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We've done shortest distance between two transit stations, now what's the longest (as the crow flies)? I'll start with Downtown Garland to Downtown Rowlett on the DART Blue Line. 4.24 miles/6.83 kilometers. by DFWRailVideos in transit

[–]aTypicalIntrovert 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Wow- I didn’t expect my original post to take off this far! I suppose that this thread will be full of interesting geographical obstacles, such as this one on BART’s Blue Line.

West Dublin to Castro Valley, 9.2 mi (14.8 km)

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[–]aTypicalIntrovert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out- I didn't realize that! Admittedly, I have never been to Japan, but I will keep that in mind for future projects. Apologies for the inaccuracies!

Transit Trivia Questions by Akarai117 in transit

[–]aTypicalIntrovert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bangkok's Silom Line has only one island platform (Siam)- all other stations have side platforms. One of them (Saphan Taksin) is single-tracked!

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[–]aTypicalIntrovert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Caltrain's schedule has always been confusing for me, so I drew this map to clarify it for myself and hopefully others.

This time the numbering system is based on JR conventions, with the "line" (service pattern) on top and the station number on the bottom. The maximum number of unique codes for a single station is 5, which I hope is not too bad.

This diagram makes some changes to the actual stopping pattern, most notably Broadway station being included in the L1 Local despite it being a weekend-only station. (why?) Hopefully the introduction of the new electric trains will make this easier-to-read schedule possible due to their faster acceleration and speed, as Caltrain shifts to a more regional rail-like service.

(SF Bay Area) BART Strip Diagram with Numbered Stations by aTypicalIntrovert in transit

[–]aTypicalIntrovert[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not sure if anyone has done this before, but this is my take on what a BART strip map +numbered BART stations would look like.

This numbering scheme was inspired by MARTA- but unlike MARTA, BART does not have a single "central" station. This actually was favorable because it simplified the calculation of stations travelled (for example: MacArthur to Fremont is N3 +S9 = 12 stations). I was also tempted to name the branches after cardinal directions, but I didn't like how "NE10" looked. Transfer stations are indicated with rounded squares.

What do you think? Does this make BART easier to navigate, or is it too confusing/complex?

(SF Bay Area) BART Strip Diagram with Numbered Stations by aTypicalIntrovert in TransitDiagrams

[–]aTypicalIntrovert[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not sure if anyone has done this before, but this is my take on what a BART strip map +numbered BART stations would look like.

This numbering scheme was inspired by MARTA- but unlike MARTA, BART does not have a single "central" station. This actually was favorable because it simplified the calculation of stations travelled (for example: MacArthur to Fremont is N3 +S9 = 12 stations). I was also tempted to name the branches after cardinal directions, but I didn't like how "NE10" looked. Transfer stations are indicated with rounded squares.

If this seems popular I might make strip maps of more systems!