cpnfantstk
Active Member
Reached the 3 million+ riders milestone for 2025.
For comparison, 2024 had 2.76 million riders.
From my personal experience and being a frequent rider , I'm quite satisfied on how most of it turned out.
I like the look of the stations and their locations, the bridge design is well done, the frequency of the trains , ease of connecting with Churchill station and the ride experience itself. Train are quiet and smooth for most parts of the trip (with the exceptions of the wide turns that produce that screeching sound). A night and day difference from taking the bus.
The travel time from the first station to the last is about approx. 27 minutes. That's not bad considering that driving would take about 20 minutes at the very least (traffic dependent) if going from Millwoods Town Center to 102 st. Although slower than the Capital Line, I find the speed of the trains stike a good balance with speed and safety in mind.
Couple of observations.
1) I do think and agree that they should add a couple of more stations along the line and as someone here mentioned Roper Rd is already set up for one.
2) The train seats are really showing their wear. Hopefully they'll change them to something more durable in the future. Yeah, I don't think going with fabric was the best idea. Buses are slowly changing their seats to a microbial rubber like material.
3) The several steel poles holding the above wiring along the route doesn't bother me that much. It kind of blends in a way. I guess I got use to it. However, It is still quite the eyesore along 102nd St. That's been mentioned here during the construction phase so nothing new here. Just not sure what they can do about that in the future.
4) More of a question than an observation, Did TransEd remove the metal bracing around the stressed pillars along the route? I remember seeing them under the Davies station but I don't see them now unless I'm not remembering the location of those pillars correctly.
Overall, I'm pretty proud of this project for the city . Nicely done. I expect even more growth in ridership the coming years. It'll be great to see.
For comparison, 2024 had 2.76 million riders.
From my personal experience and being a frequent rider , I'm quite satisfied on how most of it turned out.
I like the look of the stations and their locations, the bridge design is well done, the frequency of the trains , ease of connecting with Churchill station and the ride experience itself. Train are quiet and smooth for most parts of the trip (with the exceptions of the wide turns that produce that screeching sound). A night and day difference from taking the bus.
The travel time from the first station to the last is about approx. 27 minutes. That's not bad considering that driving would take about 20 minutes at the very least (traffic dependent) if going from Millwoods Town Center to 102 st. Although slower than the Capital Line, I find the speed of the trains stike a good balance with speed and safety in mind.
Couple of observations.
1) I do think and agree that they should add a couple of more stations along the line and as someone here mentioned Roper Rd is already set up for one.
2) The train seats are really showing their wear. Hopefully they'll change them to something more durable in the future. Yeah, I don't think going with fabric was the best idea. Buses are slowly changing their seats to a microbial rubber like material.
3) The several steel poles holding the above wiring along the route doesn't bother me that much. It kind of blends in a way. I guess I got use to it. However, It is still quite the eyesore along 102nd St. That's been mentioned here during the construction phase so nothing new here. Just not sure what they can do about that in the future.
4) More of a question than an observation, Did TransEd remove the metal bracing around the stressed pillars along the route? I remember seeing them under the Davies station but I don't see them now unless I'm not remembering the location of those pillars correctly.
Overall, I'm pretty proud of this project for the city . Nicely done. I expect even more growth in ridership the coming years. It'll be great to see.
