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Really good Metro systems have off-line stations, where local trains stop and express trains sail right by. That's what this arrangement allows. Skillful timing of the trains can yield line capacity approaching 20,000 passengers per hour in each direction. That's more than is found anywhere in the nation, except New York City. (This needs verification.)
"Off-Line" Station
Really good Metro systems have off-line stations, where local trains stop and express trains sail right by. That's what this arrangement allows. Skillful timing of the trains can yield line capacity approaching 20,000 passengers per hour in each direction. That's more than is found anywhere in the nation, except New York City. (This needs verification.)
