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Originally Posted by Tfreder
I would actually have to say that the line is almost near capacity during rush hour. Have you ever taken a train from City Centre to Richmond between 4:30pm - 6:15pm? It's not over capacity, but most of the time the Richmond bound trains cannot fit any more people in them.
Thankfully the evergreen line won't be cursed with those short platforms  |
Anyone remember when Richmond City Council applauded the decision for single-tracking in Richmond? Purely for aesthetic reasons, which is nuts. They completely ignored efficiency and capacity issues, and wanted a guideway and stations that wouldn't "shadow" No. 3 Road.
Before this, they even went as far as arguing for a separate at-grade light rail section for the Canada Line on No. 3 Road. They also floated the idea of running automated trains on ground level on the street.
The P3 contract was indeed a problem, the design of the line was entirely left up to the private contractor. And a $1.8-billion Bombardier integrated SkyTrain proposal with 80 metre platforms was rejected purely because it wouldn't be fair to other bidders.
Thankfully, we learned our lessons and have applied them to the Evergreen Line.
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