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How is waiting time so less for metro trains in India given the fact that the tracks are straight and not in a loop. I want to ask how many trains/how do these trains work on a single one way track? Like does a train go from end to end ? If yes, then how is waiting time so less ?

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> and not in a loop.

Loops in metro systems are generally a bad idea as they can cause delays that are hard to combat. This is the reason why the circle line on the London Underground is no longer a circle and as such is subjected to much less disruption than when it was a loop. The circle line also shares tracks with other lines which meant that the delays also affected those other lines.

Straight lines are much easier to manage.

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