Deirdre Parker, a transit spokeswoman, said that the plan was under review, but warned that ongoing construction and congestion at the station may render the idea unworkable.
Mr. Rosenblum said that many of the riders who answered the survey questions were concerned about station congestion and the difficulty of finding a seat, but that those problems were being addressed.
Yet, both existing HSR station congestion reduction, and travel time and energy reduction benefits could be achieved if the high-speed trains could avoid stopping to pick up and drop off passengers.
The congestion within the station itself has been noted by Network Rail and it is keeping the situation under review.
Urban growth in the area of what is now south west London, through which trains from Waterloo ran, led to congestion at the station and in 1896 the LSWR formally presented the LNC with a proposal to provide the LNC with a new station in return for the site of the existing terminus.
London Underground hopes the carnets will save 15 to 20 million ticket transactions each year, reducing congestion at central stations.
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Compared to the previous work, the proposed model not only allows realistic patterns of origin destination demands, but also considers flow-dependent charging delay induced by congestion at charging stations.
An SOS can relieve congestion at crowded stations, especially congestion resulting from unexpected passenger flows.
The vehicles carry stocks of passengers who become factors of congestion for downstream stations.
A new hospital-in-a-box, HealthSpot, aims to alleviate congestion with medical stations capable of treating emergency room visits for minor inflictions by beaming in idol doctors via video conference.
