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Originally Posted by J.OT13
That was the estimate initially before all the slow orders. Decreasing the dwell times is by far the best thing they could do to minimize the impacts, but those dwell times continue to be ridiculously long. They bother me more than the slow orders.
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I suspect the long dwell times are part of the cost cutting measures. They make up some time to make the 10 minute frequency work. I estimate the extra 30 seconds at each station adds roughly 30% to the trip length which also means you can put less trains in the system. I don't really take the O-Train during rush hours, do people notice that the dwell times are shorter on the peak periods?
When the east extension opens they'll have to rework the schedule and frequencies, and I hope the dwell times get shortened as a result.
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