Passenger Boarding Denver
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 03-15-2014 - 23:08
Yampa Valley Male Wrote:
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> I'm not one of these bearded 20- or 30-something
> bearded urban hipster dudes that many like to
> ridicule. As a 56-yearold guy, my artistic and
> archictectural preferences are conservative. I do
> not care for much modern architecture.
>
> That said, I like the new station platform
> structures. I think they are a significant visual
> improvement over what was formerly there.
>
> As for protection from snow and rain (how much
> rain does Denver get so this is a major issue) and
> sun (really, are train riders wearing bathing
> suites when they board or exit from the train?),
> anyone who looks closely at the photos will see a
> canopy over one of the platform. They are just no
> longer the visually dominant plaform structures as
> was the case a few years ago.
I don't think that passengers will be waiting very long, if at all, for trains on those platforms. I am thinking that due to security issues, passengers are held within the station, until boarding time.