Australia: Brisbane and Perth have already surpassed Halifax and Vancouver, in some key ways. (This is still a very roughed out or incomplete post.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane#Infrastructure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_River_Rail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Leo_Hielscher_Bridges A 12 lane crossing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Brisbane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Airport_railway_station,_Brisbane
A 146_m Brisbane train is so much better than a 50 to 80 m Vancouver train.
| Train length | 146.17 m (479 ft 7 in)[1] |
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| Car length |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Generation_Rollingstock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth#Transport
"Transperth B-series trains, three cars in length, operate on the Airport line every 12 minutes during peak and every 15 minutes outside peak and on weekends. All Airport line branch stations are fully accessible and have 150-metre (490 ft) long platforms, long enough for a six-car train. Train lengths are limited by most Midland and Fremantle line stations, which have platforms only 100 metres (330 ft) long. The installation of communications-based train control by 2027 will allow frequencies to increase and planned platform lengthening will allow train lengths to increase." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_line,_Perth
Fortunately, Perth chose not to Vancoverize their train & road system plans. Thus, the Perth Airport line can eventually have 150m long stations. Of course Vancouver opted to take the congestive planning approach. Indeed, why have 150m long Canada Line stations when 50m short stations are more appropriately symbolic?
"Unlike Bombardier ART trains, the Hyundai Rotem trains will not be operated as longer four- or six-car trains. Through inserting a middle "C" car at the articulated joint between two end cars, available capacity will be similar to a four-car Mark II or a six-car Mark I train. The Canada Line's station platforms are expandable to 50 m (164 ft 1 in) in length to accommodate these future three-car trains; the five busiest stations are already 50 m (164 ft 1 in) in length. The Canada Line has a designed future capacity of 15,000 pphpd when operating three-car trains at two-minute headways." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)_rolling_stock#Canada_Line_fleet
- Fleet of: 32 two-car train sets
- Train length: 41 m (134 ft 6 in) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Line#Canada_Line_Hyundai_Rotem_specifications
The Catheter Line should have been designed with the capability to eventually have 152m long stations, as is the case with the Montreal Metro & the TTC Subway stations. But that would be planning for the future & be against the congestive Vancouver & BC planning approach. By not allowing the provision for 152m stations, that will ensure some financial drainage in the future.
This view of the Vancouver_Airport_Skytrain_Station almost shows what a 4 car train would look like, but it's actually just two, 2 car trains on a single track. The YVR-Airport_station is so short & narrow, but it fits right in with the small town planning approach for Greater Vancouver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTrain_(Vancouver)#Future_expansion Unfortunately, the first 2 SkyTrain lines were designed to only have 80m stations. It remains to be seen if someday the stations might be extended to at least 150m. Despite budgetary limitations, the Catheter Line should have been designed to eventually have 150m stations. Unfortunately, it remains as a 50 m joke.
https://therabbitportal.blogspot.com/search?q=Canada+vs.+Australia
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