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[randomness]

So, according to Wikipedia, that unimpeachable source, the only subway systems in the world that operate 24 hours, 7 days a week are the New York City Subway, PATH, the Red and Blue lines of the Chicago L, and PATCO between Philadelphia and its New Jersey suburbs.

Anyone know of any others? Night bus networks, while nice, don't count.

(I thought of this after a conversation with bloodstones about Chicago's Blue Line, in which she said, "All-night transit service is a mark of civilization. Sorry, Boston.")

Comments

[frotz.livejournal.com]

Even in places that don't have 24-hour service, running alternating directions on one track while the other gets worked on is SOP for off-hours maintenance. (The MBTA does this as well in some places.) No fairy dust required!

I've read in a few places that Boston did actually run 24-hour trains for a while in the 40's, but I have no good citation for it.

[cerebralpaladin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Chicago L runs 24-hours on parts of the system by running alternating directions on one-track for maintenance. Of course, the L seems to have a LOT of maintenance on weekends, which would often get frustrating, but