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Ways to improve C & R trains |
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Posted by BrooklynTrain on Mon Jul 6 21:38:00 2015 The G train used to be known for its infrequent trains and incessant waits. But after a full-scale review of the line with substantial service increases (now it's roughly every 8 minutes all weekdays/weeknights and roughly every 10 minutes all weekend), it feels like a brand new line that almost always runs like clockwork.Unfortunately, the C and R trains can use similar major improvements. With short trains & infrequent service plaguing the C line, and a way too lengthy route & many merging delays plaguing the R line, there is much that can be done. C train suggestions - Run 10 car trains. Use older retired cars if needed. Shorter 8 car trains cause major rush-hour backups at busy stations like 23rd and 50th St, sometimes causing the doors to open & close 8 or 9 times before the train can move. (Late nights, the A is able to stop at these stations using full-length trains, so platform length is not an issue.) - When there is a service gap of more than 10 minutes, run an A local over the C line to mitigate this delay. Perhaps the first A can be a Manhattan local (168th to Chambers), and the second A can be a Brooklyn local (Hoyt-Schermerhorn to Euclid), to avoid delaying any one particular A train too much. C train waits can exceed 25 minutes on a regular basis. It's sad that it's usually far quicker to walk from the nearest A express stop (in Brooklyn) or walk the extra 3 avenue blocks (in Manhattan) than to wait for the C train. R train problems & suggestions - The merging delays at Prince, 34th and the Steinway Tube cause significant delays up & down the line, especially during rush-hour. This afternoon rush-hour (in the 4:00 hour) was yet another time when 5 N trains came, before an R to Bay Ridge at 59th St/4th Ave finally arrived. - Alternate rush-hour R trains should "short turn" as follows: 95th-Whitehall or 95th-Chambers. Currently, the severe congestion/overcrowding/bottlenecks due to merging cause major delays up & down the N, Q and R lines in both directions. Platforms at narrow stations like 9th St were dangerously overcrowded this afternoon due to the 30+ minute wait for the 95th-St bound R train. - When problems occur, send the first R train via a battery run. Battery runs used to be quite common on the R line several years back, but they are practically nonexistent now, and of course without using them, it further delays service. It's not uncommon to see 4 or 5 R trains pulling into 86th and 95th back-to-back during rush-hour (preceded by a 20 to 30 minute gap). |
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