I'm sceptical of that, certainly the very high number, and what are the parameters for the length of journey? Is it platform to platform or station entrance to station exit? Does it factor in an average waiting time? I suspect it might with the number that high. I would certainly believe it of the Paris metro though as there are dozens of stations where if your peer down the tunnel from the platform you can actually see the platform of the next station.
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I guess if you have escalators and gates vs
walking from entrance to entrance, you might be able to equalise a bunch.
Especially as you can choose your preferred entrance. Something like an entrance at the Natural History to South Kensington can be a 5 min walk. And that same entrance to Glouster Rd might be 2 mins walk.
I don't live there, so I might be getting the museums wrong.
I guess it depends on your terms. PLatform to platform would be a different matter.
But that might not be what they mean.
When I read it, I thought, two stations 'next' to each other but on different lines, even if on the same road - that is perfectly understandable - but not what is implied here.
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South Ken depends on the line. The Picadilly is deep and involves an escalator and a bit of a walk (not quite 5 mins, but I take your point). The district is barely below ground, sort of basement level, the platform is in the open air, you can see the sky. The walk to Gloucester road from South Ken is not far but getting on for ten minutes.
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There is a long walk that exits at the museum's side, which is about half the way
which is what I was thinking of. But there are bunches of examples I am sure.
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