Comment by avn2109
3 years ago
The theoretical travel time might be an hour, but we can't realistically compare the travel time variances between MetroNorth and Japanese trains.
Going to Stamford is maybe like 1 hour, with frequent catastrophic delays and problems, such that we can maybe model it as like 1.5hr +/- 20 minutes, whereas an hour on a Japanese train is like 1.01hr +/- 30 seconds.
Wildly different user experiences.
OK sure, but if you want to talk about wildly different user experiences, you also need to consider the likelihood of being physically rammed into the carriage by the platform staff so the doors can close when riding a rush-hour train out of Shinjuku station or whatever.