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DLR Stations
Why are most of the DLR Stations so close?
I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area are very close. |
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On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 -0000, siege
wrote: Why are most of the DLR Stations so close? They're not that close, if one lives in Ruislip! -- Fig |
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On 11 Dec, 08:55, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 +0000, siege wrote: Why are most of the DLR Stations so close? DLR is a light rail system and is designed to allow frequent stops. Surely it makes sense to build stations close to where people live and work so that the system is convenient for them and attractive to use? Not everyone wants an express service from A to B although City to Docklands will have 3 choices by the time Crossrail is built - DLR, Tube and Crossrail. *Oh and the 135 bus if that is still going by then. I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area are very close. Yes but there are very considerable areas of housing and industrial activity in those areas that are poorly served by buses and which the Jubilee Line passes by. I fully expect the new intermediate stations on the DLR line to be very well used. *This will be no different to the closely spaced stations between Poplar and Stratford which are all pretty busy. *I understand Langdon Park is well used despite all the doubts at the project evaluation stage as to whether it was justified as a project. Also, while distances may often be short along the track, people can't walk along the track. There's a lot of places where a short stop on the DLR corresponds to a much longer walking route |
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"siege" wrote in message ... Why are most of the DLR Stations so close? I also noticed the new Stations in the Stratford and Canning Town area are very close. -- siege I find it helps to think of the DLR as a tram rather than a train. |
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"siege" wrote in message
Fig;101269 Wrote: On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 -0000, siege wrote: - Why are most of the DLR Stations so close? - They're not that close, if one lives in Ruislip! -- Fig Never knew the DLR went there. Exactly! |
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On Fri, 11 Dec 2009, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 +0000, siege wrote: Why are most of the DLR Stations so close? DLR is a light rail system and is designed to allow frequent stops. In that the trains' top speed isn't that high, but its acceleration and braking rates are, so the time lost by stopping is less than for heavy rail trains. Plus, the stations are cheap. Hence, might as well have more stops. tom -- Next issue - Nigel and the slavegirls ... or, why capitalism can never work! |
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"siege" wrote in message ... Fig;101269 Wrote: On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:09:05 -0000, siege wrote: - Why are most of the DLR Stations so close? - They're not that close, if one lives in Ruislip! -- Fig Never knew the DLR went there. -- siege I know Ruislip very well and it has a lot of stations of its own. |
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Barry Salter wrote:
wrote: I know Ruislip very well and it has a lot of stations of its own. Not as many as Acton or Ealing though. It has as many as Ealing. -- We are the Strasbourg. Referendum is futile. |
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