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Posted by X-Astorian on Fri Apr 18 19:58:29 2014, in response to Re: 1939 World's Fair spur, posted by Joe on Fri Apr 18 17:24:56 2014. "I wonder what the ridership ratio was between this Independent branch and the turnstile numbers at the BMT/Interborough Willets Point station. The Independent may have gained from passengers leaving the nightly shows in the nearby amusement area, but I guess that the BMT/IRT numbers were far higher, perhaps 9:1.Any figures from any source?" Joe, Higher but not that high - the ratio was not quite 2:1 in 1940. Willets Point Blvd 5,383,449 World's Fair IND 2,847,123 With no attarction, the WPB figures dropped to 134,597 in 1941. Source: Transit Record, March 1942 |
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