Elizabeth Line
Shares rank 3 of 4 public transit systems by recommenders
People recommend it as a smooth, modern rail service, and it is especially useful for getting to and from Heathrow.
People recommend it as a smooth, modern rail service, and it is especially useful for getting to and from Heathrow.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Smooth, modern, reliable rail operation
“the smoothly operating Elizabeth Line seemed to be introduced out of thin air”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “London became the rest of the startup capital” “the pretty new Elizabeth Line is great”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “London became the rest of the startup capital” Good option for Heathrow travel
“especially with the Elizabeth Line, while you can save a few minutes with Heathrow Express”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” “a better transport option for people coming into heathrow”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “London became the rest of the startup capital”
Other public transit systems people recommend
The three most recommended other public transit systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BART | 23 | 19 | 55% | 8 | — | — |
| Caltrain | 19 | 11 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Elizabeth LineThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 3 | — | — |
| NYC subway | 5 | 2 | 71% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's not even that good by comparison.”
“a better transport option for people coming into heathrow”
“the pretty new Elizabeth Line is great”
“But it is also really good.”
“is a lot more similar to the hundred year plan”
“The Elizabeth Line was unbelievably expensive to build”
“the smoothly operating Elizabeth Line seemed to be introduced out of thin air”
“especially with the Elizabeth Line, while you can save a few minutes with Heathrow Express”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.