Posted Aug 25, 2009, 2:16 PM
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loafing in lotusland
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Lotusland
Posts: 6,114
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Thanks to the diagram lightrail did, it makes it easy to calculate the difference between SkyTrain and Canada Line.
I know some others have said that the reason the Canada Line is slow is because of station spacing. While this is partly true, I'm convinced that it also has to do with the trains themselves.
Expo Line: 29th Ave - Metrotown : Two stops between, 3775m (5 minutes)
Canada Line: Bridgeport - Langara : ONE stop between, 3770m (5 minutes)
Canada Line: Broadway City Hall - Langara : Two stops between, 4150m ( 7 minutes )
I'm sure there are other comparisons, but I chose the first one because it's among the faster parts of the line. The second one is as close as I could come to matching distance and stop count.
This should be pretty clear that the Canada Line just isn't capable of the performance that we get out of a LIM system.
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