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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
The 301, 101 and 104 are being adjusted to go to Westbrook station. Everyone has to transfer there.
I've hated the idea from day 1. I called the City and emailed them multiple times over this issue, and have vented to them repeatedly. They keep telling me the new four-car trains are going to be more than enough to handle capacity.
I'll give them a bit of a break - I'd like to see how the new system works first, but I have serious hesitations it would improve anything there is right now. I can just see a giant cluster#### at Westbrook Station that is going to piss off ALOT of people.
And think about this - all those people waiting for these same buses (including myself) now are going to clog up the train stations out of downtown. It is going to be ugly, shoulder-to-shoulder Tokyo-style crowding to get on these trains back home.
I believe my commute has just gotten alot more complicated. More incentive to cycle or walk, even if it takes longer.
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Alright, I've told you this a million times now. Crowding will not be an issue on the West LRT. You may not get a seat, but you'll get on the train, even if it is a 3 car train.
SOME of the transferring/ bus changes gripes may have legitimacy, but your (reapeated) capacity concerns don't add up.