Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by ebikelaw on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @06:11PM
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Some trains will run sf-sj-la without further stops. Those will be far faster than air if you are traveling between city centers.
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Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by magila on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @10:02PM
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Not really. The platform-to-platform time from LA to SF is going to be, at best, a little less than three hours. That's comparable to the time it takes to fly from LAX to SFO plus the ~30 minute BART ride to downtown SF.
LA is so spread out that departing from LAX or Union Station doesn't make a big difference. Most people are going to have to fight traffic to get to either location.
Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by 7952 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @01:33AM
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It is only two tracks. How can they run express services at the same time as stopping services?
Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by dx034 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:35AM
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Having an extra track at the station and timing so that they pass while the other train stops. You don't have services every 5 minutes so that works quite well usually. Worst case the express train has to go a bit slower before but they tend not to go at maximum speed so can catch up again later.