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Originally Posted by Reecemartin
I'd imagine eventually they will remove all the seats and replace them with bench style which is much more space efficient. Hopefully Translink will eventually be able to get trainsets with swing up bench style seating like on HART prototypes and with four doors per car. I'd imagine if they did this as well as had the trains extend slightly past the platform you could nearly double per train capacity.
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I don't really think they would have to go that far, as the new train for 2019(?) would provide a nice 45% boost in capacity (in comparison, the new SkyTrain cars for 2009 gave a 25% boost, and the next order for E/M line will only give about 12%). I think the Broadway extension would both add and remove riders from the busiest segment of Canada Line, as it provides a way for people from the east to bypass downtown completely. In fact, the
only reason I'm taking the busiest portion of Canada Line right now is due to the lack of connection to the Millennium Line.