Comments on: New South Ferry Station http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Fri, 25 May 2012 08:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Stefan http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35945 Chris Stefan Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:03:29 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35945 Well it isn't really fair to compare Link to light rail systems built mostly at grade and either in the street or on low-cost ROW. Link is much closer to a metro system with the extensive underground and elevated sections and corresponding stations. If you want crazy costs look at the 2nd Ave subway. I believe it is coming out at something like $1 billion per mile. The ARC project (2 new trans-Hudson tunnels, new NJT Penn station) is $8.7 billion. The eastside access project (new LIRR Grand Central station, tunnels to 63rd st) is $6.3 billion. Building heavy rail in a built up area like NYC isn't cheap. Though considering the ridership these services will see they are likely pretty cost effective.
Well it isn’t really fair to compare Link to light rail systems built mostly at grade and either in the street or on low-cost ROW.

Link is much closer to a metro system with the extensive underground and elevated sections and corresponding stations.

If you want crazy costs look at the 2nd Ave subway. I believe it is coming out at something like $1 billion per mile. The ARC project (2 new trans-Hudson tunnels, new NJT Penn station) is $8.7 billion. The eastside access project (new LIRR Grand Central station, tunnels to 63rd st) is $6.3 billion. Building heavy rail in a built up area like NYC isn’t cheap. Though considering the ridership these services will see they are likely pretty cost effective.

]]> By: John http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35936 John Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:14:09 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35936 Yes, they did save a big chunk of the wall they found - you can read some of the archaeological details here: http://www.mta.info/capconstr/sft/archaeology.htm
Yes, they did save a big chunk of the wall they found – you can read some of the archaeological details here:

http://www.mta.info/capconstr/sft/archaeology.htm

]]> By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35926 Ben Schiendelman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:28:35 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35926 I got off at South Ferry a week ago! And yeah, at the station before it, we had to run up a few cars to make sure we could get off there.
I got off at South Ferry a week ago! And yeah, at the station before it, we had to run up a few cars to make sure we could get off there.

]]> By: alexjonlin http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35854 alexjonlin Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:02:36 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35854 how $530million for one station... sometimes we look at places like Salt Lake City and think we're paying way more for our rail, but it looks like costs to build new parts of the subway in Manhattan are insane.
how $530million for one station… sometimes we look at places like Salt Lake City and think we’re paying way more for our rail, but it looks like costs to build new parts of the subway in Manhattan are insane.

]]> By: downintacoma http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35790 downintacoma Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:42:04 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35790 I heard a while back that during drilling for the new station they came across a colonial-era sea wall buried underground. I hope they preserved at least some of it... And it's good to know that South Ferry finally has a full platform...the old one, while it had "character", was severely limited in functionality.
I heard a while back that during drilling for the new station they came across a colonial-era sea wall buried underground. I hope they preserved at least some of it…

And it’s good to know that South Ferry finally has a full platform…the old one, while it had “character”, was severely limited in functionality.

]]> By: lloyd http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35761 lloyd Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:10:37 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35761 Here's the NYTimes article about the art from a few months back: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/arts/design/15ferr.html?fta=y
Here’s the NYTimes article about the art from a few months back:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/arts/design/15ferr.html?fta=y

]]> By: SJ http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35757 SJ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:38:51 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35757 I don't know about a water main break. However, our testing is showing at this time that there shouldn't be any platform gaps. Signaling will be a question however.
I don’t know about a water main break. However, our testing is showing at this time that there shouldn’t be any platform gaps. Signaling will be a question however.

]]> By: Squints http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/03/23/new-south-ferry-station/#comment-35743 Squints Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:39:45 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=3620#comment-35743 Nice station. I really like the artwork.
Nice station. I really like the artwork.

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