Captain Bob Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I know the guy who built the station at the cambie street bridge and what ever one is south of it. He told me the capacity is going to be 400, but maybe that's this crush capacity you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Definitely crush capacity. 334 is normal: http://canadaline.ca/uploads/NewsReleases/News17.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Definitely crush capacity. 334 is normal: http://canadaline.ca/uploads/NewsReleases/News17.pdf oooh it has vandal resistant finishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyco-rc Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 how come they chose them instead of bombardier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 oooh it has vandal resistant finishes! Mostly just the exterior, with regards to grafitti being sprayed outside the train. Not so much inside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 how come they chose them instead of bombardier? Cost...and shortsightedness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) All this talk about "crush capacity" makes me wonder if that Japanese train pusher video I keep posting will actually become a reality here. Like how in my blog entry about the Canada Line, the description for that video was "Canada Line's projected ridership situaton." Edited July 20, 2009 by BuckyHermit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 All this talk about "crush capacity" makes me wonder if that Japanese train pusher video I keep posting will actually become a reality here. Like how in my blog entry about the Canada Line, the description for that video was "Canada Line's projected ridership situaton." It won't happen here, people in Vancouver are different. They'll stand on the platform waiting for an emptier train, be late for work, and decide to go back to driving the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 All this talk about "crush capacity" makes me wonder if that Japanese train pusher video I keep posting will actually become a reality here. Like how in my blog entry about the Canada Line, the description for that video was "Canada Line's expected ridership situaton." lol, never. Not here. People don't know how to pack here....and thankfully they don't as a lot smell quite awful. The Japanese, Koreans, and Hong Kongers/Chinese tend to have a much better hygiene. I recall a First Nations couple boarding the train even though it was packed to the door. They smelled gawd awful, and several people made grimaces and left the train to board the train behind it. That's just one of many "bad smell" occurrences I've had...most others involved homeless people on buses and trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 It won't happen here, people in Vancouver are different. They'll stand on the platform waiting for an emptier train, be late for work, and decide to go back to driving the next day. And then TransLink would go like, "What the eff, foo'? Why are all the little looooooozers driving and not taking our faboooluz trainz? LOLZ, wut?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) And then TransLink would go like, "What the eff, foo'? Why are all the little looooooozers driving and not taking our faboooluz trainz? LOLZ, wut?" lol, i can't wait for those all 48 of the new generation Mark II's to go into service. One thing that seems different with Vancouver is that unlike major cities with major transit infrastructure (Hong Kong, NYC, London), people here don't have common transit courtesy. Don't put your legs on the chair during rush hour, let people get off before boarding, don't talk loudly on your phone, turn down your music, etc. Edited July 20, 2009 by nitronuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcanux Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 been on the new skytrian, it had a lot more space but less seats but looks great. i hope they paint up those canada line trains, they look awful. it might cost a bit more but its far too dull imo. kids could design the front of the canada line trains better than what it is now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 We should have a Canada Line train-painting contest in this thread, via Photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 We should have a Canada Line train-painting contest in this thread, via Photoshop. I'll paint mine Surrey-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denrik Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 What's the latest on the rapid bus system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 was reading about the Shanghai metro on wiki... it's currently 250km long; by 2010 (ie. NEXT YEAR) it will be 500km long. And 877km by 2020. They're adding 600km of metro lines in the next 11 years... now I realize that Shanghai is a much larger city than Vancouver, but still, it speaks volumes about the different ideologies between here and there. THEY know how to get things done - they recognized a need for more rapid transit and ACTED. In Vancouver, it takes a decade just to put out a report stating that it would probably be a good idea to build a line in an area that obviously needs one, doing nothing more than confirming the opinion that everyone already had (speaking of a line to UBC here). Too much red tape, too many NIMBYs here. We need to start getting things done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyHermit Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 was reading about the Shanghai metro on wiki... it's currently 250km long; by 2010 (ie. NEXT YEAR) it will be 500km long. And 877km by 2020. They're adding 600km of metro lines in the next 11 years... now I realize that Shanghai is a much larger city than Vancouver, but still, it speaks volumes about the different ideologies between here and there. THEY know how to get things done - they recognized a need for more rapid transit and ACTED. In Vancouver, it takes a decade just to put out a report stating that it would probably be a good idea to build a line in an area that obviously needs one, doing nothing more than confirming the opinion that everyone already had (speaking of a line to UBC here). Too much red tape, too many NIMBYs here. We need to start getting things done. It's "obvious" to people who take transit. Unfortunately, that often doesn't involve the people in charge of the projects. It won't be "obvious" to them until they have to take transit to and from work every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 lol, never. Not here. People don't know how to pack here....and thankfully they don't as a lot smell quite awful. The Japanese, Koreans, and Hong Kongers/Chinese tend to have a much better hygiene. I recall a First Nations couple boarding the train even though it was packed to the door. They smelled gawd awful, and several people made grimaces and left the train to board the train behind it. That's just one of many "bad smell" occurrences I've had...most others involved homeless people on buses and trains. Not even the ones you hang out with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 All this talk about "crush capacity" makes me wonder if that Japanese train pusher video I keep posting will actually become a reality here. Like how in my blog entry about the Canada Line, the description for that video was "Canada Line's projected ridership situaton." No. For one thing, someone pushing you around is grounds to knock their teeth out in this neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 lol, never. Not here. People don't know how to pack here....and thankfully they don't as a lot smell quite awful. The Japanese, Koreans, and Hong Kongers/Chinese tend to have a much better hygiene. I recall a First Nations couple boarding the train even though it was packed to the door. They smelled gawd awful, and several people made grimaces and left the train to board the train behind it. That's just one of many "bad smell" occurrences I've had...most others involved homeless people on buses and trains. Hmmm, coming from someone who's called others out for "stereotyping" and accused them of being racist, this post really discredits you. Back on topic - I'll be glad when this bloody whole ordeal is over....the 3 Road area is an absolute nightmare (especially for pedestrians at the moment). It'll be a happy day when it is all complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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