rbt
Senior Member
1100 people per set is the TTC's standards rating. If trains average beyond that number, than the TTC adds another train.
Correct 1100 is what TTC gets in practice in Toronto before people decide to wait for the next train. If you can't convince the person to squeeze in, you've hit your upper limit.
Capacity is highly dependent on culture. Toronto trains at capacity would be considered spacious in Japan.
A single manufacturer number doesn't cut it. The amount of stuff people decide to bring with them (heavy winter coats, backpacks, briefcases, etc.) also makes a big difference and can be location dependent.
Next time someone takes the next elevator because the current one is full, count the number of heads and look at the maximum capacity posted on the wall. I often see people skipping it at between 8 and 10 heads when the posted capacity is closer to 20.
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