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seattleollie t1_itvfwo9 wrote

Reply to comment by Thendsel in Metro studying Silver Line Express service by walkallover1991

In Philadelphia they have "A" and "B" trains on the Market Frankford line. Basically stops are labeled A or B during peak periods and skip stations so an A train doesn't stop at B stops. Once trains get into centre city they make all stops. Metro could set up a similar system

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Cythrosi t1_itvrqx2 wrote

SEPTA has basically had to constantly retool what stops are skipped since the day they implemented the system and even scrapped it on one of the lines if I remember correctly. Not sure it's a system really worth emulating.

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seattleollie t1_itvs66i wrote

Yea but it's a basic plan and alleviates the problem a bit

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Cythrosi t1_itw862z wrote

I mean, it seems to cause more problems than it solves for SEPTA.

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