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Originally Posted by Swede
Building it to turn the commuter rail into a through-running RER-like system makes perfect sense (including full electrification).
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I just discussed this on another thread, but I am not sure that there would be a sufficient market for cross-downtown trips using commuter rail.
I question how many jobs / other destinations are within walking distance of MBTA stations outside of the Urban core.
I also think that Greater Boston does not have a large enough population to maintain the train frequencies needed for a through-system where people will have to transfer.
I think I made enemies on the other thread, so I will end my post here haha.