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Re: Some Subways Found Packed Past Capacity |
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Posted by Fytton on Wed Jun 27 06:08:35 2007, in response to Some Subways Found Packed Past Capacity, posted by Hoghead on Tue Jun 26 00:49:01 2007. 'If congestion pricing becomes a reality, planners will have to rely on additional bus service as a way to increase the transit system’s capacity.'Which is exactly what Ken Livingstone did in London, and for the same reason - adding new rail capacity is a long-term solution when a short-term one is needed. And congestion charging makes more room for buses on the streets. In NYCT's case, however, at least the Stubway isn't too many years away (fingers crossed) and it will relieve the worst-crowded line. Lengthening platforms may be an o.k. solution for surface railways, but is very expensive in tunnels. In NYC's case I'd hazard a guess that it would be harder for the express stations (where island platforms would need extending, necessitating slewing the tracks across) than for local stations, where you would just have to squeeze in extensions at tht ends of side platforms. |
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