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Re: M to West 4th on Weekends/Late Nights |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Jun 26 01:10:18 2015, in response to Re: M to West 4th on Weekends/Late Nights, posted by Elkeeper on Thu Jun 25 19:54:05 2015. The reason I have not brought up Queens Plaza and 53rd Lex is the same reason I would NOT use 57th/6th as a terminal: It interferes with other lines.West 4th does interfere somewhat, but not NEARLY as much because you can have the (D) and (M) switch tracks between Broadway-Lafayette and West 4th going north (with the (D) switching back between 34th and 42nd) and southbound, the (D) switching to the local between 42nd and 34th and back to the express track north of West 4th while the (M) switches to the express track north of Broadway-Lafayette and uses the northbound express track at West 4th to terminate (and fumigate), then uses the express tunnel to switch before switching to the local track north of West 4th to begin back to Metropolitan. If you want to have it go to a spot it can terminate on weekends/late nights without interference and 71-Continental is not available, then 145 would be the spot to do it, which gives CPW riders the bonus of a 6th Avenue local on weekends (but that is just because 145 is the easiest place to turn and not interfere for now). Long term, if you can't have the (M) terminate at 71-Continental, once the SAS opens I would seriously consider on weekends having the (M) go to 96th/2nd. That would help supplement the (Q) on weekends/late nights in a part of Manhattan that is arguably the most densely populated area of the entire country. Yes, it would confuse some having the (M) only on nights and weekends, but it gives those looking for the west side from the UES more service weekends and late nights. |
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