Archive - S(ubstack)-Bahn

Urban Paradise Lost?: The History of Seoul's Only Planned City

Why are residents of an urbanist dream so mad?

Jun 10 •

May 2025

How France Saved its Public Transit from Catastrophe

One simple trick to revive a system in death spiral

May 25 •

March 2025

One Bullet, Two Volts: How Seoul's Metro Was Born

The story of Seoul Metro Line 1 and its consequences

Mar 30 •

February 2025

End of the line: Transit thoughts in an uncertain America

11 statements in a speechless time

Feb 24 •

November 2024

Aura of Success: The First Years of Japan's Privatized National Railways

What does it take to make a railway a "success"?

Nov 15, 2024 •

April 2024

Train-Surfing: A Global Look

An attempt at context to an act of madness

Apr 20, 2024 •

March 2024

The Rise and Fall of Japan's National Public Railway Labor Unions

A forgotten powerhouse which shaped Japan's present-day railways

Mar 9, 2024 •

February 2024

The Death and Privatization of Japanese National Railways (Part 2, 1982-1987)

How does a national train agency die?

Feb 29, 2024 •

October 2023

The Assassination of HS2 by the Coward Rishi Sunak

Cost creep cripples high-profile high-speed rail projects. But it's not what kills them.

Oct 8, 2023 •

September 2023

Kyiv Metro vs the World: An Exploration

How can Kyiv Metro run 2-3 minutes peak hour frequency during wartime?

Sep 22, 2023 •

July 2023

Five Transit Lessons from a Eurotrip

From notebook scribbles to the big stage

Jul 16, 2023 •

April 2023

The Global Rise of the Militarizing Metro

A new and growing approach to safety on public transit

Apr 8, 2023 •

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