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Old 09-03-2024, 10:24 PM   #4010
accord1999
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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed View Post
Put more trains on 7th ave - yeah, good luck with that.

It was already way over capacity with no room to add more - that's part of why the whole system had to extended to 4 car platforms - a decision that was made well over a decade ago.
The Red Line isn't running 4-car trains because of upgrades to Haysboro, despite record CTrain ridership (I assume that most ridership gains are off-peak and weekends and WFH has reduced rush hour):

https://www.calgarytransit.com/plans...Expansion.html

Given the low ridership estimate of the SE LRT (2-car trains with about 500 passenger spaces at 8 minute frequencies), there likely is enough capacity on 7th Avenue when 4-car trains are available. It won't be pretty, but the alternative is needing another $2B.

Last edited by accord1999; 09-03-2024 at 10:27 PM.
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