MARTA Delays

[YanLeviathan]

I just came across this at the MARTA site:

WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 17 - 18, 2005
Trains will operate every 25 minutes on the North/South Line on Saturday, September 17, 2005 and Sunday, September 18, 2005. The North Springs train will operate between North Springs and Lindbergh Station at a 25 minute frequency. Doraville trains will operate between Doraville and the Airport at a 25 minute frequency. Due to single tracking, all trains will depart from the Northbound platform at Lakewood, Oakland City, West End and Garnett Stations.
Rail Lines Affected: North-South
Train Frequency: Every 25 minutes

East/West service will have a special 20-minute schedule on Saturday, September 17, 2005 and Sunday, September 18, 2005. Single tracking will occur through Dome/GWCC/Phillips Arena/CNN Center, Five Points, Georgia State, and King Memorial stations. Bankhead (Proctor Creek Line) trains will travel between Bankhead Station and Ashby Station only. The Bankhead trains will operate on a normal 15-minute schedule, however.
Rail Lines Affected: East-West
Train Frequency: Every 20 minutes

Usually, the trains operate about every 15 minutes or so on weekends, so this will definitely delay things a bit. I know last weekend I had to wait 45 minutes at the airport for the train. So I suggest that those of you getting to and from the airport take this into consideration.

Yan

 

[Petethedrummer]

wow thanks, i appreciate you posting it

 

[Pellaz]

Yipes, 45 minutes?



I'd rather they single-track to do track maintenance than let that sorta thing slide, though.

 

[metalmaiden]

Wow thanks for posting this. Wouldn't want to miss my plane.

 

[enki3600]

That's just craptacular!
Thanks for the info though! This will probably be another year of missed preparty. Last year we can thank the hurricane for canceling my thursday flight. This year I tried to prepare by getting a plane that leaves at 10am... but after all the layovers, I won't land until 7pm in atlanta (and surely there'll be delays). I sooooooooo need to see DC Cooper dagnabit! :hotjump:

 

[YanLeviathan]

That's just craptacular!
Thanks for the info though! This will probably be another year of missed preparty. Last year we can thank the hurricane for canceling my thursday flight. This year I tried to prepare by getting a plane that leaves at 10am... but after all the layovers, I won't land until 7pm in atlanta (and surely there'll be delays). I sooooooooo need to see DC Cooper dagnabit! :hotjump:

Things should be pretty normal on Wednesday through Friday; I doubt there'll be many delays. The problems should arise on Saturday and Sunday. I did ride on it today and everything was very smooth; probably because they weren't working on it.

Yan