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Old Jul 1, 2015, 11:59 am
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fairviewroad
 
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Originally Posted by jackal
So they'll be tearing up the tracks and moving them farther apart to put a center platform? I don't recall the tracks being far enough apart to put a platform between them. I'd think that infill stations like this would take advantage of whatever the existing trackage offers, so I'd expect this station to be two outside platforms.

Odd.
You are correct. The tracks are being shifted, for reasons that aren't really explained in the above article. You have to think this will impact the Keystones schedule during the construction phase as this will likely require single-track operations through the area for an extended period of time.
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