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I'd imagine the length of the train is limited to the shortest platform it has to support. Not from SF, so not sure if there really is room for expansion. Freq
by sologoub 13y ago
I'd imagine the length of the train is limited to the shortest platform it has to support. Not from SF, so not sure if there really is room for expansion.
Frequency might be another answer - run the trains closer together, but again there are limits there too.
- hkmurakami 13y agoI think I've been on trains in Japan (albeit not in Tokyo) where the first two cars didn't fit on the platform, and passengers were alerted to switch cars if getting off at that station. Not sure how well it'd work given commuter congestion, but it warrants some consideration.
- kcorbitt 13y agoWhen I lived in Barcelona there were some low-traffic platforms shorter than the trains that went through them. I think the cars at the end of the train had big warning signs that they wouldn't open at station [X].
- prodigal_erik 13y agoI've never seen a BART station shorter than ten cars, though many rush hour trains only use eight or nine. I seem to remember that BART has an outdated and overwhelmed computer system which requires greater spacing between trains (and sometimes fails all the way down to manual control). At least new cars will have three doors instead of two, which should get a train out of a station faster.