• Increased subway service (fall 2024)

  • Discussion relating to commuter rail, light rail, and subway operations of the MBTA.
Discussion relating to commuter rail, light rail, and subway operations of the MBTA.

Moderators: sery2831, CRail

  by R36 Combine Coach
 
The fall 2024 subway schedule (effective 8/25) has increased service, with Red Line weekend service now 18 minutes (9 on the main trunk) from 19-21, weekday Orange Line 6 minutes peak (from 7) and Blue Line now 4 minutes peak (from 5), a frequency not seen since 2007, with weekends 9 minutes all day from 11.

This is the most frequent subway schedule in years. Is the increased schedule due to new cars (on Orange), as well as elimination and reduction of slow zones?
  by wicked
 
Short answer, yes.

I wonder what the present failure rate is for the CRRC cars vs. the failure rate for the #12s at their retirement. I imagine that comes into play.