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@ worthing:how bad is the crowding coming north during rush hour?

Depends on which rush hour. The weird thing with metro is that ridership can change quite a lot without reason (that I can detect and I try). However, during morning rush fairly often all seats get taken before we leave Franconia-Springfield. By the time we hit King St, it's standing room only for sure, and then it fills up, especially at the Pentagon. I guess a lot of people come in from buses. In Rosslyn a lot of people get off. I see a lot of inter-VA transfers.

In the afternoon it's about the same. Very busy from Foggy-Bottom/Rosslyn to the Pentagon, and after that it empties out slowly.

So, what I am worried about is the Foggy-Bottom/Rosslyn to Pentagon stretch. Currently, you can generally get on a train. However, the second there is any disruption of regular service, entering a train becomes a problem in Rosslyn.

Furthermore, a 12 minute wait is simply unacceptable for rush hour service in a major city. Can you imagine the mess on days with delays, when that 12 minutes turns into 20 or 30?

by Jasper on Jun 11, 2012 2:04 pm • link • report

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