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Originally Posted by valo403
Putting rail underground doesn't mean it's automatically safer, look at the deaths in the NYC system last year. That's a largely underground system and over 30 people were killed last year. An underground system with barriers at every station would be great, but the cost factor is massive. You're making it seem like it's a simple choice when the fact is that it's not.
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It's hard to compare New York to Calgary. NY has an extensive system, and the ridership is quite staggering. Not to mention they have 8 times our population.
New york has 468 stations, 842 miles of track.