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brutereasons t1_iymm66z wrote

I've taken the metro twice in the last 2 years. Both times I arrived 5 minutes before a train was supposedly arriving, and had to wait literally 45 minutes for the train to actually show, and the smell in the station was truly something else. Don't know if it was like that in the early 2010s, but I can see why people would try not to use it now

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Matt3989 t1_iymr3wd wrote

This isn't the norm, even with late/canceled trains there are usually only 15-20 minute headways.

I've also never been in an unclean station, which one was it?

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brutereasons t1_iymtsvs wrote

Good to know, thanks! The stations I used between going in and out were State Center, Penn North, and Mondawmin - can't remember which was the really bad one

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baltimorecalling t1_iymzp48 wrote

The Subway used to be quick and reliable, even if it had a limited service area (Last time I regularly used it was 2012-2016).

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sit_down_man t1_iynd6iu wrote

Hmm that’s strange. I’ve only ridden the subway a few times and all within the last year just for fun - but the one thing it had going for it was that the station and cars were both immaculate. Of course, that was largely because so few people were riding lol…

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Matt3989 t1_iynpvag wrote

Cars are occassionally not immaculate, particularly in the winter when there are some homeless riding around just to stay warm. But they're usually cleaner than DC's. The most common annoyance is the amount of people who smoke cigarettes while in the cars.

Stations on the other hand are spotless, and they feature some nice art installations or murals.

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