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Originally Posted by polishavenger
Of course it reduces capacity. They only way it doesnt is if both lines are not anticipated to run at full capacity at any point, or the peak requirements fall at different times. In the case of Calgary LRT, peak travel time on all lines falls within the traditional rush hour period, so assuming the same amount of trains, two interlining lines can only run at 50% full capacity.
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Capacity is the number of trains that can use a given length of track in a certain time. All it does is increase potential utilization and potentially reduce transfers.
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