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Re: In South Queens, rail backers still pushing for old Rockaway Beach line |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Wed Jul 30 22:29:51 2014, in response to Re: In South Queens, rail backers still pushing for old Rockaway Beach line, posted by Michael549 on Mon Jul 28 12:31:45 2014. Well, sort of. What you're missing is that the Rockaway trains would be the express trains! The ONLY switches connected to the express tracks would be those south of Woodhaven Boulevard station.The reality is that the Rockaways are so far out there, to have it served by a local would be ludicrous. A lot of people on the Railway side of the Rockaway Beach Line debate appear to be clamoring for some kind of express train. It would be an insult to give them a local. Of course, there's an alternative to the 5-track Woodhaven design I propose. That would be to not modify Woodhaven and shift Rockaway-bound trains from express to local at either Roosevelt Avenue (which would do more harm than good) or at Queens Plaza/36th Street (which eliminates the express completely, not to mention disappoint countless Rockaway line riders, since in order to get that promised express service, there'd be an additional train to ride, and a transfer at the already busy Roosevelt Avenue station). The 5-track Woodhaven design allows for several things. 1. It allows Rockaway line trains to run express between Woodhaven Boulevard and Manhattan. 2. It allows Queens line express trains traveling to and from Jamaica to continue to run express through the station (i.e. no additional stop at Woodhaven). 3. It allows northbound express trains to access the station without having to wait for a northbound local to clear it. The reason for not making the existing southbound platform at Woodhaven an island is also interesting. Given that the Rockaway line trains would run express starting at Woodhaven Boulevard, 63rd Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard become express stations. Anyone at 67th Avenue needing express service would simply take a train one stop to 63rd Drive, then take a train coming from Rockaway. It's a situation similar to the A and C between Chambers and Hoyt-Schermerhorn. Local and express trains share the same track. People needing a particular service can wait for it. |
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