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Re: LIRR station rehab: (13 Stations) Station Platform Railing Replacement |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Thu Aug 21 07:23:37 2014, in response to LIRR station rehab: (13 Stations) Station Platform Railing Replacement, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Aug 20 21:33:03 2014. Cedarhurst does not need stair or railing replacement. The existing stairs and railings are constructed of steel and are in excellent condition. Absolute waste of money.If the MTA wants to spend money at Cedarhurst, it should build an walkway over the tracks, like at Gibson. This way, people wouldn't be compelled to scurry past the gates to make their trains on the opposite track, thanks to the asinine scheduling by the MTA. I've already spoken to the MTA about this - I was told that any overpass must be ADA-compliant and has to include elevators, and the MTA has decided that Cedarhurst doesn't have a high enough usage to justify the cost. I told the rep that sooner or later someone's going to get killed there. Case in point: The station is located just north of the commercial center of Cedarhurst (Cedarhurst and Central Avenues). The vast majority of people are coming from the northern side of the station, which is the residential side. The 9:03 to Jamaica, a very heavily-used train due to its direct connection to the Penn Station train at Jamaica, comes in on the southern track. However, some idiot scheduled a 9:00 a.m. train to Far Rockaway coming in on the northern track. So, at 8:58 or so, the gates come down and the people who want to make the 9:03 on the southern platform have to wait until (1) the Far Rockaway train arrives (2) discharges its few passengers and (3) leaves. Of course, just as the Far Rock train is disgorging its few passengers, the 9:03 comes in, WITH THE GATES HAVING BEEN DOWN FOR ALMOST 3-4 MINUTES. And of course, the 9:03 is only 8 cars long, so its comes to a full stop at the far end of the station, and many people have to sprint down the platform just to make the last car. Many's the time that the 9:03 has left before the gates go back up. |
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