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Short List of Build Alternatives from the SVM MIS/DEIS
In 2002, SEPTA released the final MIS/DEIS (Major Investment Study / Draft Environmental Impact Statement) for the Schuylkill Valley Metro project. The information below is derived from the executive summary of that report found at svmcoalition.com.
TSM
Bus from Reading to Philadelphia via 422, Port Kennedy, King of Prussia Mall, and I-76. Electric trains from Port Kennedy to Center City via East Falls. Electric trains from Ivy Ridge to Center City via Cynwyd.
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1D
Diesel trains from Reading (Wyomissing) to Center City via East Falls. Electric trains from Port Kenendy to Center City via East Falls. Electric light rail from Ivy Ridge to Center City via Cynwyd, Girard Avenue, City Branch, and street running. Route 100 extension to Port Kennedy.
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1E
Electric trains from Reading (Wyomissing) to Center City via East Falls. Electric light rail from Ivy Ridge to Center City via Cynwyd, Girard Avenue, City Branch, and street running. Route 100 extension to Port Kennedy.
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2D
Diesel trains from Reading (Wyomissing) to Center City via Cynwyd. Electric trains from Ivy Ridge to Center City via East Falls, through to Port Kennedy via Cynwyd. Route 100 extension to Port Kennedy.
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5E
Electric light rail from Reading (Wyomissing) to Center City via Cynwyd, Girard Avenue, City Branch, and street running, with branch to King of Prussia. Electric trains from Ivy Ridge to Center City via East Falls.
5ET
Same as 5E, but with a new tunnel instead of street running in Center City.
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6 "MetroRail"
MetroRail from Reading (Wyomissing) to Center City via East Falls and Cynwyd, running through Center City Tunnel, with branch to King of Prussia. MetroRail is a completely new kind of rail service which uses FRA-compliant electric vehicles with light rail service characteristics. This kind of service has not been used anywhere before. FRA compliance usually means heavier rail cars, while light rail implies lighter vehicles and lighter rail for better acceleration and braking and lower maintenance costs.
According to the study, MetroRail service would include:
- 15 minute peak headways
- 30 minute off-peak headways
- High-level station platforms
- FRA compliance for sharing tracks with commuter and freight trains
- Electric propulsion
- Automatic doors at quarter-points of vehicle
- One-person operation
- Proof-of-payment fare system
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Legend
Some stations omitted for clarity.
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SVMetro.com
Copyright © 2006 Lucius Kwok
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