OCTOBER 2014 James Ross Head, Subway Transportation OBJECTIVES We - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SUBWAY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS – OCTOBER 2014

James Ross – Head, Subway Transportation

OBJECTIVES

We will improve the way we manage the existing service.  Improve end terminal operations – decrease blocking back  Improve train throughput - decrease regulating across the line  Improve end to end journey times – decrease service changeovers

SCHEDULE CHANGES

End Terminal Improvements

• New schedule includes double step backs in peak periods at Kennedy,

Kipling, and Finch, and Downsview in the PM peak (AM peak at Downsview is single step back)

• Keeping deadheads away from the terminals by removing trains from

service at Pape (AM post-peak), Lawrence (AM post-peak) and Wilson (AM and PM post-peak) Capacity Improvements

• Add two trains to AM and PM peak on Lines 1 and 2

Adjust Running Time

• Increase round trip running time by 4:42 in AM and PM peaks

INITIAL RESULTS – REDUCING CONGESTION

 Decrease End Terminal Congestion – Line 1

AM Train Held AM Delayed Departure PM Train Held PM Delayed Departure Sep15-26 230 48 209 54 Oct14-27 130 45 190 45 50 100 150 200 250

DWN - Dwell Comparison (seconds)

AM Train Held AM Dealyed Departure PM Train Held PM Dealyed Departure Sep15-26 146 50 172 59 Oct14-27 118 39 162 46 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

FIN - Dwell Comparison (seconds)

 Dwells improved by 37% (AM) and 11% (PM) at Downsview  Dwells improved by 20% (AM) and 10% (PM) at Finch

INITIAL RESULTS – REDUCING CONGESTION

 Decrease End Terminal Congestion – Line 2  Dwells improved by 15% (AM) and 15% (PM) at Kipling  Dwells improved by 19% (AM) and 15% (PM) at Kennedy

AM Train Held AM Dealyed Departure PM Train Held PM Dealyed Departure Sep15-26 138 41 161 35 Oct14-27 121 31 136 31 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

KIP - Dwell Copmarison (seconds)

AM Train Held AM Dealyed Departure PM Train Held PM Dealyed Departure Sep15-26 156 35 192 34 Oct14-27 129 25 163 30 50 100 150 200 250

KEN - Dwell Comparison (seconds)

INITIAL RESULTS – IMPROVE CAPACITY

 Improve Line Capacity (TPH) Peaks – Line 1  Average throughput improved by 2.2 trains per hour or 10% at Bloor SB. This is an improvement of approximately 2640 customers per hour.  Average throughput improved by 2.8 trains per hour 13% at St George SB. This is an improvement of approximately 3360 customers per hour.

• St. George SB

Bloor SB Sept15-26 21 23 Oct14-24 23.78 25.22 5 10 15 20 25 30

Line 1 - TPH - 8 am to 9am

INITIAL RESULTS – IMPROVE CAPACITY

 Improve Line Capacity (TPH) Peaks – Line 2  Average throughput improved by 1.2 trains per hour or 6% at St George EB. This is an improvement of approximately 1200 customers per hour.  Average throughput improved by 1.9 trains per hour or 8% at Yonge WB. This is an improvement of approximately 1900 customers per hour.

• St. George EB

Yonge WB Sep15-26 22.1 23.7 Oct14-24 23.33 25.56 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Line 2 - TPH - 8am to 9am

INITIAL RESULTS – IMPROVE CAPACITY

 Improve Overall Line Capacity (TPH) – Line 1 and Line 2  Average throughput improved by 8% (AM) and 4% (PM) on Line 1  Average throughput improved by 5% (AM) and 6% (PM) on Line 2

AM PM Off Peak Sep15-26 21.4 20 13.6 Oct14-27 23.2 20.7 14 5 10 15 20 25

YUS TPH Comparison

AM PM Off Peak Sep15-26 21.7 21.7 14.3 Oct14-27 22.8 23.1 15.1 5 10 15 20 25

BD TPH Comparison

INITIAL RESULTS – IMPROVE CAPACITY

 Improve Line Capacity (TPH) – Line 1  Highest AM average TPH in sample period was 23 – exceeded that 5 times in 10 days on new schedule.

15- Sep 16- Sep 17- Sep 18- Sep 19- Sep 22- Sep 23- Sep 24- Sep 25- Sep 26- Sep 14- Oct 15- Oct 16- Oct 17- Oct 20- Oct 21- Oct 22- Oct 23- Oct 24- Oct 27- Oct AM 21.1 21.8 19.2 20.2 21.1 22.9 21.9 23.0 21.0 21.5 26.0 22.3 23.3 20.6 22.6 25.5 23.4 21.2 22.7 24.5 PM 19.9 20.4 19.0 20.9 19.0 20.4 19.8 20.2 19.3 20.8 21.2 20.8 18.9 21.8 21.7 21.0 20.9 18.1 21.1 21.2 Off Peak 14.1 13.7 13.6 13.2 13.8 14.1 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.2 14.7 14.2 13.8 14.3 14.1 13.9 13.6 14.0 13.9 13.5 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 27.0

Line 1 - YUS - Capacity TPH

INITIAL RESULTS – IMPROVE CAPACITY

 Improve Line Capacity (TPH) – Line 2  Highest PM average TPH in sample period was 22.7 – exceeded that 7 times in 10 days on new schedule.

15- Sep 16- Sep 17- Sep 18- Sep 19- Sep 22- Sep 23- Sep 24- Sep 25- Sep 26- Sep 14- Oct 15- Oct 16- Oct 17- Oct 20- Oct 21- Oct 22- Oct 23- Oct 24- Oct 27- Oct AM 19.5 22.2 22.0 22.1 22.2 23.8 21.0 22.0 19.4 22.6 22.8 23.4 23.3 22.6 21.4 23.6 21.1 23.7 23.7 22.8 PM 20.1 22.7 22.1 22.0 22.7 21.4 21.8 22.2 19.4 22.2 24.1 23.9 23.9 21.0 24.3 24.1 23.1 24.1 21.0 21.6 Off Peak 13.1 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.2 14.1 15.0 14.3 14.9 15.1 14.8 15.5 14.6 15.6 15.1 15.6 14.8 15.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0

Line 2 - BD - Capacity TPH

INITIAL RESULTS – DECREASE TRIP TIME

 Improve Trip Time –Line 1  Trip time improved by 2 minutes or 3% in AM and remained unchanged in PM for Downsview to Finch  Trip time improved by 1 minute or 2% in AM and increased by 1 minute or 2% in PM for Finch to Downsview

AM PM Sep15-26 67 65 Oct14-27 65 65 64 64.5 65 65.5 66 66.5 67 67.5

DWN-FIN Trip Time Comparison (mins)

AM PM Sep15-26 63 64 Oct14-27 62 65 60.5 61 61.5 62 62.5 63 63.5 64 64.5 65 65.5

FIN-DWN Trip Time Comparison (mins)

INITIAL RESULTS – DECREASE TRIP TIME

 Improve Trip Time –Line 2  Trip time improved by 2 minutes or 4% in AM and 1 minute or 2% in PM for Kipling to Kennedy  Trip time improved by 1 minute or 2% in AM and remained unchanged in PM for Kennedy to Kipling

AM PM Sep15-26 54 51 Oct14-27 52 50 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

KIP-KEN Trip Time Comparison (mins)

AM PM Sep15-26 53 53 Oct14-27 52 53 51.4 51.6 51.8 52 52.2 52.4 52.6 52.8 53 53.2

KEN-KIP Trip Time Comparison (mins)

BENEFITS - LATE-IN OVERTIME

 Decrease Late Running – Reduce Service Changeovers – Reduce Overtime Costs  Wilson late-in overtime for weeks 42 and 43 was 403 and 453 hrs, only down an average of 13.5 hours from sample period, but below the year-to-date average of 456 per week.

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 17 W 18 W 19 W 20 W 21 W 22 W 23 W 24 W 25 W 26 W 27 W 28 W 29 W 30 W 31 W 32 W 33 W 34 W 35 W 36 W 37 W 38 W 39 W 40 W 41 W 42 W 43 Late in Hours 357 603 450 474 475 525 646 486 486 590 512 485 449 456 511 528 485 454 459 463 374 348 399 362 467 481 421 460 476 419 392 330 408 374 432 576 481 453 430 386 403 403 453

0.0 100.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 700.0 Late in Hours

YUS Operator Weekly Total Late In Hours

BENEFITS – LATE-IN OVERTIME

 Decrease Late Running – Reduce Service Changeovers – Reduce Overtime Costs  Danforth late-in overtime for weeks 42 and 43 was 161 and 170 hrs, down an average of 190.5 hours – average weekly overtime savings of $12 203.43

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 17 W 18 W 19 W 20 W 21 W 22 W 23 W 24 W 25 W 26 W 27 W 28 W 29 W 30 W 31 W 32 W 33 W 34 W 35 W 36 W 37 W 38 W 39 W 40 W 41 W 42 W 43 Late in Hours 257 603 387 404 479 428 561 440 467 460 373 352 310 378 331 356 518 344 412 409 297 345 364 299 405 272 326 240 267 283 252 191 261 233 251 232 266 299 313 401 353 161 170

0.0 100.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 700.0 Late in Hours

BD Operator Weekly Total Late In Hours

ANTICIPATED FURTHER BENEFITS

 Customer satisfaction will increase  Less full line changeovers  Less blocking back towards end terminals  Less regulation along the line  Operator morale  Extra step back in peaks gives operators another couple of minutes  Finishing late has consistently been one of the biggest complaints  Reduction in signals passed at danger incidents (decreased traffic towards end terminals)  Initial results are favourable, but still too early to tell if trend will hold

NEXT STEPS

Identify further opportunities for service improvements for February 2015 boards

• Further enhancements to Line 1 schedule
• Improve off-peak weekday service levels and service resilience
• Improve Saturday and Sunday service levels