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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
I think that it would have been better to have the West gateway station between 8th and 9th Streets so it could serve both the NW and W lines the same way that the East gateway serves both the NE and S lines. That would make it a true gateway, if that makes sense. Easier for transfers and that sort of thing.
Of course, one day that won't matter as much as 7th will have one line, and the other will be underground below Stephen Avenue. One day...
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A lot of the station placements depend on block lengths, rendering at least one side of the block between 8th and 9th streets impossible. The south side, where the old 8th Street Station location was, is too short to fit a 4 car platform.
With this restriction in place, a configuration of stations was sought that would enable lower headways along the Avenue. That same old 8th Street Station was problematic for headways due to it's location relative to the lights at cross streets, and especially the interlocking area where the two train lines enter the shared stretch of track.