From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 13-Apr-15 14:31, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >> On 11-Apr-15 15:19, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>> Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >>>> It was just the stations that were closed, to give the crews   
   >>>> longer periods for heavy work on the platforms.  Trains still   
   >>>> ran through every few minutes, and there were shuttle buses   
   >>>> to/from the next stations in both directions so folks could   
   >>>> still get where they needed to go.   
   >>>   
   >>> They didn't rebuild platforms as passengers were standing on   
   >>> them.   
   >>   
   >> Thank you, Captain Obvious.   
   >   
   > So why close the station?   
      
   Most DART stations consist of nothing more than platforms and a few bus   
   bays; there is no building or full-time staff, so "closing the station"   
   means blocking off the platforms--and trains not stopping.  Obviously,   
   one needs to keep the public off the platforms while replacing them.   
      
   Some stations are adjacent to P&R lots and/or bus transfer centers;   
   those wouldn't be closed just because the train platforms were.   
      
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