and APU/Citrus Collage to accommodate four car trains and, in the case of the Blue Line, the fourth car could be added or dropped off at Willow if street running of four-car trains is impractical in Long Beach.
It should be possible to lengthen the platforms at Santa Monica, Metro Center, Union Station, Sierra Madre Villa, Atlantic. I assume that this is possible because the LRT cars are all-electric. This assumes, of course, that the cars are capable of operating in trains longer that three cars. Since both the Blue and Expo Lines appear close to being “maxed out,” maybe it is time to start thinking about the possibility of operating four-car trains, at least during the peak periods. If Metro won’t bother to break trains into two-car consists during off-peak hours, why not just increase the Expo Line headway to 8 or 9 minutes between 10am and 3pm to reduce operating costs? The Blue Line already has 12-minute headways during the off-peak hours, Both lines absolutely require three-car trains, at least during the peak periods. Wise up Metro!įrom what you are saying, Metro is apparently “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul.” I can’t imagine the train-masters juggling the consists between the Blue and Expo Lines. Bonehead thinking! I’m not a fan of the anti-rail crowd, but when the discrepancy between rail and essential bus service is that extreme, it feeds the opposition.
“Why should I vote for more taxes when it doesn’t do me any good.” My sources in Metro indicate this was an intentional decision to protect the agency against possible failure of Measure M to pass. This becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy if the line is unusable, no one uses it! Not to mention the political fallout: to reduce service just before the critical election with Measure M is simply lousy political strategy. Which is OK maybe at 2:00 am on a weeknight, but makes the system basically unusable during the workweek for many who work late or want to enjoy the evening. Down to ONE HOUR HEADWAYS AFTER ~7:30 PM. eg: the #92, serving Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater, Glendale and Burbank. But let’s look at the other side of the improved headways: Deteriorating service on main feeder bus lines. More three-car trains will run as the new light rail vehicles become available. Currently, Metro is operating service every seven minutes during peak periods with mostly two-car trains and two three-car trains. Trains will initially be two cars each but will be lengthened to three cars as more of the new Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles arrive.Īlso, some Gold Line news: Metro will be adding train cars to the Gold Line as the agency receives new cars from Kinkisharyo, the contractor building the new light-rail vehicles.
Enhanced service may be in operation for special events, i.e. On weekends: Expo Line trains will run every 12 minutes, then every 20 minutes after 9 p.m.to close of service, trains will run every 20 minutes. trains will run every six minutes until 8 p.m., when they will run every 10 to 12 minutes. Monday through Friday: Expo Line trains will run every 10 to 12 minutes from start of service until 6 a.m.Trains until now have run every 12 minutes the service changes are expected to help reduce crowding and wait times for riders. The Metro Expo Line will begin running every six minutes for the majority of the day starting Monday, Oct.
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