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Article about what the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority is looking for in its new subway cars.
RailwayAge July 18th
Next-generation New York MTA R-211 cars previewed
http://www.railwayage.com/index.php...-cars-and-subway-station-plan.html?channel=62
Increased capacity, reduced dwell time.
Using features that are becoming an international standard:
• R-211 Open Car End Design: The MTA anticipates that out of 1,025 new cars, up to 750 will be R-211s, configured as 150 five-unit trainsets. They will feature an Open Car End design without gangways. The Open Car End design replaces the door and open gangway between cars with a diaphragm that creates longer, open spaces, allowing for greater passenger flow movement and increasing capacity. These cars have become an international standard, MTA said. In London 31% of the Underground fleet will be Open Car End by the end of the year. In Paris, RATP’s figure will climb to 37%; and in Toronto, TTC’s will reach 56%, with addition of Bombardier Rocket cars.
• Wider Doors: The door width of the new cars will be expanded from the current MTA standard of 50 inches to 58 inches. Wider subway doors can reduce delays by allowing customers to enter and exit more quickly, and have also become an international standard. According to a computer simulation of passenger flow conducted on behalf of the MTA, in crowded scenarios wider doors can reduce a train’s station dwell time by 32%.
From The Atlantic CityLab, July 18th
RailwayAge July 18th
Next-generation New York MTA R-211 cars previewed
http://www.railwayage.com/index.php...-cars-and-subway-station-plan.html?channel=62
Increased capacity, reduced dwell time.
Using features that are becoming an international standard:
• R-211 Open Car End Design: The MTA anticipates that out of 1,025 new cars, up to 750 will be R-211s, configured as 150 five-unit trainsets. They will feature an Open Car End design without gangways. The Open Car End design replaces the door and open gangway between cars with a diaphragm that creates longer, open spaces, allowing for greater passenger flow movement and increasing capacity. These cars have become an international standard, MTA said. In London 31% of the Underground fleet will be Open Car End by the end of the year. In Paris, RATP’s figure will climb to 37%; and in Toronto, TTC’s will reach 56%, with addition of Bombardier Rocket cars.
• Wider Doors: The door width of the new cars will be expanded from the current MTA standard of 50 inches to 58 inches. Wider subway doors can reduce delays by allowing customers to enter and exit more quickly, and have also become an international standard. According to a computer simulation of passenger flow conducted on behalf of the MTA, in crowded scenarios wider doors can reduce a train’s station dwell time by 32%.
From The Atlantic CityLab, July 18th
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