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Posted by David of Broadway on Mon May 29 10:10:09 2006, in response to Re: Lexington Avenue Line TPH, posted by Easy on Sun May 28 21:20:12 2006. Average isn't good enough. Peak is what matters.Even if you know there's another train right behind the crowded one in the station, wouldn't you still try to cram on? Its follower, while possibly emptier, will be moving just as slowly, stuck between stations for each of its leader's long dwells. But extensive dwells are a problem elsewhere as well. I encounter dwells of at least a minute at least one morning a week on the 1. At least in the case of the 1, the problem is bunching: the average train isn't terribly overcrowded, but if the scheduled 3-minute gap grows into a 5-minute or 8-minute or 12-minute gap, the train behind that gap is going to be very overcrowded. If only the dispatchers were more willing to use holding lights, particularly at 137. |
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