12-30-2017, 09:59 AM
What is the shortest amount of time between the start of testing and the opening day of a new, modern LRT line of comparable length and complexity to ours?
I found that:
Gold Coast stage 1 (20km) was 293 days (testing started 01-Oct-2013 and it opened 20-Jul-2014) which has many of the same partners as our line.
Gold Coast stage 2 was an impressive 96 days (testing started 13-Sep-2017 and it opened 17-Dec-2017), but that was an extension of an existing line, not a new line.
Kansas City was 183 days (testing began 06-Nov-2015 and it opened 06-May-2016), but it is only 3.5km (and apparently they started testing 4 days after the arrival of a functional vehicle).
Charlotte (15.45km) was 467 days (testing began in August 2006 and it opened 24-Nov-2007)
Norfolk (11.9km) was 217 days (testing began January 2011 and it opened 19-Aug-2011).
I found that:
Gold Coast stage 1 (20km) was 293 days (testing started 01-Oct-2013 and it opened 20-Jul-2014) which has many of the same partners as our line.
Gold Coast stage 2 was an impressive 96 days (testing started 13-Sep-2017 and it opened 17-Dec-2017), but that was an extension of an existing line, not a new line.
Kansas City was 183 days (testing began 06-Nov-2015 and it opened 06-May-2016), but it is only 3.5km (and apparently they started testing 4 days after the arrival of a functional vehicle).
Charlotte (15.45km) was 467 days (testing began in August 2006 and it opened 24-Nov-2007)
Norfolk (11.9km) was 217 days (testing began January 2011 and it opened 19-Aug-2011).
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.