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Re: Rider confuse on no free transfer from (R) to Fulton Center; MTA says it's a ''revenue loss'' of... |
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Posted by Michael549 on Thu Nov 13 15:11:26 2014, in response to Re: Rider confuse on no free transfer from (R) to Fulton Center; MTA says it's a ''revenue loss'' of..., posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Nov 13 11:04:31 2014. "You are correct. Every time the MTA builds a new passageway, it includes a new free transfer. This one should be no different."That has NOT "always" been the case. While there have been a number of cases where the Transit Authority has opened passageways that offered free transfers among the subway lines. There are several cases where passageways exist that are/were outside the paid fare zone. - The famous or infamous passage from 42nd Street to 34th Street under Sixth Avenue for the IND subway (that some fans want to re-open) was definitely outside the paid fare zone. - The Gimbel's 33rd Street passageway connecting Peen Station to 34th Street Herald Square is definitely outside the paid fare zone. - The former passageway at 50th Street that connecting the #1 train on Broadway to the C & E trains at 50th Street/Eighth Avenue were definitely outside the paid fare zone. - The passageway that connects the Wall Street #2 & #3 station to the Broad Street J-train station is definitely outside the paid fare zone. - Three stations that had their "outside the paid fare zone" passageways converted into a paid fare zone connecting what were formerly separate stations: a) the passageway connecting Pacific Street (D,N,R) to the Atlantic Avenue complex (#2-3-4-5, B & Q); the passageway connecting the 14th Street/7th Avenue station (#1-2-3) to the 14th Street/Sixth Avenue station (F,L.M); and and the 42nd Street/Eighth Avenue IND (A,C,E) station connecting to the 42nd Street-Times Square station (#1-2-3,N,R,Q,7,S) via a steep passageway from the #7 train. - Yes, it is very true that the Transit Authority has created passageways that have linked what were separate stations into useful transfer stations. There are a number of underground concourses that are not within a "paid fare zone" - one of the most famous is the passageway that connects 34th Street/Seventh Avenue to 34th Street/Eighth Avenue at Penn Station. Mike |
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