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Originally Posted by accord1999
Getting back 4-car trains will increase peak hour capacity by at least 25%. And a past study has suggested a theoretical limit of 36 trains/hour in one direction. The capacity issue with 7th Av in the past was due to plans that also wanted connected the NC LRT to it from the East too (via Nose Creek). It could handle 3 lines, but not 4.
The Green Line got so much money to start with because it was supposed to build most of the line (if not all of it) in one phase, with useful end stations, high ridership and replacement of many buses. The original Green Line "Core" was Beddington-Shepard. Then it was 16th-Shepard, then Eau-Claire to Shepard and now Eau Claire-Lynnwood. |
What problem does 4 car trains solve exactly? I haven’t seen a full (3 car) train in years.