Interesting thing from that page:
Quote:
Upgrade Schedule
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Phase 2 Fall 2013 to Summer 2014
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SkyTrain service will operate normally with the exception of Fall 2013 to Winter 2014 (4 months) when SkyTrain will operate Main Street Science World shuttle train service.
Shuttle trains: Two-car trains will provide service to/from Main Street - Science World Station via Waterfront and Commercial-Broadway Stations.
- The shuttle trains will stop as normal at Waterfront, Burrard, Granville, Stadium-Chinatown, Main Street-Science World and Commercial-Broadway stations.
- Passengers travelling to/from Main Street-Science World Station should plan for up to 10 minutes of extra travel time.
- All other trains will operate normally with the exception of Main Street-Science World Station which will become a "skip stop". i.e. trains will move through the station without stopping.
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So does the existing service got a slight reduction in service (either lower frequency or with less 6-cars MkIs) or they'll run trains a lot more frequently in that segment?
Existing Broadway-Waterfront shuttle runs one-way every 12min, and obviously they're going to run it more often than that during construction. Maybe running it every 5.4 minutes (3x the headway), and have a train every 81s alternating like:
- Waterfront <-> King George *Express*
- Waterfront <-> Broadway *Local*
- Waterfront <-> King George *Express*
- Waterfront <-> VCC/Clark *Express*
If that's the case, I actually do wish they stick with this even after the construction (except that all trains stops at Main Street). This way Surrey got slight reduction in service (less 6-car MkIs) but benefits from a more even headway; Millennium Line got slight reduction in service that's not yet needed; Broadway to Waterfront got much more service [17,500 pphpd vs 15-16,000 pphpd] that is very much needed...