Headways will drop from 15 minutes to 12 minutes.
The Twin Cities’ Metro Transit light rail system will introduce shorter trains with higher frequency, reports Nick Halter in Axios.
“The transit agency told Axios that switching most routes from three cars to two will save $500,000 annually in maintenance costs and could help staff deal with crime and livability issues,” Halter explains.
The agency says it plans to eventually increase train frequency to every 12 minutes. “Eventually, it would like to improve frequency to every 10 minutes” provided the agency can hire enough operators.
FULL STORY: Metro Transit will switch to shorter trains, increase frequency
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