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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Jan 22 09:59:34 2017, in response to Re: N to 96/2, posted by Joe V on Sun Jan 22 08:08:11 2017. Here's where I'm at.The 2/5, the E to 179th, and A to Rockaway Park (and even the entire Z line service in some ways) involve routine service with specific hours, even if relatively infrequent. They are also related to ends-of-routes and not Manhattan trunks. The N/Q is more unique than those cases for a couple of reasons. First, the runs are scattered about the day. They do not have specific hours, beginning and ending times, where you can tell passengers on the Sea Beach that within 20 minutes you'll definitely see a 96th St bound train. Also, the division of the N from the Q occurs in Manhattan, unlike all those other special cases where the break-off / variance occurs far outside Manhattan. This means that the busy Broadway line stations have people who not only want the correct train (as everybody does) but they need the correct train right away - there is little to no time to explain that they are on the wrong train. They won't be taken 90% to where they want to go and then find themselves on the wrong branch. Rather they will almost immediately be taken the wrong way. I dislike Q via Sea Beach, not only as a railfan but because it is confusing so long as it is not advertised on signage or maps. Right now, it is probably the right move, but I would hope that they do something to patch it up. Writing "Sometimes Q to 96th St stops here" is good enough for me for the Sea Beach / 4 Ave platform signs. That tells you that there may be a Q but you shouldn't wait for it, which is all people really have to know. I don't think it should be on the map because then people may be waiting for a Q when it is still hours away. And although Z is given its own letter even though there are only a few runs per day, I'm not so sure that N/Q needs its own letter, primarily because the Z has set service hours, while the N/Q runs are sporadic. Still, however the train is designated, in my opinion there should be a clear and extensive preset announcement for everyone on the Manhattan Bridge, where there is a captive audience and people can be properly warned that the train they are on is not entirely normal. |
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