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Re: Q75 route question |
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Posted by The I Man on Fri Oct 10 20:39:25 2008, in response to Re: Q75 route question, posted by trainsarefun on Thu Oct 9 22:29:58 2008. When the route started out in 1950 it was designed to connect between the then new 179 Street Subway Terminal, Fresh Meadows and Oakland Gardens. These formally rural areas were undergoing a major building boom and there was no transit at the time to serve them. The terminal at 69 Ave and 230 Street is right next to Alley Pond Park in the woods and is in one of the remotest areas in the whole transit system. The Q-75 actually was once a busy route. Looking at an old schedule printed in the 1960's, rush hour headway was only 6 minutes at the height of the rush hour, the line ran until 1AM and on Saturdays too.Two things caused ridership to severely drop: 1- The start of Express Bus Service(QM-1 and QM-1A). 2- The success of the then new Q-88 line, begun in 1975 and now the dominant route on 73rd Ave. Saturday service ended in the 80's and service was cut back to end at 9PM. Base service is only every 30 min and West of 188 Street the routes serves as a back up to the very busy Q-17, with very light traffic east of 188 ST. I hope that the extension becomes reality and service is not cut back further. Its a handy route to have in my area and a good alternative to the crowded Q-27 and long Q-88. |
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