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| Re: Long-term Weekend service changes on (2)(3)(4)(5) lines; Service increase on (1) (7) - 6/2017 (1419365) | |||
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Re: Long-term Weekend service changes on (2)(3)(4)(5) lines; Service increase on (1) (7) - 6/2017 |
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Posted by Michael549 on Sun Dec 11 11:06:47 2016, in response to Re: Long-term Weekend service changes on (2)(3)(4)(5) lines; Service increase on (1) (7) - 6/2017, posted by Wallyhorse on Sun Dec 11 08:06:34 2016. "This mainly allows those without Metrocards to transfer from the 2/3 to the 4/5 at Fulton to continue to Brooklyn. The OOS transfer may not be sufficient for those who have to after the subway transfer to a bus and don't have unlimited cards."I give you points for sticking to your guns, but come on! Riders from Brooklyn bound for the Manhattan #2 and #3 stations can transfer to the R-train at Atlantic Avenue and at the Borough Hall station, and then transfer again to the #1 and #2 trains at South Ferry - all indoors and all weather. Or they could simply take the R-train to some west-side destinations, or transfer to A & C trains! Westside riders bound for Brooklyn #4 and #5 stations can take the #1 and #2 to South Ferry for the FREE OUT OF SYSTEM TRANSFER to the Bowling Green station, or transfer at several points in Manhattan for Q, R and N trains that meet #4 and #5 trains at Atlantic Avenue. PLUS! PLUS! There ARE already tracks switches at the #2 and #3 Wall Street station! There simply are not a corresponding set at the Clark Street station side of the tunnel which reduces the ability to use those tunnel tracks for bi-directional travel. (A very long time ago the TA did an interesting G.O. bi-directional operation with Atlantic Avenue.) The MTA is simply doing the least costly operation here, especially because there are alternatives. Mike |
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