West LRT | 7 Stations | 8.0 KM | In Service

[MrBigStuff]

This work will get easier to do - now that spring is on the way???
Especially with the longer daylight hours - aahh yes!!!

[srperrycgy]

A few shots from my WestLRT walk this afternoon:


WLRT-03132011 025 by srp775, on Flickr


WLRT-03132011 023 by srp775, on Flickr


WLRT-03132011 017 by srp775, on Flickr


WLRT-03132011 010 by srp775, on Flickr


WLRT-03132011 004 by srp775, on Flickr

More in the Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/sets/72157626134619427/with/5523714855/

[DungHeap]

nice pictures thanks for the update

maybe this is a dumb question, sorry. when the west lrt begins servive in 2012 will it be 4 cars trains ? or is there another date set for the 4 car train switch. with the other lines or whatever...

off topic but...
is it just me or does this remind you of peanut butter jelly time -->

[mersar]

Originally Posted by DungHeap

nice pictures thanks for the update

maybe this is a dumb question, sorry. when the west lrt begins servive in 2012 will it be 4 cars trains ? or is there another date set for the 4 car train switch. with the other lines or whatever...

off topic but...
is it just me or does this remind you of peanut butter jelly time -->

My guess is it will be 3 car trains, simply because the NE stations won't all be upgraded to allow for 4 car trains by that point.

And further to that, I'd expect that even once an entire leg is upgraded, we won't see 4 LRV consists all the time. I'd expect 3 to stay the standard, and to see 4 more often during peak and less often outside of peak and on weekends (similar to how Edmonton runs with 3, 4 or 5 LRV consists depending on the time of day and day for instance)

[frinkprof]

Just to be clear, although the West LRT will likely not see 4 car service right off the bat, the platforms are being built to handle 4 car trains.

Also I agree with mersar. I think 4 car service will be phased in over time. You'll see the odd 4 car train during rush at first. Say, every 4th or 5th train, then that will be ramped up during the rush over several years so it is nearly every train. Then after awhile you'll see 4 car trains during midday should the demand ever get that high.

[shogged]

it'll be interesting thats for sure. I predict we see the 4 car transition a little quicker than you guys are predicting. We are already behind when it comes to platform length and I think the demand is there to have 4 cars during peak hours at least every other train. I know it adds over 100 to the capacity but sometimes those rush hour train rides feel like theres 100 people too many in each car!

[DungHeap]

Right, all good points. It would clearly make sense to just to use 4 cars during peak times etc. More efficient use of the system I suppose.

[DungHeap]

I use to take the bus down Bow Trail everyday (in the morning rush) back a few years ago and by the time the old 101 or 104 got to my stop I was stuck standing by the driver. However, sometimes if you were lucky there were 2 buses coming at the same time and they would take turns skipping ahead of each other. To disperse the load of people between the 2 buses. I always though that was a great idea. (until both buses were packed...haha) So bring on that extra car when the line starts in 2012!

[You Need A Thneed]

We don't have enough LRVs to start going 4 car trains for every other train. 4 cars trains will be used first on the South-NW line, as it probably needs it more.

Of course, everything depends on all the stations being extended. Even after all currently underway construction is complete, there still will be 6 stations left to be extended on the 202 line, and 14 stations left to be extended on the 201 line, plus 1 downtown (Centre Street).

[Canadian74]

Originally Posted by mersar

Edmonton runs with 3, 4 or 5 LRV consists depending on the time of day and day for instance)

Wow, Edmonton runs 5 car trains? Is there a pic?

[bulliver]

^ I'm not sure about that...I've never seen a 5 car train here. Perhaps they run a few after Oilers/Eskimos games, but normal peak service uses 4 car consists.

[mersar]

Originally Posted by bulliver

^ I'm not sure about that...I've never seen a 5 car train here. Perhaps they run a few after Oilers/Eskimos games, but normal peak service uses 4 car consists.

Yeah, I don't think its often but I believe all stations but one (I think it is Century Park, its one of the newest ones at least) are long enough, and the one that isn't will be extended fairly soon.

Going back to the thread topic, I'm loving how 26th Street is turning out, its quite impressive to drive past it now the ribs are up.

[Northski]

In Edmonton, the main limitation on capacity is the firstly the power supply and secondly the number of LRVs. The power supply is getting upgraded as we speak. The expansion of the remaining stations to support 5 car consists is underway at heath science and the station just south of it.

http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/transit_news/lrt-upgrades-cause-service-dis.aspx

[MalcolmTucker]

Edmonton, the main limitation on capacity is the firstly the power supply and secondly the number of LRVs.

Well, also that once they get below a certain headway the southline creates traffic chaos. If that wasn't the case staying a 4 lrv max would make more sense.

[eggbert]

For everyone who hasn't been past the WLRT route in a while, drive the whole thing from downtown to 69th Street. It's an amazing to see all of the construction going on!

[defaultuser]

^It is indeed.

Sunalta Station from Bankview:

[mersar]

A group of aldermen (Mar, Keating, Farrell, Pootmans, Carra) and the Mayor went for a tour of the WLRT today, John Mar brought along a cameraphone and tweeted these photos:


The Sunalta station...#wlrt
http://yfrog.com/h7vlxmyj


#Westbrook station, our first underground LRT station
http://yfrog.com/h3yu7wrj


The 45th st trench last stop for the #wlrt in Ward 8
http://yfrog.com/h3fvtjsj


The future interchange at Sarcee & 17th ave
http://yfrog.com/h4w2nzj


Scirocco Station, second last stop of the #WLRT
http://yfrog.com/h2v14zpj

[frinkprof]

New Photos added to the Westlrt.ca website.

http://www.westlrt.ca/contentdesign/constructiondashboard.cfm


Under the tents on the elevated guideway




Sunalta Station platform looking west




Launching truss approaching west end of the guideway




24th Street Pedestrian Bridge ready to be installed




Shaganappi Point Station looking east




LRT tunnel guideway construction east of 69th Street Station




Backfilling the LRT tunnel near 33rd Street SW




Westbrook Station area looking south




Inside Westbrook station looking east




45th Street Station looking west. That crane moves along the tracks to get to where it needs to be on site.




45th Street Station south wall




Installing bridge girders over Sarcee Trail

[img]http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Inst[img]alling-bridge-girders-over-Sarcee-Trail.jpg[/img]


17th Avenue SW and LRT bridges going over Sarcee Trail, looking east




Looking south (Big image)




Sirocco Station looking west




LRT tunnel guideway construction east of 33rd Street SW




Inside the 69th Street Station looking west




69th Street Station looking east




69th Street Station Parkade

[Calgarian]

Fantastic to have the quality of photo updates we are getting in this thread, thanks to all the photographers, and thanks to those that post photos from the WLRT website.

[fusili]

I am so tempted to repost and say "Great Pics, thanks for posting"