MPO828 The best way to get into one is by underpricing your home. One method for reducing current losses (and thus increase the spacing of feeder/substations, a major cost in third rail electrification) is to use a composite conductor rail of a hybrid aluminium/steel design. Substations for a DC system will have to be (typically) about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) apart, though the actual spacing depends on the carrying capacity, maximum speed, and service frequency of the line. Whereas overhead-wire systems can operate at 25 kV or more, using alternating current (AC), the smaller clearance around a live rail imposes a maximum of about 1200 V, with some systems using 1500 V (Line 4, Guangzhou Metro, Line 5, Guangzhou Metro, Line 3, Shenzhen Metro), and direct current (DC) is used. Because of mechanical limitations on the contact to the third rail, trains that use this method of power supply achieve lower speeds than those using overhead electric wires and a pantograph.|Harrison, David M. (Agustus 2024). "Micrometer"