Fresh challenges will await us from old familiar friends, as we emerge from sheltering – and we must. That’s because train stations and subways we knew so well are more intimidating now. Getting there safely on a subway train has gained new meaning. We no longer eye our fellow travelers with seasoned precaution: the microscopically tiny coronavirus have our attention now.
Getting There Safely on a Subway Train Is Still Achievable Though
We just need to travel smartly outside of peaks if we can, when social distances are doable on station platforms. And subway coaches have sufficient empty seats to make safe seating possible. Why not speak to your manager about flexible working hours outside of core time? Arrive and leave early, or arrive late and leave late whatever suits you best.
Route operators are working harder to make getting there safer on a subway train more relaxing too. Traffic Technology Today says overcrowded platforms will be a thing of the past real soon. That’s because treating them as parking lots for frustrated commuters just won’t cut it anymore.
Managing the Commuting Experience More Holistically in Future
Transport operators are viewing travel more holistically under Covid-19. This means getting passengers onto trains and buses, and off again as efficiently as moving us between destinations. Engineers are developing congestion sensors. Because these could detect developing hot spots before social distancing breaks.
Moreover, artificial intelligence could soon start opening and closing escalators and stairwells in nano seconds. And redirecting commuters to less congested lobbies and carriages. If we can respond to Covid-19 challenges smartly we’ll have our economies back that sooner.
We could be getting safely to our destinations on subway trains in less time than we did before, after bots iron out the bottlenecks. This data-driven approach was already in alpha mode before the coronavirus struck. Here’s to smarter subway journeys in our future, and helpful real time information on our phones.
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