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Originally Posted by ardecila
No, because the north end of the Red Line has more demand than the south end and there are a finite number of slots. Every train coming from 95th needs to go to Howard, but not every train from Howard needs to go to 95th. CTA already short-turns some Red Line trains at Roosevelt to account for this imbalance.
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I am not saying the idea of splitting the line is good or feasible, but it would account for this. Trains from the north to near south could run at greater frequency than trains from the south to near north. Though I suppose spacing them during rush hr could be a challenge when they run at different intervals. But regardless, the idea would be to get some of the effect of how a Clinton subway could split the Blue line by creating a new underground loop, but with two new endpoints instead. It is just a thought.