blondiegirl1012 t1_itpt2y2 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:52 PM

So 10 minutes between red line trains during rush hour is the new norm?

senatorium t1_itq4euh wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Until the T gets enough rail dispatchers, it's likely to continue. They have yet to commit to when that will be AFAIK.

werther57 t1_its6esz wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:20 PM

It takes a Braintree train about 110 minutes to do a full loop. An Ashmont train could do it in 95 but to stay intermixed they also take 110 minutes. 17 red line trains show up on the tracker right now. That means that at best there is one train every 6.5 minutes.

The reason it often takes longer is because the trains are not spaced out evenly. All the MBTA has to do is keep trains 6.5 minutes apart which requires more synchronization between trains than just running each individual train as fast as possible only held back by the train in front. It's implemented in other major cities with a functioning metro system.

bbqturtle t1_itpwoht wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Seems fine - half the time you'll wait under 5 minutes! :)

RogueInteger t1_itq25fy wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Or 20. Currently looking at 39 minute delays on the Ashmont line.

bbqturtle t1_itq494h wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:16 PM

What's wrong with a delay over 10 minutes if they come every 10 minutes? When you walk up isn't that just a 4 minute delay still? I never got that

RogueInteger t1_itq9riw wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Thats the thing, they don't.

There were a shit ton of people waiting for the train.