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Consider this:

Philadelphia removed it's route names from it's regional rail lines. SEPTA's regional lines were formerly the R1-R3 and R5-R7. The R5 Paoli / Thorndale line is now exclusively referred to as the Paoli / Throndale line.

In my opinion this made the system more complex, while once asking friends to take the R5 to center city then the R1 to the airport, we have to say to take the Paoli Thorndale line (which are the terminals) to Center City (which is the other way from Paoli & Thorndale) and then take the Airport line (which doesn't only serve the Airport) They cannot use their other terminal in their names, such as Paoli-Thorndale / Center City, as every train uses Center City as the other end of their line, you then transfer to the appropriate train (although this is a unique situation to SEPTA and doesn't apply to us.) The trains can change routes as needed from Center City, becoming the Chestnut Hill West line, or the Fox Chase line, or the Bala-Cynwid line, as they all aggregate onto the same set of tracks (also unique to SEPTA, not in DC.) It thus also makes the train routing unpredictable.

Formerly the R5 towards center city was entitled R5 Chestnut Hill via City Center. Now it is the Paoli / Thordale line via City Center. Paoli & Thornale are the other way from Center City.

I strongly suggest a true route name or title beyond the destinations and waypoints. When departing Union Station, the Gold Bus to Georgetown via Downtown is fine to me. The signs are already colored separately, and that would be an relatively easy transition.

by Xavier on Apr 5, 2011 7:02 pm • link • report

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