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Originally Posted by midriser

The variant of the Flexity Freedom that will be used in Edmonton is longer than the variant currently in use in Kitchener-Waterloo and eventually on the Eglinton Crosstown. It is 42 metres (7 modules) long rather than 30 metres (5 modules) long. The plan is to operate the vehicles in pairs like in Ottawa, for a total train length of 84 metres.

Not as long as two Citadis Spirts but a decent length for a street level tramway. Not sure if the vehicles only have a cab on one end like the Eglinton variant, as that would result in less wasted space but also force permanent coupled operation (like the Confederation Line ended up being anyway, as you said).

The platforms on the downtown portion of the line are limited to a little over 84 metres due to short block lengths. I do recall reading that the suburban stations (including the elevated Davies station) would be built at 120-125 metre lengths to eventually accommodate 3 car trains, but I may be misremembering because that doesn’t make much sense if the downtown section remains a limiting factor - unless some streets are closed to accommodate platform lengthening. Did a bit of a search just now but couldn’t find much. Perhaps an Edmonton forumer could chime in haha.

Thanks for the info!