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The tube has shorter times between trains than the New York subway. For example, Picadilly/Central/Victoria line trains run at <120 second headways on the centr
by willyt 5y ago
The tube has shorter times between trains than the New York subway. For example, Picadilly/Central/Victoria line trains run at <120 second headways on the central section. You couldn't control the gaps between trains precisely enough to demerge and remerge trains once you account for random factor of passenger loading and unloading and changing gaps between trains as they accelerate and decelerate between stations. Better to build a whole separate line, in fact this has been done already, the Victoria line is pretty much the express version of the Piccadilly line and likewise Crossrail will be the express version of the Central line.
- anticensor 5y ago> random factor of passenger loading and unloading and changing gaps between trains as they accelerate and decelerate between stations. Solution: Never arrive early, never depart late, and keep the stopping durations fixed, at the longest time possible (which is one quarter the time between the two closest neighbouring stations).
- Smaug123 5y agoThat's not actually a solution. What do you do when someone holds the door open? Unless you have someone next to each door ready to boot such people out of the train, you simply can't stop yourself departing late.
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- anticensor 5y agoHave station doors, and slam shut them before the train doors close.