New Substation at Maspeth Avenue / Humboldt Street Project to increase L capacity

[Union Tpke]

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[QM1to6Ave]

I thought the L was already running at capacity?

[Kamen Rider]

I go past that every day and would hardly call it a "park". It's an overgrown mess.

[bobtehpanda]

I thought the L was already running at capacity?

 

The currently runs about 19TPH, but with additional power upgrades can run up to 26TPH.

 

They have run more TPH in the past (Williamsburg Bridge shutdown), but I would imagine that they want the power upgrades so that they can run more trains while keeping the wear and tear on the power supply the same.

[Caelestor]

The runs approximately 20 tph west of Myrtle Ave during the peak. The theoretical limit is 26 tph, but that requires more cars, more substations and improved capacity at the 8th Ave terminal. Building the substation and the additional improvements at 1 Ave and Bedford Ave will increase capacity to 22 tph.

[QM1to6Ave]

The currently runs about 19TPH, but with additional power upgrades can run up to 26TPH.

 

They have run more TPH in the past (Williamsburg Bridge shutdown), but I would imagine that they want the power upgrades so that they can run more trains while keeping the wear and tear on the power supply the same.

 

The runs approximately 20 tph west of Myrtle Ave during the peak. The theoretical limit is 26 tph, but that requires more cars, more substations and improved capacity at the 8th Ave terminal. Building the substation and the additional improvements at 1 Ave and Bedford Ave will increase capacity to 22 tph.

 

That's really interesting!

[Kamen Rider]

Like I said, I go past there all the time.

[CenSin]

Like I said, I go past there all the time.

I fully expect public comments like:

• “build it somewhere else”
• “not in my neighborhood”
• “save your construction for the weekends”
• “don’t shut down the Manhattan section”