How Madrid built its metro cheaply

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-madrid-built-its-metro-cheaply/

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TheMadCodger@piefed.social · 6 pts · 50d

Not saying anything about the price tag, but I loved Madrid's metro when I lived there. I never checked timetables, I just left my flat around the same time each day and there was always a train arriving within about three minutes max during the busy hours.

plyth@feddit.org · 5 pts · 50d

They paid 10 billion pounds for 677.5 million riders per year.

That's cheap but still a multi-year investment.