You have to do the math on a large scale.
For a short trip time would may or may not be in half.
Besides on a long trip would likely show more accuracy.
From Kennedy to Kipling and from Kipling to Kennedy.
There are a total of 28 train stops
If you drove direct with no stops it would take 35.76 minutes over the 52.46 kilometre trip.
If each (strategic) stop takes 67 seconds ( 22 to stop your train, account for an average 15 dwell, and 30 seconds to bring you to full speed)
You then account for an extra 31.26 stoppage time allotment.
35.76 + 35.76 + 31.26 + .50 (Extra B&L) = 103.38 minutes to go from Kennedy to Kipling and back to Kennedy (two direction in 103.38 minutes)
Today it would take 210 minutes to go in two directions.
That's a 203 % capacity improvement potential.
Now how do you begin to fill. You put parking condos at Finch, Kenndy, Kipling, and Downsview. Each have convenient elevators, and moving walkways if need be. Why would a guy in a suit what to take the bus? No way. Why do people take GO today? That too is an easy answer.
With stop and creep and/ or atc this 203% is possible. Without either, it is a little harder to compute the ci. %
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Now TTC is Fast, efficient, reliable, comfortable and affordable.
Sharon.