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Posted by Michael549 on Thu Sep 18 16:17:24 2014, in response to Re: Culver Express, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Sep 18 08:22:58 2014. I know that I can be "long winded" in my responses.By the tracks, the Kings Highway station is and remains a very versatile station, even though it is missing (had removed) a vital switch that allowed Manhattan-bound trains from Coney Island to be switched to the center-middle express track. (The Coney Island bound side of the station remains as capable as it ever was!) By the tracks, the entire F-train line from Jay Street to Coney Island, including the G-train section, is a versatile arrangement of tracks, switches, platforms and stations. The versatility of the entire line (Jay Street to/from Coney Island) allows a variety of configurations and operations. Now whether those features are used day to day, or should be used - is a whole other question, and that is what is being debated. To say that the Kings Highway station on the F-line, does not terminate and relay local trains - is just plain wrong, especially when that very operation has been done for days, months, weeks and years on end. Kings Highway local trains have been terminating there for years! If in some weird world the entire F-line (Jay Street to/from Coney Island) was reduced stem-to-stern to a 2-track all local station line with a few diamond switches between the tracks, and a couple of pocket turn-back tracks - we would not be having this debate! The capability and versatility of the entire line (Jay Street to/from Coney Island) is a blessing. It is the decisions to use, or not use, or how to use those features that is what this debate is about. The debate is also about "the best fit of services" in relation to passenger needs, what is decided can or can not be provided, etc. Mike |
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