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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Mar 1 17:49:55 2015, in response to WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by italianstallion on Sun Mar 1 17:45:49 2015. Blue Line now runs every 12 minutes during the peak while every other line runs every 6 minutes during the peak (Red Line runs every 3 minutes during the peak between Grosvenor and Silver Spring). Half of what were previously Blue Line trains are now Yellow Line trains that operate from Franconia to Greenbelt via the Fenwick Bridge. The Orange Line lost a few trains each hour that were running between Vienna and Largo; these were converted in to Silver Line trains. Frequencies on the Blue and Orange lines off peak remain unchanged from what they were, and the new Silver Line stations have more service than they used to at these hours. All stations along the Blue Line have the same or more service than they did prior to the Silver Line opening with the exception of Arlington Cemetery. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sun Mar 1 18:01:10 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Mar 1 17:49:55 2015. Thanks for the clear explanation! |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Sun Mar 1 22:02:03 2015, in response to WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by italianstallion on Sun Mar 1 17:45:49 2015. Now that the Silver Line is in operation, how much have frequencies been reduced on the Orange and Blue Lines (with which the Silver shares trackage)? I always thought the Blue Line must have had relatively infrequent service since it shares all of its stations but one with the Orange or the Blue Line. Has it lost even more service?Peak service: Prior to the creation of Rush Plus the service between Rosslyn and Stadium Armory was roughly split evenly between the Blue and Orange lines.After the opening of the Silver line: Service levels between East Falls Church and Stadium Armory remains the same.Station with reduced service: Orange line:Off peak and weekends: Service between East Falls Church and Stadium Armory is evenly split between the Orange and Silver lines, service between Rosslyn and Stadium Armory is evenly split between the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sun Mar 1 23:21:13 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by Sand Box John on Sun Mar 1 22:02:03 2015. Thanks for the good info. |
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Posted by BrooklynTrain on Sun Mar 1 23:34:41 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by italianstallion on Sun Mar 1 23:21:13 2015. I would imagine the supplementary Silver service between East Falls Church & Rosslyn have helped the "Orange crush" (severe overcrowding on the Orange line).Prior to the Silver line, rush-hour frequencies were inexplicably equal on the Blue & Orange lines, even though you could often find a seat on most Blue trains, where the Orange was so crowded your face would be pressed against the glass doors. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Mon Mar 2 07:23:11 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by italianstallion on Sun Mar 1 23:21:13 2015. Thanks for the good info.I simply said what Oren said in a different way. Fact is, WMATA is dispatching the same number of trains during peak now that it was dispatching prior to the creation of Rush Plus. WMATA simply changed the terminal pairs of two thirds of the Blue line trains to accommodate the opening of the Silver line and accommodate the higher loads on the west end of the Orange line. The Orange and Blue lines have greater peak loads on their west ends compared to their east ends. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Mon Mar 2 07:53:31 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by BrooklynTrain on Sun Mar 1 23:34:41 2015. I would imagine the supplementary Silver service between East Falls Church & Rosslyn have helped the "Orange crush" (severe overcrowding on the Orange line).Prior to the Silver line, rush-hour frequencies were inexplicably equal on the Blue & Orange lines, even though you could often find a seat on most Blue trains, where the Orange was so crowded your face would be pressed against the glass doors. The schema WMATA implemented ended up killing two birds with one stone. By changing the terminal pairs of two thirds of Blue line trains WMATA accommodated the opening of the Silver line and increased service on the Orange line west of Rosslyn. The Orange and Blue lines have greater peak loads on their west ends compared to their east ends. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Mar 2 12:58:21 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by BrooklynTrain on Sun Mar 1 23:34:41 2015. The frequencies were not equal, for many years they had Orange Line trippers running east from WFC in the morning and back to WFC in the evening that resulted in seeing two orange line trains before a blue would show up. The only other line to have trippers like that is the Green Line. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Mon Mar 2 14:01:00 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Mar 2 12:58:21 2015. The frequencies were not equal, for many years they had Orange Line trippers running east from WFC in the morning and back to WFC in the evening that resulted in seeing two orange line trains before a blue would show up. The only other line to have trippers like that is the Green Line.That's why I said ". . . roughly split evenly between the Blue and Orange lines". I figured there were some trippers, thing is I did'nt know how many there were. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Mar 2 14:06:39 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Silver Line Question, posted by Sand Box John on Mon Mar 2 14:01:00 2015. I think as many as 9 at times on the Orange Line. There are 3 on the Green Line as far as I know. |
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