Models of European metro stations

Overall reception & craftsmanship

• Commenters are overwhelmingly impressed, calling it obsessive, “insane” work and “one of the most amazing things” they’ve seen online.
• Many check their own local stations (Madrid, Hamburg, Cologne, Ottawa, etc.) and report high or perfect accuracy.
• The fact that ~2,500 stations were hand‑drawn over a decade and later digitized is a major point of admiration.

Usability & technical feedback

• Some users find zooming slow and attribute it to Leaflet with thousands of DOM markers in a single layer, suggesting clustering or better configuration.
• Others say performance is fine on their devices.
• A few see the 3D views as low‑fidelity “wireframes,” not obviously more informative than simple 2D diagrams.

Coverage, omissions & scope

• People note that, despite the “European” focus, there are some North American and non‑metro (suburban or tram) stations.
• Several complain about missing major systems (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, Minsk, full Warsaw coverage, Helsinki).
• Most conclude the dataset simply reflects where the author has personally visited rather than a systematic catalog.

Accessibility & wayfinding value

• Users highlight it as very helpful for people with reduced mobility, because official accessibility maps often don’t distinguish stairs vs escalators.
• Others are happy to finally build a mental model of notoriously confusing stations (e.g., Jungfernstieg, Alexanderplatz, Nollendorfplatz, Châtelet).

Urban design, history & station layout

• Long transfer corridors are discussed as artifacts of fragmented private companies and century‑scale network evolution (examples from Barcelona, London, New York, Dublin).
• Berlin is cited as a counterexample where long‑term master planning and pre‑built “shells” yielded short, efficient transfers and even “ghost stations.”
• Zurich’s choice of trams instead of a metro (and its odd half‑metro tunnel stations) sparks a debate about trams vs subways, city size, hills, costs, and business concerns.

Security, politics & Ukrainian stations

• One commenter laments the absence of Kyiv/Kharkiv stations, especially given their current role as shelters.
• Others argue detailed layouts could aid attackers; counter‑arguments say adversaries likely already have better data, but wartime information control tends to err on the side of restriction.

Comparisons, related projects & nitpicks

• Users link a detailed 3D model of Tokyo’s Shinjuku and a 3D navigation app for Hamburg’s Jungfernstieg, comparing scale and visualization styles.
• Some point out small factual or spelling errors and missing elements in specific stations, but treat them as minor in light of the project’s scope.