Dealing with a transit system that is overcapacity is a nightmare. The service cuts from last fall really made offpeak travel unbearable. And, mind you, offpeak means just seconds after 6pm in the Muni Metro tunnel.
Waiting at the Van Ness station for a K/L/M train to Castro that isn't completely full is frequently an exercise in patience. This Friday I only waited for seven trains before giving up (this time it was NN, K, NN, NN, J, L, NN). The Van Ness platform was completely filled with people obviously trying to get into the Castro for the evening, all quite frustrated that none of the trains were heading in the direction that the most people want to go. I took the N, which was completely full; had no A/C; and in fact even the fan was not running.
So here's my question. Why does it seem like the mix of trains in the tunnel is the most screwed up on Friday afternoons? Even if more drivers call in sick for the weekend (something I don't know is true or not), it doesn't seem like a driver shortage should mean that only N-Judah and J-Church lines run.
And while I'm at it, since there only needs to be one driver per train, why are so many of the K/L/M trains one car during rush hour? Is Muni saving electricity?
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