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Re: Brighton Express B Hours Cut |
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Posted by italianstallion on Sat Feb 15 13:25:18 2020, in response to Brighton Express B Hours Cut, posted by SLRT on Sat Feb 15 13:04:28 2020. This and other changes were approved by the MTA Board last July to better accommodate late night maintenance work:NYC Transit is proposing to make changes to some evening and late-night schedules on the B,R and W subway lines and to some weekend schedules on the A andC subway lines in November 2019 to accommodate the rigorous maintenance, repair and construction projects associated with the Subway Action Plan, Fast Forward and other efforts to improve service, while also operating the best service possible for our customers as this essential work is underway. The schedule changes would shorten the span of weekday evening service on the B andW subway lines and adjust the weekday evening frequency of R service to facilitate track replacement, signal and power cable upgrades, and drain cleaning that requires greater train separation, as well as transitioning to the overnight service pattern earlier than previously scheduled. In addition, the schedule changes would adjust weekend frequency of A andC subway service during the busiest times of day on Saturdays on the A and on Sundays on the A andC, to facilitate ongoing and upcoming capital investments, in particular the Fast Forward initiative to install Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signals on the 8th Avenue line between Columbus Circle-59th Street and High Street. These changes – already implemented regularly via temporary schedules most weeknights and weekends – will help customers plan ahead with a stable and reliable schedule. Incorporating these schedule revisions into our base timetables will result in more efficient and less costly service, while providing more consistent evening and late-night service for our customers. Recommendation Implement schedule adjustments for the B,R and W routes on weekday evenings and on the A and C routes on weekends to accommodate long-term construction and maintenance work. Budget Impact Implementation of the proposed A,B,C, R and W schedule changes would save approximately $1.5 million annually, and reduce the need for overtime, by moving the transition from evening to overnight service earlier by less than one hour and by reducing the frequency of weekend service during the busiest hours. Proposed Implementation Date A,B,C, R and W schedule changes would be implemented in November 2019. |
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