Comments on: Better metro service in exchange for higher fares http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/11/01/better-metro-service-in-exchange-for-higher-fares/ Can you think of a better name? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: James Lawlor http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/11/01/better-metro-service-in-exchange-for-higher-fares/#comment-2492 James Lawlor Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:21:28 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/11/01/better-metro-service-in-exchange-for-higher-fares/#comment-2492 I think that you will find that the reason why service frequency cannot be increased during rush hour is because ALL the available trains are already in use. With the extension to Laval, the average distance that the trains travel has been increased (only 1/2 the trains go to Laval) but the number of trains has stayed the same. The interval between trains (the headway) must therefore increase. Once the rush hour is over, trains are typically sent to the maintenance shops for storage and cleaning. This announcement means that some trains, instead of being diverted to the maintenance shops, are left on the line for a little longer. I think that you will find that the reason why service frequency cannot be increased during rush hour is because ALL the available trains are already in use. With the extension to Laval, the average distance that the trains travel has been increased (only 1/2 the trains go to Laval) but the number of trains has stayed the same. The interval between trains (the headway) must therefore increase.

Once the rush hour is over, trains are typically sent to the maintenance shops for storage and cleaning. This announcement means that some trains, instead of being diverted to the maintenance shops, are left on the line for a little longer.

]]> By: DAVE ID http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/11/01/better-metro-service-in-exchange-for-higher-fares/#comment-2491 DAVE ID Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:20:10 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/11/01/better-metro-service-in-exchange-for-higher-fares/#comment-2491 Well the new smart card system being developed last I heard, will have a pay as you go system. The price will be lower during rush hour and higher during down-time. My boss used to head the contract that is currently developing this system for the STM. And from what I heard with a discussion with a resource at the STM, this is going live in 2008. The new terminals are already in place at RADISON METRO station but not yet operational. Well the new smart card system being developed last I heard, will have a pay as you go system. The price will be lower during rush hour and higher during down-time. My boss used to head the contract that is currently developing this system for the STM. And from what I heard with a discussion with a resource at the STM, this is going live in 2008. The new terminals are already in place at RADISON METRO station but not yet operational.

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