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Re: EXIT TURNSTILE FOR METROCARD TRANSFERS |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Sat Nov 29 01:09:00 2014, in response to Re: EXIT TURNSTILE FOR METROCARD TRANSFERS, posted by The Silence on Fri Nov 28 15:25:13 2014. First of all, obviously I was referring to the time periods in which the (M) runs to Forest Hills. Somebody using it during rush hour is basing their trip off the service pattern that runs during rush hour. If that same person needs to make that trip on the weekend or overnight, they'll adjust their itinerary accordingly.Second of all, the (L) may have more frequent service, but it's also significantly more crowded. If I'm going to 14th & 6th, and I have a few extra minutes to spare, I'll gladly take the slower ride on the (M) instead of packing onto the (L). Alright, so the (M) doesn't connect to the (4)(5). So what? The (L) doesn't connect to the (B)(D), whereas the (M) offers a nice, easy, cross-platform transfer. So somebody going to Columbus Circle has the choice between packing onto the (L), and then running up and down stairs at 8th Avenue to catch the (A) or the (C), versus taking the (M) and walking across the platform at Broadway/Lafayette or West 4th. (Keeping in mind that they already had the stress of the transfer from the (G), and also keeping in mind how much trains crawl entering 8th Avenue). Not to mention that the (M) directly serves the CBD, whereas the (L) doesn't. If you're trying to get to Herald Square, it's a lot easier to take the (G) to the (M), rather than taking the (G) to the (L) to the (N)(Q)(R). For that matter, if you need to get to Penn Station or Times Square, it's still easier, even with the extra block of walking (assuming the weather isn't too terrible, but even then, people walk much further distances just to access a subway station in most parts of the outer boroughs). That's why I said "arguably". Yeah, somebody going up to 86th Street would be better off with the (G) to the (L) to the (4)(5), whereas somebody going up to Herald Square is better off with the (G) to the (M). The way you phrased it made it sound like the (L) is better for all possible trips (by saying "better connections, more service and a quicker trip", when that is clearly not the case. |
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