by octr202
Unless there was a pedestrian bridge to streets off of Waverley St. (which I'd bet the residents along those dead end streets would object to), there would be essentially no walking access to such a station, as the Pleasant St. corridor is all commercial. I just can't see, in that neighborhood, driving around thru either Waverley Sq. or Belmont Center to backtrack to a station over there, for the relatively infrequent service (compared to the buses).
But then again, maybe that's all part of the plan to kill the stops in Belmont altogether...
If there were DMUs, or the line was electrified, you could probably generate enough business to fill 2-3 cars pretty frequently just from Brandeis in to Boston, perhaps adding a couple stations in some of the longer runs between stops right now. The neighborhoods are certainly dense enough to generate more passenger traffic.
But then again, maybe that's all part of the plan to kill the stops in Belmont altogether...
If there were DMUs, or the line was electrified, you could probably generate enough business to fill 2-3 cars pretty frequently just from Brandeis in to Boston, perhaps adding a couple stations in some of the longer runs between stops right now. The neighborhoods are certainly dense enough to generate more passenger traffic.
Wondering if I'll see the Western Route double-tracking finished before I retire...
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010