Why the World's Biggest Metro Only Runs 7 Days a Year

Video written by Ben Doyle

[hunter]

Trains in Tokyo definitely surpass this when they operate around 200% capacity

[marcfuchs]

I was lost until he put the 50, 000 buses into perspective.

[m.s.]

Munich has a similar problem. We have a population of 1, 5 million and during the 16 days of Oktoberfest the festival has around 6-7 million visitors that need housing and transportation. It's a logistical nightmare.

[thorns]

The fact that they can operate the metro at 200% capacity in Japan is in itself pretty impressive.

[sheikchilli]

as a train nerd i am having a GREAT time identifying the stock footage

[gargravarr]

"Stampede" is a misnomer and most of those people didn't die from getting stepped on. The more accurate term is "crowd crush". When amount of people in an area becomes too high, people can no longer breathe since they're tightly sandwiched between each other, and die from suffocation.

"Stampede" creates the impression that the deaths were caused by panicking humans callously stepping on others. But in a crowd crush, the people aren't at fault. Those in the middle where deaths happen are unable to even move individually due to the pressure of the crowd. And people at the edges freely moving towards the center don't know how bad the situation in the middle is. Crowd crushes are caused by organizers letting too many people into an area.

[Rubrickety]

Unfortunately, since Saudi Arabia never completed the other metro lines, pilgrims are still faced with a Hajj-podge of different transportation options.

[lucystarlight]

I think it's worth mentioning that not every Muslim is obliged to go, but rather every one who is able to make the journey. Really cool video otherwise, I always love when you talk about trains.

[AragornRespecter]

“In Saudi Arabia”

Oh it’s the Hajj it’s definitely for the hajj

[kelvinwan]

(Running out of plane topics)
HAI: Let's go for trains!

[bonafidemonafide]

3:26
Saudi here‚ in 2015 the government halted all projects and began a mass corruption crackdown as many of the projects were found to be draining the states coffers and were involved in corruption scandals.
All projects underwent a "balancing the books" period‚ a lot of projects that were deemed "unnecessary" were shut down
Projects that were already or partially completed were changed to fit different (and more realistic needs) and those found to be necessary were completed or unhalted.

[jeffbenton]

Sam: 'The best form of transportation is a train.'


Planes: *"I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL!!!*

[adammarjanovic]

As a Green Bay resident, can confirm it is the capital of alcoholism

[adrielsebastian]

So it's not "the biggest metro in the world", it's the "biggest metro LINE in the world." Those are 2 different things.

[cvp]

"And most cities that care about their citizens"
I'm looking at you, Belgrade

[Sammie]

Absolutely dying with laughter at 1:13 where Sam says "a religious pyramid"
Just a 200 foot tall pile of pilgrims

[jr-]

A religious pyramid? I think pilgrimage was what you meant. Can't wait for All Our Mistakes 6: The Editor Strikes Back.

[Akofakofakof]

"Transportation: it's everyone's favorite way of getting somewhere else."

My favorite way is drugs.

[harrisonofcolorado]

4:22 I can definitely imagine looking at a headline article saying, "Railfan converts to Islam to ride Mecca metro".

[DiracComb.]

Actually, even though they have to operate at 200% capacity, some metro lines in Japan have surpassed Saudi Arabia’s best train lines.

Also, raise your hand if you already knew before clicking this would be about the train used for the Hajj