tim (moved to sweden) wrote:


and stations 5 Km apart cannot replace a bus service.
why? the train will just driver faster between the stops.

People who live between the stops won't walk that
far. You will leave them with no service. You will either
have to continue running the buses or they will go by car.

this is true.i guess i based my station distances on those of the 1890s
old malta railway. People certainly wont walk more than 1000m to go by
Tube if they can use the bus, especially if it is swelterng hot or
rainy.

I will have to multiply the station count by 3 =60 stations.

Would it be best to have all the lines not cross and terminate at
valletta, or dig deep and have them intersect, like

Harbour Line:StJulians,Sliema,Msida,Marsa,Cospicua,Zabbar, Marsascala)
Old Line(Valletta,Msida,hamrun,Bkara,Qormi,Attard, Zebbug,Rabat,Mosta)
University Line (Msida,University,Hospital, Birkirkara,Mosta,Bugibba)