Number of tracks approaching NYC Penn Station: 2 from the west, 4 from the east Approaching Tokyo Station: 8 from south, 10 from north
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Took me a minute, but I sketched up this diagram linking approach tracks w respective platforms (appx...this is NOT a proper track map)pic.twitter.com/7B1yOZn9m7
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The Tokaido/Ueno-Tokyo Lines split to approach their platforms, as do the Tohoku Shinkansen and Tokaido Shinkansen. The other three do not.
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Also, I miscounted Tokyo's platforms earlier--Tokyo Station has FEWER platforms than Penn; 20 to the latter's 21
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I have a proposal to fix this problem at Jamaica on the LIRR. Not even that much construction needed!
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Me too! Unfortunately, ongoing construction is a step in the wrong direction.
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Yep. Idea is to link the Montauk to tracks 4/5 (center island), then via a new ramp over the Brooklyn bound track into Main Line exp trks.
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Benefits: no conflicts east of the station, could even eliminate Hall interlocking entirely. Minimal conflicts to the west.
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Still provides cross-platform transfer to/from Brooklyn, requires relatively little construction, can be built incrementally.
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The problem is, you really want to run the Main Line without track sharing with other lines, to let it switch to headway mode if need be.
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(Main Line = Ronkonkoma and PJ.) Then Hempstead and your favorite South Side lines get the local tracks, and the rest go to Brooklyn.
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The problem is that the layout is not designed for it. But once you rebuild the Hillside flyover, you can run Main Line trains in the middle
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