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Posted by #5 - Dyre Ave on Tue Jan 24 14:57:52 2017, in response to Re: Brighton Line, posted by MATHA531 on Tue Jan 24 09:05:20 2017. I don't know if the stats cited were "overwhelming" for Broadway or not, but that's what the MTA chose to do in 2004. Maybe the fact that Stillwell Ave Terminal was still under major reconstruction when the north side tracks reopened played a part in the decision to leave the "circle-Q" as the Brighton Local and send the full-time D train down West End, since that was the only line with access to Stillwell. But I can't say for sure.Are there other options? Perhaps there are. Expanding the B to run on weekends so Brighton can have direct service to both Broadway and 6th other than weekdays? It's possible, but does weekend Brighton ridership warrant two services? Swapping the D and Q routes in Brooklyn (D goes back to Brighton Local; Q goes to West End)? Ok, that gives Brighton direct access to DeKalb and 6th Ave full time without expanding service on any other line. Gold St would experience fewer delays because you'd no longer have trains stopping to cross in front of each other. Gold St would be "straight-railed" with all Brighton service going to the north side and 6th Ave and all 4th Ave Express service going to the south side and Broadway. The downside would be no direct access from Brighton to Broadway at all. Brighton riders who want Broadway would always have to transfer, either at Atlantic, DeKalb or 34th. |
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