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Re: MTA chief Joseph Lhota: We need to expand subway stations |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Jan 28 14:55:07 2012, in response to Re: MTA chief Joseph Lhota: We need to expand subway stations, posted by PATHman on Fri Jan 27 19:10:20 2012. I use/used the Queens Blvd line and I am telling you that it is far better than it was before.It is not perfect, and it never will be. The only way the E and F continuing through 53st after the connector opened was: -If they had a service pattern that avoided having Queens Blvd local riders transfer twice to get to the G -If they could somehow get back to 40 TPH without delays on the Queens Blvd express, which would require eliminating timers and a far more aggressive approach to door holding. They actually *TRIED* this, in the Sunday morning experiment where the G ran to 179 (could not turn at 71st), the V-alike ran through 63rd, and the E and F kept their express / 53st configuration. It was a DISASTER, too many trains all over the goddamn place... and this was *without* passengers to hold doors (the Sunday morning crowd is not representative of a rush hour loading). By having the E and F only share a track for two stations, the 5PM conga line went away. By booting the G off of Queens Blvd and putting the V (later M), all the transferring at Roosevelt (which had the station dangerously overcrowded) went away. By removing the 6th av / Queens Express from 53st, people can reliably *fit on trains* at 53rd/lex. Since almost the ENTIRE BOARD is either indifferent or thinks you are wrong, there really isn't a need to argue it with you... you're just in your own little world, la. la. la. |
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