the tunnels!!!) like a miss mash of different types of transit but if it works then surely that's ok, right? It also looks as though the newer parts of the network have been built with a view of expansion in mind, which surely can't be a bad thing. I would love to see a video on the transit network in the Basque cities of San Sebastian and Bilbao that when I was there I found intriguing and was affectionately called El Topo (the mole) I believe.
@AJRAJRAJR
2 жыл бұрын
Just me or Reese looking mighty fine in this video, in that black tee?
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
@elizabethdavis1696
2 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on Lisbon 100 year old trolley it’s still better than what a lot of North Americans have
@matteocapriotti6991
2 жыл бұрын
Hey there I right now live in valencia but I used to live in copenhagen and it was kind of the same thing, with suburban rail that is taken into the city centre. Maybe you should review Copenhagen as well!
@davidroddini1512
11 ай бұрын
What exactly *is* the definition of a metro service anyway? I am from a part of the USA that calls ANY public transportation a metro regardless of the vehicle type, frequency, etc. I was unaware that there actually is a definition of what a metro service is supposed to be.
@pizzaipinya2442
9 ай бұрын
In most parts of the world, metro is how you call a subway xd
@MNEWALL1
2 жыл бұрын
Looking at smaller cities - that are succeeding - should be examined for how to build the broader network - for larger cities - where subway does not really make sense. There is a need to have commuter rail be linked to business districts that are not core (Mississauga city center)
@musicadereyollipro6637
4 ай бұрын
Hello, do you know there is another system which is even weirder in north Spain? Its EuskoTren and it is suburban, metro, tram, regional, bus, freight and international train system. It connects two big cities with france
@pizzaipinya2442
4 ай бұрын
Euskotren is not a system, but a company which operates different systems. Yes, they may have freight, suburbans and regionals on the same line, but that's not unusual. What I'm quite not sure about is the metro and tram. If they also share tracks with the other 3, then it really would be a strange system!
@musicadereyollipro6637
4 ай бұрын
@@pizzaipinya2442 It doesnt share, except Bilbao L3 Subway and Donostia E5 Subway. The tram now uses old E4 track from Atxuri to Bolueta. E means train. The E4 ends in kukullaga. The L1 and L2 from Bilbao I think It has another gauge
@pizzaipinya2442
4 ай бұрын
@@musicadereyollipro6637 thanks for the info! :)
@wawapuffe
2 жыл бұрын
Metrovalencia isn't a metro at all - even suburban rail systems like the Berlin S-Bahn and Copenhagen S Train are more metro-like than Metrovalencia, where frequencies in the city centre are quite poor - even with interlining. In the city centre, there are sometimes gaps of 20 minutes between trains, or even with interlining, you can find gaps of over 10 minutes at times. Line 4&6 are trams which run every 20 minutes - so it's very infrequent and would be much better as a bus that ran every 10 minutes or better, so you wouldn't have to check the timetable and time your connections to use it. Overall, it is not a very good system - they should ensure that passengers do not need to wait more than 10 minutes for a train in the city centre, especially on line 7, which could do with more frequent service as it is the only line connecting the south to the east. The trams should run at 10 minute frequencies on each line to attract more riders.
@aurelspecker6740
2 жыл бұрын
I personally think you fall into an "expert trap" when speaking about numbering trains and trams. Transit riders are interested in only in one thing: What brings me fast from A to B. They don't care if it's a tram, light rail or tube-style metro. Therefore, numbering all lines the same way makes sense. Until you have too many lines, so you can start differenciate between "fast" and "slow" modes etc. Valencia does definitely not have enough lines to differenciate with only about 10 lines. Another thing about individual lines vs branching lines. When people want to go from A to C. They want as easily as possible find the line that takes them from A to C. In the swiss model, one line ALWAYS drives to the exact same stations. You know for example, you will have to take line 12, and then you can take ANY line 12 train, always. (in the right direction of course.) When lines are branching, lets say at B. Then people always have to check: "Is this train now the "ABC", "ABD", "ABE" etc". This is not at all user friendly. An average user does not care at all "which infrastructure" a train uses. They just follow the signs anyways. For you, this differentiation of infrastructure is interesting. For the average transit user, it's just irrelevant information. This is qhy I think you fall into an "expert trap", you forget what information an average user actually cares about.
@antonywerner3018
2 жыл бұрын
in Germany its normal to name every service and in German it is a line with a line number to name it.
@fallenshallrise
2 жыл бұрын
On the naming issue we have all these "line" names and I can never remember which one is the Canada Line and which one is the Millennium Line etc. Line A, B, C with branches named after where they go would be so much easier to remember - for me anyway.
@entized5671
2 жыл бұрын
When I first arrived at Valencia‘s airport, I was so confused about the metro network. Eventually I gave up with the machines. I went to the counter and showed the guy there the name of the station I wanted to go to. The ticket costed 5€! 🤯
@El8MAGNATE
2 жыл бұрын
5€ is the minimum coin purse ticket purchase you can buy. With that ticket you can ride back and forth to the highest fare station (the airport) and have one spare travel ticket to some low fare zone destination, like inner city to first ring suburban or first ring suburban to second ring suburban.
@josumds1896
2 жыл бұрын
The airport is the only station in zone C, or if you went before the zone reduction, it was zone D. Its the farthest zone and the most expensive one, mainly to profit form tourists and also to give some advantages to taxis
@entized5671
2 жыл бұрын
@@josumds1896 I went in August 2021
@josumds1896
2 жыл бұрын
@@entized5671 yeah that was before the current zonal plane and the price reductions, but it's still expensive now
@entized5671
2 жыл бұрын
@@josumds1896 okay!
@aronenark8184
2 жыл бұрын
I am from Edmonton, and agree that lower frequency trams or LRT to outlying communities would be beneficial in reducing traffic and congestion between Edmonton and, say, Sherwood Park. However, a big challenge is the politics and culture of these outlying communities. These are the places that car-loving, transit-hating individuals move to to “get away from Edmonton” and thus the local councils would not likely approve something like this.
@mehshzhssysuzhs8350
5 ай бұрын
This is balls to the wall awesome!!!! 😂😂😂😂Lol 😂 Great video, keep up the good work sigma 🍷🍷
@MattMcIrvin
2 жыл бұрын
I think I only rode the buses when I was there.
@michaeltajfel
2 жыл бұрын
Do you think the Tyne and Wear Metro is really a metro?
@massimbest
Жыл бұрын
Ça me rappelle le "métro" de Rouen. Ça s'apparente plus à un tramway avec une partie souterraine. (Translate for understand)
@papyrustheskeleton9498
Жыл бұрын
I am literally inside the metro rn
@braedendittrich5814
2 жыл бұрын
Youston ? 0:42
@RobeonMew
Жыл бұрын
IT'S A TRAIN 🚉 Subway, lite-rail, Skytrain all trains.
@Akniy
2 жыл бұрын
"Great transit systems" Includes New York
@MercaMent
2 жыл бұрын
Dude I hate so much Metrovalencia. We have the worst frequency metro that exist in all Spain and I would even say that is one of the worst in Europe. I just want to take the metro in a few minutes (2 or 5, like in Madrid, Barcelona or Toulouse) and not to wait like 10 o 20 minutes until my line arrives so that, for no reason, it is left standing in the middle of nowhere! There are also one-direction sections in the line, a thing that makes the line even slower so that one metro is forced to wait to another metro that comes from the other direction. And due to the fact that the metros run every 15 minutes, they those are filled to capacity, so when you want to transfer from lines 1 and 2 to lines 3, 5 and 9 and given the enormous number of people who wants to make that same transfer and the poor infrastructure (at least in Àngel Guimerà), it is inevitable to miss the metro and have to lose another 10-15 minutes until the metro you were waiting for passes. In conclusion, Metrovalencia seems nice and cool in the paper, but in the practice all is a fucking mess, a big disaster covered by the silence of the company and lucrative promotions of free days or free trips for the young people for a limited time; that hides a reality that for the traveler is clear and evident: the frecuency of the metros is horrible and frustrating. I JUST WANT A BETTER FREQUENCY OF METROS, I DON'T WANT "AWESOME" PROMOTIONS, WHY DON'T THEY USE THAT MONEY IN SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY MORE USEFUL? AAaaghh Metrovalencia is just horrible. Edit: In addition, now certain sections of tracks 1 and 2 are FUCKING CLOSED for construction and not happy with that, they've put in some buses in substitution with EVEN MORE POOR SCHEDULES.
@lineal_city
Жыл бұрын
but Valencia have and underground metro and outside metro
@ilanlattke6092
2 жыл бұрын
ahhh so now you want light rail in tunnels ;)
@Lacteagalaxia
2 жыл бұрын
Un tío del Canadá hablando del sistema ferroviario de Valencia quien lo iba a decir hace unos años😱
@cardenasr.2898
Жыл бұрын
A que flipas eh
@ivicaignjatovic5890
2 жыл бұрын
How can anyone not like Metro system that can easily take you to the airport, Malvarosa beach or Jardin del Turia :) Big props to Valencia!
@Tonydjjokerit
2 жыл бұрын
Aah but does it stop near the football stadium there? I'm planning to see a La Liga game there!
@ivicaignjatovic5890
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tonydjjokerit Mestalla? Absolutelly:)
@Satisfyer007
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tonydjjokerit yep, Aragón is your Stop, 50 meters away Mestalla Stadium
@Tonydjjokerit
2 жыл бұрын
@@ivicaignjatovic5890 Thanks and RESPECT Ivica!
@Tonydjjokerit
2 жыл бұрын
@@Satisfyer007 Cheers Jaime! RESPECT!
@GojiMet86
2 жыл бұрын
I have gotten the impression from some European friends that Valencia is more of a hidden gem, insofar as not being as popular as Madrid or Barcelona. Loved hearing about the transit system of a Spanish city not named Madrid or Barcelona, although as a New Yorker, I did shudder when I heard Santiago Calavatrava.
@JaimePG
2 жыл бұрын
Santiago Calavatrava was born in Valencia 😅
@josumds1896
2 жыл бұрын
Valencians also shudder when hearing that name
@jamesf791
11 ай бұрын
I'm from Chicago and just came back from Valencia and it truly is a hidden gem. It's the third biggest city in Spain yet 8th most touristy city in Spain. When I visited it, I took the number 7 line and felt extremely safe. The city is extremely safe, unlike Madrid and Barcelona or any other big name city where you have to worry about pickpocketing on public transit or walking.
@juanmontull8550
11 ай бұрын
Don't worry, that happens even to Spaniards.😂
@mehshzhssysuzhs8350
5 ай бұрын
@@JaimePGthats a lie
@MaJoRMJR
2 жыл бұрын
Valencia was already on my bucket list of places to visit, because of the beautiful architecture. This video has made bumped it up my list a couple of places.
@chatkat
2 жыл бұрын
Among the favourite places I’ve ever been. Can recommend!
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
You absolutely should do it!
@mariaaguadoball3407
2 жыл бұрын
I've visited a couple of times & loved it.
@kaitlyn__L
Жыл бұрын
It’s so easy to get around without a car. One of the tram lines runs along the beach most of the way so you can even pick your stop in that regard!
@tonigaliana8973
Жыл бұрын
I'm from Valencia, if you need any suggestions just tell me. 🙋
@NewHavenRailroader
2 жыл бұрын
As an exchange student in Valencia, I was really hoping you would cover this city. Seeing this video made my day. :)
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
I am happy to hear it, thats why I make videos :)
@istvantako2280
2 жыл бұрын
Heey, i am also an excahnge student here. And i totally understand your feelings. I feel the same man😆
@malachy7498
2 жыл бұрын
The end of metro line 10 in a tunnel was not actually meant to be then end of the line. It was originally meant to travel under the old town and come above ground past the riverbed park at the Pont de Fusta tram stop, and then continue north following roughly where line 6 goes. The whole of the tunnel under the city centre wasn't built, which is why line 10 ends in a tunnel and doesn't connect up with the rest of the network. But there is a station that was going to serve the central market, in the tunnel section past the current terminus, but it never opened.
@manufacturedfear
2 жыл бұрын
The confusion for non Valencians may arise from the fact that the different lines share the same tunnels, so you may have a tunnel which holds like 3 lines and depending on your destination you may end up having to take the second or third metro, not the first. Line numbers are based on the destination and origin, they are not different lines per se. Years ago there were 5 or 6 lines but they decided to duplicate them so the network looks bigger. We have around 28km of tunnels. Edit: in 6:30 the author of the video deals with this issue
@felicetanka
2 жыл бұрын
Valencia, Spain = the valorous, founded for the soldiers of Rome.
@neolithictransitrevolution427
2 жыл бұрын
I agree totally. LRT gets a lot of flack for trying to be to many roles, but I think the sweet spot is smaller cities with ROW through the downtown, long distance service to out lying communities, and frequent service through the downtown due to the compounding routes. Niagara is a city in Ontario I think could apply this particularly well.
@alberto_rldn
2 жыл бұрын
Two things that maybe are interesting for you: 1. The concept of a train going from a rural town into the centre of the big city is called Tren-Tram (Train-Tram). It is also used in Alicante. 2. Apart from the urban tunnel that you mention in the video, there is also a big plan for a new tunnel that will cross under the very heart of valencia (just like Crossrail in London). I think you should look at it if you're interested
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Of course! I covered tram trains in my Karlsruhe video!
@El8MAGNATE
2 жыл бұрын
In Valencia the pure metro lines are not tram lines at all. A system similar to Alicante might be that of Metro do Porto, in Portugal, where all suburban lines which travel quite a long distance converge In a low flor tram tunnel. Valencia, instead, operates their metre gauge network in a strict railway operation (like a northern Spain FEVE, but much better)
@xavieretsalva5106
2 жыл бұрын
L9 in Tren-Tram Alacant doesn't even go to the main city, instead it moves people between Denia and Benidorm, which i find super funny!
@timothytao898
2 жыл бұрын
Alternate title: "Reece nerds out on Valencia's transit network" Building transit at a low cost is something we need to be doing here - why is it that our subways and LRTs cost billions and go (cough LA cough) 6 years late, while Europe can afford these transit networks? /sigh
@neolithictransitrevolution427
2 жыл бұрын
Without knowing the answer I would guess it has to do with ignoring NIMBYs, experience in building these lines, and use of existing tracks (pushing freight to other routes)
@timothytao898
2 жыл бұрын
@@neolithictransitrevolution427 Probably also politics - there is no reason for Eglinton West LRT (in Toronto) to be tunneled
@tucuuk
2 жыл бұрын
Valencia's secret is not building much from scratch. A lot of the lines have their origin in the 19th and early 20th century metre-gauge Trenet (small train) that have been transformed, resurrected and/or extended.
@neolithictransitrevolution427
2 жыл бұрын
@@tucuuk But there is a lot pre-existing in North America also. Most of it is converted into either trails or used for frieght, but the policy around usage is just as relevant as it exisiting
@RMTransit
2 жыл бұрын
Its a great network! Easy to nerd out on it haha!
@MrBrick113
2 жыл бұрын
Okay, now *you need* to make a video about the Porto Metro, which was heavily inspired by this system heheh
@truedarklander
2 жыл бұрын
On god.
@artxxx7832
Жыл бұрын
Valencia metro is completly MADE and payed by Valencia people, is not the same in Madrid or Barcelona, where their metro lines where payed by all the country until before the end of seventies. If you compared Valencia metro with other cities with the same population, like Marsella, Lisboa, Dublin...etc you can see our metro is bigger than these cities
@luladrgn9155
2 жыл бұрын
as someone who lives in valencia, I appreciate this video. Valencia Line 10 was an amazing achievement and enables to go to "El Saler" shopping mall, one of the best places to go shopping!
@noahb3700
2 жыл бұрын
I spent a lot of time in Valencia and whenever I took the metro (not including the trams here) I really noticed its suburban commuter line roots. If you're not staying or living close to one of the city tunnels you probably won't be taking the metro at all. Luckily the city has a huge bus network, with dedicated bus lanes everywhere and an ever growing number of hybrid and electric vehicles in their fleet.
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