Some stations that approach all capacity during the top hour
The commuters were gradually adjusting their patterns during the morning and evening peaks, traveling sooner or later, said Regan.
The latest figures show that the subway trains retire from the Epping station were on average 67 % between 8:00 and 9:00 on weekdays last month. The trains departing the Macquarie University and Macquarie Park stations were 66 and 67 %respectively.
When asked if Sydney’s subway he was taking into consideration an increase in the ability to train, Regan said that he would have closely monitored the patronage and travel behaviors when the final phase of the M1 line, from Sydenham to Bankstown, has been opened next year.
“We will keep it in question,” he said. “At this stage, we will continue to break down and maintain reliability at the level in which it was, which was extraordinarily high.”
Regan said that other changes that could be made in the long term included four minutes frequencies during the day or adding two more carriages to the trains, compared to the sets of six cars currently.
Outside morning peaks and evening, respectively from 6.30 to 10:00 to 15:00 to 19:00, the subway trains go every five minutes from 10 to 15 and every 10 minutes in other times.
Part of the train fleet to 45 people for the M1 metro line between Tallawong and Sydenham.Credit: Nick Moir
The agency calculates an extra 14 trains if the frequency of services had increased every three minutes during peaks on weekdays, even if it would depend on operating models along the M1 line, which has a 45 -year -old train fleet.
Regan provides for a “significant leap” on the trains in the north direction from Sydenham to the CBD the mornings on weekdays once Final section of the M1 line Opens next year.
After the opening of the final section of 13 kilometers, the Sydney subway includes about 19,000 trips between the Bankstown stations and the central stations from 8 to 9 and about 13,000 between Bankstown and Sydenham during that period.
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The entire line from Bankstown to Tallawong is expected to have about 49,000 trips during the busiest hour of weekdays.
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