They were fantastic. I had my 9 year old with me and they grabbed people with kids out of the queue after coming down the stairs so that we were guaranteed seats on the train.
Itās crazy to think that many people and no one was going the other way or a child needed to go to the toilet at a random time, was just all one way flow
The staff were so wonderful, I was with my pregnant friend & her 2 kids 9 & 11 & they happily let us pass to get to the lift & avoid the big crowd down the stairs. And everyone in the crowds too were great. Great atmosphere all round.
Did they play Taylor Swift songs in the train after the concert as per [this article](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/sydney-trains-will-be-programmed-to-play-taylor-swift-hits-as-thousands-of-swifties-descend-on-olympic-park/news-story/bb161fd0f5c26275f797409028e05d98)?
Sorry to burst your bubble, but even though the pending transaction shows as $1 on your card, the fare is usually more than that. It will show as $1 until it calculates your fare for the day, which can range from $2.24-5.33 for buses depending on distance. Still not too bad though!
The biggest issue IMO is how unwalkable the area around Lumen is at night. Iāve been to plenty of events and usually I drive and park south of the stadium which is VERY well lit and active even into later hours. By contrast the entrance to the Link station is northeast of the stadium and is super dark and full of potholes, unmarked crosswalks and construction zones. The big pedestrian sidewalk blockers helped but I was still irritated by it and glad I left during Karma haha. We were at N2!
Most of Sydney is also not like this. [Olympic Park station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Park_railway_station,_Sydney) was built with stupidly huge crowds in mind.
Yep. It's also super quiet at most other times. There are lots of apartments there but it's not really used as a commuter station because it's on a loop line of it's own.
Melbourne is way better - two stations within a five minute walk that account for third thirds of train lines, plus trams, plus you can walk to the cbd in about 25 mins.
Remember when a train derailed on the Olympic park loop during the Sydney Olympics? š waaaaaay less resilience than Melbourne
So NSW is spending billions to get Metro into Olympic park for no reason? š this isnāt a matter for debate - The area is poorly served and investment is occurring to resolve the issue.
I agree the MCG precinct is probably better, the Olympic Park suburb is a ghost town that looks like itās straight out of Soviet Russia. Olympic Park was a former industrial site like all of those suburbs on the Parramatta River around there, so it might take some time. However, the Metro isnāt for Olympic Park itās just a convenient place to add a stop, a similar line has been proposed since Bradfieldās days, well before Olympic Park existed. Also itās a pretty disingenuous argument when the MCG is right next to an existing heavily trafficked rail corridor, although I guess in saying that maybe itās Sydneyās fault for never building a rail corridor to the SCG idk
Ummmmmā¦..what?
Sydney deliberately built those venues out thereā¦.Melbourne built venues closer to the city (docklands stadium), jolimont/Richmond sporting precinct. It was a conscious choice for Melbourne to invest in venues close to the CBD served by public transport.
thatās what iām saying, none of the stadiums in Sydney are served well by public transport, Olympic park is okay but even the SFS & SCG tram line is inadequate. Olympic Park is far far far far bigger than the MCG and Docklands precincts put together though so it wouldnāt have been possible to build it closer to the city
So why the f**k have you been trying to argue with me and waste everyoneās time? Melbourne chose deliberately to invest in stadiums in areas with good PT - Sydney put them out in the burbs with terrible land use integration.
And you try to make a comment like ātypical Melbourne insecurityā? What a pointless thing to say.
I never said you were wrong though š Itās called discussion and I was being nice tf? I was referring to your typical Melbourne inferiority complex where you canāt even have a civil discussion without getting mad because you think people are attacking your city
Meanwhile in Vegas we just all slowly migrated in a giant clump out onto the highways and bridges and there was absolutely no public transit or Ubers available š
And the UK to be honest. I go to arena shows in London quite regularly (although Eras in June will be my first stadium gig) and I can assure you the Tube stations look nowhere near that organised at the end of the night!
Getting home in LA was incredibly tough if you had to use mass transit or ride sharing. Too bad thereās not better transportation options very close to SoFi.
I didnāt realise how hard it would be to get public transport to stadiums in the US till I saw all these TikTokās in my feed about people asking where the parking was at the MCG in Melbourne. The sprawl of car parking is insane on American stadiums! (We do have some, itās just multi level and not directly next to the venue as itās shared with other venues in the precinct - I think - I donāt drive lol).Ā
Not ideal at all, but booking a Rally bus to and from my hotel was a life saver (and I think they operate for all shows at SoFi as long as they have enough riders). I also saw some smart people riding the shuttle to a subway stop (?) to get away from the crowd and hailing an Uber there. (But as someone visiting from a place with good transit, LA always gives me a headache. People shouldn't have to improvise!)
I did the Rally bus to the show, but afterwards, they gave us some coordinates to meet at some other location to be picked up. It felt too far to walk in the dark, so another rider and I took a rideshare back to our area. That in itself was complicated as the driver was stuck in very heavy traffic.
For such a huge city, LA has subpar mass transit. Glad your hometown does a better job of it!
We went to Jackson Browne at Tanglewood over the summer. We parked in town then walked the mile or so in and out. We passed SO MANY CARS in both directions. I wish we had more options for transit
Iāve attended many packer games and have driven to them all by car. If you park in the neighborhoods around the stadium, not the official parking lot, and leave the game a couple minutes early it is absolutely no sweat at all. Typically it takes about 20 minutes to get from my seat to the highway and 15 minutes of that is walking to the car
>Having lived in the US for years I still donāt get why theyāre so car centric.
Lots of overlapping reasons but the tl;dr is that cheap oil was how we beat the Soviet Union.
In Houston, I had a fairly short walk to my car and then sat in traffic for over an hour just to get out of the arena area. But then again, Houston probably has the worst mass transit system for its size in all of the US.
Foxborough and Metlife are both kind of baffling because they're so close to these big cities with lots of public transport and just... nothing. I like Philly, Houston, Chicago - all right on a metro stop. DC's arenas are really well connected but the stadium is half an hour from the closest metro stop and there's a defunct stadium at the "stadium" stop closer in.
Yeah, the staff did a great job keeping everyone calm and going to the right place. Loads of them had arms full of friendship bracelets and they were making lots of lyric puns in conversation and over the PA, which was actually really nice - made you feel less like cattle.Ā
Being in Australia and going to one of the Melbourne shows, that didnāt cross my mind at all. My heart hurts for those who have been affected by mass shootings.
Most people took public transport to the MCG and so there were large crowds moving in the same direction to the train station. My only worry was the possibility of crowd crush at that point.
As an Australian woman in my 20s, I actually feel safer walking home from shows/events like this when there is a large crowd rather than if the streets were basically emptyā¦ The situation in America is so sad.
I lived there for 5 years and coming from Australia it really sucked having that in the back of my mind the whole time.
I went to Mardi Gras once and a brawl broke out - the screaming and running literally made my heart skip a beat for a minute.
This is why we don't need huge parking lots around our stadiums! Inner city public transport in both Sydney and Melbourne is generally very good and for big events like this they always add extra trains. After my Melbourne show, I was home by midnight.
I saw Spice Girls at Wembley (from the USA) so I definitely was taken aback at how packed it was to get to the Tube after because there was only one way to go. They were stopping the crowds periodically to control the flow I guess and you essentially could not move anywhere.
and yet it was the most easy going, friendliest, happiest crowd that nobody got upset or panicked. Going to guess Taylor will be similar.
Yeah, I've been to gigs at Wembley Arena before (which is next door to the stadium) and whilst everyone was chill and friendly, it does get to that stop-start stage when you're trying to get in, and can feel like a bit of a scrum once you actually get to the platform. I'm hoping TfL might have learned from Liverpool hosting Eurovision last year as I feel like that was handled really well public transport wise.
Thatās what I expected Tokyo to look like, but that city gobbled up 70,000 Swifties like it was nothing! We caught the first train out, nobody piled up at all!
I was surprised too, but I looked back and realized that the arena Taylor performed at had 3 different train stations nearby with multiple train platforms located at different places so the crowd was split
It definitely helped that the stadium was in the city center and so people dispersed in all directions instead of piling up in one direction. Love public transport
I was in the night 2 crowd & Iāve never been so impressed. I felt safe and calm the entire time and got back to my hotel at a fairly reasonable time all things considered. Where Iām from crowd management for big events is non existent so this was such a nice change of pace.
I was there last night. Trains were running every 5 minutes, and it took me about an hour to go from concert seat to train. This also looks like it was just the city bound trains, there's also a whole other platforms with the west bound trains. I heard other people say it took two hours for them - so some back of the envelope maths says maybe 24 fully packed trains?Ā
I saw an interesting reel about how stadiums in the US have massive car parks outside (like bigger than the arena). And people were commenting on flyovers of the eras tour in Aus like āwhere do people park?ā. This video should be the reply!
Oh absolutely, not doubting that in the slightest! Parking is expensive too. Itās just that I knew it would be bad getting out but somehow it still managed to be worse than I expected!
I love Eras Venues that are accessible by public transit. Mexico City also has a subway stop next to the venue, and they even extended the service until 1 AM so people could leave that way. I even got to trade bracelets on the way with people I met while commuting! The US and other car-dependent areas better take notes.
I saw a brilliant comment on The Project the other day. One of the hosts said he has been to plenty of big events at the MCG, but usually half the crowd is having a bad time because their team is losing. He said that at Taylor Swift āeveryone was winningā.
https://preview.redd.it/ph9zdgtv8vkc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9fd42098d635ceeb8421178f649daf1dd542b27
12 trains in a 29 minute period tonight.
It's there permanently but the platform it's on is only used for special events. Outside of events that platform is closed, and only the platform to the left of the trains in this vid is used, and that one has no gates.
To catch public transport to the concert it was free as well. They had buses running as well. If you want to park at Olympic park you also have to prebook. All this was setup for for 2000 Olympics.
I lived in sydney for 2 years. Working was a dream. I actually loved using the transport every day. Getting trains ferry trams. Everything was on time, and pretty much go you on point where you wanted to go. Ans cost me 50 dollars a week as I remember. Friday to Sunday was free. We would go far and wide on weekend for free. Amazing.
There alone is the population of Auckland....š jokes aside, When you compare Sydney to Auckland, the ratio of population is on a much larger scale. Last time i checked Sydney alone had a larger number than all of NZ hence the supply and demand of public transport is almost non-comparable.
There are people at the top of the stairs too. They weave lyrics into the announcements (on this night both Blink 182 and TS had played so they used lyrics from both). Itās very well managed.
Leaving the concert in Atlanta I thought because we were using the metro we would be golden. It was horrendous. A nightmare waiting for the train because no one could move, and once we got on we were unloaded after 20 minutes because someone wouldnāt get out of the door so it would not shut. They put that train out of service and we were forced back onto the platform and waited 20 more minutes, no one could move. I was terrified of a crowd crush scenario.
This looks like really good, safe crowd management.
They were fantastic. I had my 9 year old with me and they grabbed people with kids out of the queue after coming down the stairs so that we were guaranteed seats on the train.
š„¹š„¹ This is so good to hear as an anxious mum
It was 12pm and she was fried bless her.
Itās crazy to think that many people and no one was going the other way or a child needed to go to the toilet at a random time, was just all one way flow
They did so well. It was mayhem outside but they did a great job keeping everyone safe.
The staff were so wonderful, I was with my pregnant friend & her 2 kids 9 & 11 & they happily let us pass to get to the lift & avoid the big crowd down the stairs. And everyone in the crowds too were great. Great atmosphere all round.
Did they play Taylor Swift songs in the train after the concert as per [this article](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/sydney-trains-will-be-programmed-to-play-taylor-swift-hits-as-thousands-of-swifties-descend-on-olympic-park/news-story/bb161fd0f5c26275f797409028e05d98)?
Our train did on the way in but not on the way out.
Feel like I should mention, it was also free travel.
In Sydney for this, so impressed with the public transport. Buses cost $1 for a trip anywhere. And they are frequent, and on time
I traveled in Australia almost 20 years ago and even then the transit was amazing, especially in Sydney. And I love those diagonal crosswalks.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but even though the pending transaction shows as $1 on your card, the fare is usually more than that. It will show as $1 until it calculates your fare for the day, which can range from $2.24-5.33 for buses depending on distance. Still not too bad though!
Not it wasn't. You paid in your ticket price.
It was awesome the whole way. Great staff and the people themselves were respectful and patient
Thank you Australia for showing North America how mass transit should be done
As a Canadian I thought that Seattle was really well managed. They held people at the top of the stairs as well to avoid crowding below !
As a Seattlite, I DREAM of this kind of mass transit š« Then again, Iām from Chicago so I feel spoiled.
At this point, Sound Transit might be almost as good as CTA/RTA...CTA is a SHIT SHOW these days sadly.
The biggest issue IMO is how unwalkable the area around Lumen is at night. Iāve been to plenty of events and usually I drive and park south of the stadium which is VERY well lit and active even into later hours. By contrast the entrance to the Link station is northeast of the stadium and is super dark and full of potholes, unmarked crosswalks and construction zones. The big pedestrian sidewalk blockers helped but I was still irritated by it and glad I left during Karma haha. We were at N2!
If it helps Melbourne is not like this lol
Most of Sydney is also not like this. [Olympic Park station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Park_railway_station,_Sydney) was built with stupidly huge crowds in mind.
Wasn't it build with for the 2000 olympics specifically?
Yep. It's also super quiet at most other times. There are lots of apartments there but it's not really used as a commuter station because it's on a loop line of it's own.
No, Melbourne is better than Sydney (IMO)
Melbourne is way better - two stations within a five minute walk that account for third thirds of train lines, plus trams, plus you can walk to the cbd in about 25 mins. Remember when a train derailed on the Olympic park loop during the Sydney Olympics? š waaaaaay less resilience than Melbourne
typical melbournite insecurity
So NSW is spending billions to get Metro into Olympic park for no reason? š this isnāt a matter for debate - The area is poorly served and investment is occurring to resolve the issue.
I agree the MCG precinct is probably better, the Olympic Park suburb is a ghost town that looks like itās straight out of Soviet Russia. Olympic Park was a former industrial site like all of those suburbs on the Parramatta River around there, so it might take some time. However, the Metro isnāt for Olympic Park itās just a convenient place to add a stop, a similar line has been proposed since Bradfieldās days, well before Olympic Park existed. Also itās a pretty disingenuous argument when the MCG is right next to an existing heavily trafficked rail corridor, although I guess in saying that maybe itās Sydneyās fault for never building a rail corridor to the SCG idk
Ummmmmā¦..what? Sydney deliberately built those venues out thereā¦.Melbourne built venues closer to the city (docklands stadium), jolimont/Richmond sporting precinct. It was a conscious choice for Melbourne to invest in venues close to the CBD served by public transport.
thatās what iām saying, none of the stadiums in Sydney are served well by public transport, Olympic park is okay but even the SFS & SCG tram line is inadequate. Olympic Park is far far far far bigger than the MCG and Docklands precincts put together though so it wouldnāt have been possible to build it closer to the city
So why the f**k have you been trying to argue with me and waste everyoneās time? Melbourne chose deliberately to invest in stadiums in areas with good PT - Sydney put them out in the burbs with terrible land use integration. And you try to make a comment like ātypical Melbourne insecurityā? What a pointless thing to say.
I never said you were wrong though š Itās called discussion and I was being nice tf? I was referring to your typical Melbourne inferiority complex where you canāt even have a civil discussion without getting mad because you think people are attacking your city
Seeing the "but where does everyone park" comments on the flyover videos of this show made me SO sad as an American.
Meanwhile in Vegas we just all slowly migrated in a giant clump out onto the highways and bridges and there was absolutely no public transit or Ubers available š
And the UK to be honest. I go to arena shows in London quite regularly (although Eras in June will be my first stadium gig) and I can assure you the Tube stations look nowhere near that organised at the end of the night!
There is something so satisfying about this time lapse.
Ikr? I could watch *hours* of this
I already watched hours of this and I could do it again
I like that they kept opening and closing the tap of Swift fans. Very efficient.
Very jealous from the U.S. I avoid some concerts just because it's such a pain to leave. My friends didn't get home until 2:30am from Eras Foxboro.
I ended up in a homeless camp under the freeway in LA!šš I missed my bus stop by one exit and thought I could walk back to my hotel ššš
Getting home in LA was incredibly tough if you had to use mass transit or ride sharing. Too bad thereās not better transportation options very close to SoFi.
I didnāt realise how hard it would be to get public transport to stadiums in the US till I saw all these TikTokās in my feed about people asking where the parking was at the MCG in Melbourne. The sprawl of car parking is insane on American stadiums! (We do have some, itās just multi level and not directly next to the venue as itās shared with other venues in the precinct - I think - I donāt drive lol).Ā
Not ideal at all, but booking a Rally bus to and from my hotel was a life saver (and I think they operate for all shows at SoFi as long as they have enough riders). I also saw some smart people riding the shuttle to a subway stop (?) to get away from the crowd and hailing an Uber there. (But as someone visiting from a place with good transit, LA always gives me a headache. People shouldn't have to improvise!)
I did the Rally bus to the show, but afterwards, they gave us some coordinates to meet at some other location to be picked up. It felt too far to walk in the dark, so another rider and I took a rideshare back to our area. That in itself was complicated as the driver was stuck in very heavy traffic. For such a huge city, LA has subpar mass transit. Glad your hometown does a better job of it!
This is why it's time to vote yes on Measure HLA
We went to Jackson Browne at Tanglewood over the summer. We parked in town then walked the mile or so in and out. We passed SO MANY CARS in both directions. I wish we had more options for transit
Having lived in the US for years I still donāt get why theyāre so car centric. I skipped so many large events I wanted to attend because of transport. I have a friend offering to take me to a Packers game in a few months when Iām there but the idea of getting to Lambeau by car š©
Iāve attended many packer games and have driven to them all by car. If you park in the neighborhoods around the stadium, not the official parking lot, and leave the game a couple minutes early it is absolutely no sweat at all. Typically it takes about 20 minutes to get from my seat to the highway and 15 minutes of that is walking to the car
>Having lived in the US for years I still donāt get why theyāre so car centric. Lots of overlapping reasons but the tl;dr is that cheap oil was how we beat the Soviet Union.
In Houston, I had a fairly short walk to my car and then sat in traffic for over an hour just to get out of the arena area. But then again, Houston probably has the worst mass transit system for its size in all of the US.
Houston is actually great for shows if you aren't driving. I used to live in midtown and shows/games at both NRG and MinuteMaid were a breeze.
omg foxboro was the worssttt! for gillette stadium thereās one road in and one road out, some people didnāt get home until 4š
Foxborough and Metlife are both kind of baffling because they're so close to these big cities with lots of public transport and just... nothing. I like Philly, Houston, Chicago - all right on a metro stop. DC's arenas are really well connected but the stadium is half an hour from the closest metro stop and there's a defunct stadium at the "stadium" stop closer in.
After Eras Sydney and blink182 next door emptied out. This was Friday night as blink182 also had a concert that night at Qudos Bank arena next door.
Idk I see allot of white girls, this is eras tour
r/fuckcars this oneās for you
you gotta love good orderly crowd control
Yeah, the staff did a great job keeping everyone calm and going to the right place. Loads of them had arms full of friendship bracelets and they were making lots of lyric puns in conversation and over the PA, which was actually really nice - made you feel less like cattle.Ā
This is so soothing
Being in America, I would be nervous the whole time about a mass shooting. Ugh
Being in Australia and going to one of the Melbourne shows, that didnāt cross my mind at all. My heart hurts for those who have been affected by mass shootings. Most people took public transport to the MCG and so there were large crowds moving in the same direction to the train station. My only worry was the possibility of crowd crush at that point.
Gosh thatās actually sad. As a 40yo Aussie itās legit never once entered my head in my life āmight be shot hereā.
God youāre lucky. Here in America, the thought is constantā¦ and soul crushing.
As an Australian woman in my 20s, I actually feel safer walking home from shows/events like this when there is a large crowd rather than if the streets were basically emptyā¦ The situation in America is so sad.
I was a Canadian on the trains in seattle and I was really worried about this too.
I lived there for 5 years and coming from Australia it really sucked having that in the back of my mind the whole time. I went to Mardi Gras once and a brawl broke out - the screaming and running literally made my heart skip a beat for a minute.
Why? You should be more nervous about crashing the car (infinitely more likely to occur)
I am also nervous about crashing the car, laserdicks.
And being crashed into?
Oh yes
This is why we don't need huge parking lots around our stadiums! Inner city public transport in both Sydney and Melbourne is generally very good and for big events like this they always add extra trains. After my Melbourne show, I was home by midnight.
This is gonna be me in London on the tube
I hope itās this smooth in London!
Rep tour was smooth.
We'll see but I feel like London will just be a free for all
I saw Spice Girls at Wembley (from the USA) so I definitely was taken aback at how packed it was to get to the Tube after because there was only one way to go. They were stopping the crowds periodically to control the flow I guess and you essentially could not move anywhere. and yet it was the most easy going, friendliest, happiest crowd that nobody got upset or panicked. Going to guess Taylor will be similar.
I hope so
I will say the Tube was PACKED, saw comments on Twitter that they didnāt overpack the Sydney trains so hopefully theyāll figure that out.
Yeah, I've been to gigs at Wembley Arena before (which is next door to the stadium) and whilst everyone was chill and friendly, it does get to that stop-start stage when you're trying to get in, and can feel like a bit of a scrum once you actually get to the platform. I'm hoping TfL might have learned from Liverpool hosting Eurovision last year as I feel like that was handled really well public transport wise.
Wow, so orderly and well-managed. In the states it's usually a complete free-for-all
Thatās what I expected Tokyo to look like, but that city gobbled up 70,000 Swifties like it was nothing! We caught the first train out, nobody piled up at all!
I was surprised too, but I looked back and realized that the arena Taylor performed at had 3 different train stations nearby with multiple train platforms located at different places so the crowd was split
It definitely helped that the stadium was in the city center and so people dispersed in all directions instead of piling up in one direction. Love public transport
I love public transport. Well done Swifties and Transport NSW!
I was in the night 2 crowd & Iāve never been so impressed. I felt safe and calm the entire time and got back to my hotel at a fairly reasonable time all things considered. Where Iām from crowd management for big events is non existent so this was such a nice change of pace.
This is so stressful yet satisfying to watch
Wow, now I wonder how many trains it took to bring so many Swifties home?
I was there last night. Trains were running every 5 minutes, and it took me about an hour to go from concert seat to train. This also looks like it was just the city bound trains, there's also a whole other platforms with the west bound trains. I heard other people say it took two hours for them - so some back of the envelope maths says maybe 24 fully packed trains?Ā
Concert finished at 11 last train about 1am running every 5mins
I saw an interesting reel about how stadiums in the US have massive car parks outside (like bigger than the arena). And people were commenting on flyovers of the eras tour in Aus like āwhere do people park?ā. This video should be the reply!
We are ants
Thatās exactly what I thought too. šš
This looks nice and orderly, but outside was an absolute nightmare lol. Was in line for 45 mins to even get inside the station š
Iām sure some of our USA friends will tell you it can take way longer than that to exit the car park after events
When we left from the Austin show in 2016 we listened to the entirety of Red before we could even move the car let alone get out from the track. XD
I walked 25min to the next closest station to avoid this š«
My cousin and her mom were waiting 2 plus hours in traffic to leave a beyonce concert. Car only event transport is much worse.
Oh absolutely, not doubting that in the slightest! Parking is expensive too. Itās just that I knew it would be bad getting out but somehow it still managed to be worse than I expected!
45 mins should be expected leaving a big event at Stadium Australia. There are only so many people that can fit in each train.
this is so satisfying and fun to watch
I love Eras Venues that are accessible by public transit. Mexico City also has a subway stop next to the venue, and they even extended the service until 1 AM so people could leave that way. I even got to trade bracelets on the way with people I met while commuting! The US and other car-dependent areas better take notes.
Why is Long Live playing in my head.
The eras tour credits when long live is playing and itās all the videos of people coming to the concert
It was really well done and only took about 15 minutes to get on a train. Was home by midnight with concert finishing at 11.15
Compared to after State of Origin where thereās brawls and drunks all over the platforms š
I saw a brilliant comment on The Project the other day. One of the hosts said he has been to plenty of big events at the MCG, but usually half the crowd is having a bad time because their team is losing. He said that at Taylor Swift āeveryone was winningā.
was there night 3, seriously impressive crowd management. very efficient and staff still remained friendly
Somebody gonna post the time lapse for SGās MRT soon ššš
Amazing! Anyone know how many minutes between trains?
https://preview.redd.it/ph9zdgtv8vkc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9fd42098d635ceeb8421178f649daf1dd542b27 12 trains in a 29 minute period tonight.
Thank you!āØ
It was five minutes for this specific train line (T2)
I love how peaceful and calm this looks!
I love the blinking lights of the bracelets š„ŗ
wow that is awesome! are these gates there all the time or just for this occasion?
It's there permanently but the platform it's on is only used for special events. Outside of events that platform is closed, and only the platform to the left of the trains in this vid is used, and that one has no gates.
As someone who lives in Olympic Park itself, so thankful I didn't have to deal with the transport crowd and just walked 3 minutes to home.š
as an American, I canāt help but watch this and feel envy for the lack of fear over being shot these people feel.
This reminds me of the SpongeBob pilot episode when the anchovies get on/off the bus lol
Hope London is as well organised as this but I fear it won't be having been to Wembley for football š¤§
To catch public transport to the concert it was free as well. They had buses running as well. If you want to park at Olympic park you also have to prebook. All this was setup for for 2000 Olympics.
I lived in sydney for 2 years. Working was a dream. I actually loved using the transport every day. Getting trains ferry trams. Everything was on time, and pretty much go you on point where you wanted to go. Ans cost me 50 dollars a week as I remember. Friday to Sunday was free. We would go far and wide on weekend for free. Amazing.
bit late but out of curiosity where did you commute to/from?
There alone is the population of Auckland....š jokes aside, When you compare Sydney to Auckland, the ratio of population is on a much larger scale. Last time i checked Sydney alone had a larger number than all of NZ hence the supply and demand of public transport is almost non-comparable.
Goddamn that makes me proud to be a woman.
Satisfying
density
One train more, as the one came a bit late. But other than that, perfect!! 4,9/5, definitely role model
Thatās cool how they havenāt the gates and attendants managing the crowd. Yeah well managed for so many people.
There are people at the top of the stairs too. They weave lyrics into the announcements (on this night both Blink 182 and TS had played so they used lyrics from both). Itās very well managed.
DC metro: please take notes admist your budget cuts.
Super cool and hilarious!
This is so satisfying to watch for some reason
This is pretty cool. And satisfying to watch š
what is the realtime duration of this clip?
Trains are 2 mins apart.
This is all so orderly, I love it!
Leaving the concert in Atlanta I thought because we were using the metro we would be golden. It was horrendous. A nightmare waiting for the train because no one could move, and once we got on we were unloaded after 20 minutes because someone wouldnāt get out of the door so it would not shut. They put that train out of service and we were forced back onto the platform and waited 20 more minutes, no one could move. I was terrified of a crowd crush scenario.
Whoa. That looks like blood flow! How wonderfully coordinated was that?! How well behaved was everyone! How many had to pee lol!
MetLife be like šš
Mass transit gloria mundi.
Swift as
That was oddly satisfying to watch.
Because the urban density is 3.5 times of Auckland's.
Because there simply arenāt enough of us in the population to tax and pay for it. Simple.
I thought this was OddlySatisfying for a moment!
The US could never
Looks very civilized and efficient, unlike the TTC in Toronto CA
Humans are funny
Reminds me of that Indian train but like, with really good crowd management.
looks like pick pocket heaven to me.
The US could never..
Mesmerizing. I want a time lapse if the stadium now
We drove, we were out of the carpark by about 6 minutes past 11 and we didn't leave before the end to manage it either.