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The proposed Worcester Line schedule has 14 trains stopping at Boston Landing inbound and 11 outbound.

That's about double what I expected (3 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon) from previous public meetings. Pleasantly surprised.
 
dwash59 said:
The proposed Worcester Line schedule has 14 trains stopping at Boston Landing inbound and 11 outbound.

That's about double what I expected (3 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon) from previous public meetings. Pleasantly surprised.
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If you live in Worcester, you get one, and only one train in the AM stopping at BL, at 8:39am

That sort of sucks
 
jass said:
If you live in Worcester, you get one, and only one train in the AM stopping at BL, at 8:39am

That sort of sucks
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Well... I doubt there's any demand, really, for commuter trains between Worcester and Brighton. At least right now.
 
FK4 said:
Well... I doubt there's any demand, really, for commuter trains between Worcester and Brighton. At least right now.
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Isnt the point of commuter rail to bring people into the city?

Isnt Brighton in the city?
 
jass said:
Isnt the point of commuter rail to bring people into the city?

Isnt Brighton in the city?
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Sure, it's technically within the city limits. But from a practical standpoint, how many people will be taking the train from Worcester to Brighton on a weekday morning? One train during prime time rush hour is not enough? Until the area has a lot more office workers and reasons to visit, it makes no sense to have all the eastbound trains stop there during rush hour in the morning, thereby making everyone else's commute unnecessarily longer.
 
FK4 said:
Well... I doubt there's any demand, really, for commuter trains between Worcester and Brighton. At least right now.
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There's more than you think.

For example, Athenahealth has 4000+ employees 1.4mi away in Watertown, a parking crunch, runs shuttles to Harvard Sq, Back Bay and South Boston, and has a lot of MetroWest commuters. Without a doubt they're going to start running one to this station and probably going to have pretty healthy use of it.

There's a decent number of other major employers in the area that I could see running private shuttles or similar things to it.
 
BosDevelop said:
Sure, it's technically within the city limits. But from a practical standpoint, how many people will be taking the train from Worcester to Brighton on a weekday morning? One train during prime time rush hour is not enough? Until the area has a lot more office workers and reasons to visit, it makes no sense to have all the eastbound trains stop there during rush hour in the morning, thereby making everyone else's commute unnecessarily longer.
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Aside from New Balance proper, BU and Harvard hire a ton of people that will be better off getting off at NB than Back Bay.

Never mind students and retail workers.
 
jass said:
Aside from New Balance proper, BU and Harvard hire a ton of people that will be better off getting off at NB than Back Bay.

Never mind students and retail workers.
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Eh, lots of BU people are better served by Yawkey.

That said, there are 5 office buildings (maybe 6 depending on how you count WGBH) within an easy walk of this station. Buses nearby for connections to Harvard, Central, and Kendall. The companies at the Arsenal could come together on a joint shuttle that meets the train.

Even if one doesn't want to add more total stops at Boston Landing, you could have the 586 not stop and instead have the 508 stop, so the ones from Natick Center and Closer have three trains that stop and Worcester to Southborough now have two trains that stop. Without digging into details of scheduling on the line, that seems like a decent idea.
 
millerm277 said:
There's more than you think.

For example, Athenahealth has 4000+ employees 1.4mi away in Watertown, a parking crunch, runs shuttles to Harvard Sq, Back Bay and South Boston, and has a lot of MetroWest commuters. Without a doubt they're going to start running one to this station and probably going to have pretty healthy use of it.

There's a decent number of other major employers in the area that I could see running private shuttles or similar things to it.
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I get that, but still, the train from Worcester takes a long time just station to station, and factor in door to door if you've got a drive to the station and haul ass on some shuttle through morning rush hour, that cuts down on the appeal. But, I guess for a lot of people it's better than driving. I don't know... if it were me, I'd move to live right along the train. They should make shuttle bus lanes from rail stations to major employment centers to make those trips less miserable.
 
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