[_Shmiley]

Whenever I use the tube in London, I see the train come in and the first say 3 carriages are packed, then near the end carriages there will be like one person sat in them, why do people choose to stand in the packed carriages when they could sit in the peace and quiet of nearer the end ones? I don't understand? Anyone want to shed some light on this?

[SAF1234]

Usually when u get down the stairs from the station to platform people tend to stop near the bottom of the stairs and get into the first or so carriages , ver few people walk to the other end of the platform


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[The Polymath]

(Original post by _Shmiley)
Whenever I use the tube in London, I see the train come in and the first say 3 carriages are packed, then near the end carriages there will be like one person sat in them, why do people choose to stand in the packed carriages when they could sit in the peace and quiet of nearer the end ones? I don't understand? Anyone want to shed some light on this?

Hehehhee it's brilliant really. I myself made that socially awkward walk down to the empty area of the train It might be because standing up makes people feel like important business(wo)men, or just that they want to be right by the stairs when they get off so they can dash to their helicopters at the next station. Tubes are funny
What's worse is when the tube stops completely and you're all stood there in a dark quiet tunnel in complete silence. I was sooo tempted to say "well this is awkward!"

[HalleStar]

The packed carriages are usually the ones nearer to the exit so that's why. I know i always get on the packed carriage when i'm going to college because that where the exit is and i need to get out asap.

[This Honest]

(Original post by HalleStar)
The packed carriages are usually the ones nearer to the exit so that's why. I know i always get on the packed carriage when i'm going to college because that where the exit is and i need to get out asap.

Pretty much this OP.

[Nice.Guy]

cos people can't be bothered to walk all the way down the platform to the end of the train

last time i was on the tube, i got on the first carriage and it was packed, so with each tube stop, i got off the train, and got back on further down, till eventually i found a peaceful carriage where i could sit

how else can i occupy myself when people pretend you don't even exist??

[_Shmiley]

I don't see why walking for a few seconds will make that much difference to getting to the exit? I would rather like to just sit down, relax for a short time and rest up before walking to the exit. I don't see the advantage??


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[HalleStar]

(Original post by _Shmiley)
I don't see why walking for a few seconds will make that much difference to getting to the exit? I would rather like to just sit down, relax for a short time and rest up before walking to the exit. I don't see the advantage??


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It makes a difference trust me. If i get off at the exit then i can get to the lifts faster and get out of the station faster whereas if i got of farther down i would still have to walk to the exit and be stuck in foot traffic there and then wait for those ahead of me to get on the lifts and i'll probably get on the 3rd lift that comes down. Long and it'll make me late

[Historophilia]

(Original post by _Shmiley)
I don't see why walking for a few seconds will make that much difference to getting to the exit? I would rather like to just sit down, relax for a short time and rest up before walking to the exit. I don't see the advantage??


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Because often the stations where people are getting off are very crowded and getting to the exit can take some time.

For example, I get off the northern Line at Bank station and because the station is so crowded if I'm at the opposite end to the exit it can sometimes take 5 minutes or more to get to it.

[_Shmiley]

Why do you not get an earlier tube then? I'm a bit confused? Sorry... I live down in Devon so it doesn't effect me in the slightest but whenever I go up to london I'm just like "where's the fire?"


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[Copperknickers]

Also because it's better to get on a crowded carriage than one with nothing but an old blind woman and a group of gang members. Safety in numbers.

[Lovebite]

f you're in a rush it's easier to stand for 22minutes in a crowded carrige, jump off and already be at the exit

than sit down at the end of the tube train and have to walk up the platform.

Sometimes if you want to get an earlier train you will have to leave up to 40minutes earlier and it makes your journey longer, and you get less sleep haha, Or if you're rushing back from a lunch break

I'd like to know why no one looks at each other or smiles. It's so awkward haha

[FelineCostumier]

Being a Londoner I concur it's all about exits. However, I'm non native so I'd rather it take me a bit longer to get out of the station, I always leave enough time so that I'm not in a mad panic to get out.

The other thing that really amuses me are the people that run to catch a train in the station. Why? There's another one in about a minute!

Londoners are curious creatures of habit

[_Shmiley]

I also don't understand people who on a perfect sunny clear day, will take the tube to like one stop over that would only take 10 minutes to walk to... :P maybe my head is stuck far too into the countryside :P


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[nohomo]

They might feel safer in the crowd.

[Venomilys]

the tube is too long. cba to walk to the other end

[Bella_trixxx]

I commuted to college for 2 years and always, always sat in the empty carriage at the end. Sure, I had to walk for a couple of minutes, but the journey was SO much more pleasant, I don't understand these people either!
There were about ten people who always sat in the same carriage as me every day, we never spoke but it was bizarrely comforting to see familiar faces

[Witty Username]

Generally, it's to save time at interchanges/exits so you have minimal distance to walk at the other end. I'm not to bothered by being a bit cramped for ~5 stops if I save time overall.

(Original post by FelineCostumier)
Being a Londoner I concur it's all about exits. However, I'm non native so I'd rather it take me a bit longer to get out of the station, I always leave enough time so that I'm not in a mad panic to get out.

The other thing that really amuses me are the people that run to catch a train in the station. Why? There's another one in about a minute!

Londoners are curious creatures of habit

I do think this sometimes, however if you're running late for something you try to hurry, even on the tube!

(Original post by _Shmiley)
I also don't understand people who on a perfect sunny clear day, will take the tube to like one stop over that would only take 10 minutes to walk to... :P maybe my head is stuck far too into the countryside :P


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As a Londoner, this is something I don't understand. Particularly in the summer when it's much nicer to walk than get the cramped, smelly tube.

[Podcaster]

(Original post by Historophilia)
Because often the stations where people are getting off are very crowded and getting to the exit can take some time.

For example, I get off the northern Line at Bank station and because the station is so crowded if I'm at the opposite end to the exit it can sometimes take 5 minutes or more to get to it.

Yeah this and for my family at least the other two reasons are 1) if it's a cross platform interchange like at Finsbury Park, your only hope of catching the train sitting at the other platform is to be closest to the connecting passageway and 2) because some tube platforms (Clapham North) tend to look like this;


We don't like the walk to the other end.

[Helenia]

(Original post by _Shmiley)
I also don't understand people who on a perfect sunny clear day, will take the tube to like one stop over that would only take 10 minutes to walk to... :P maybe my head is stuck far too into the countryside :P


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This is what tourists do, Londoners don't.