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Posted by K. Trout on Thu Jan 13 22:02:23 2022, in response to Re: What was a proposal Map, posted by Elkeeper on Thu Jan 13 13:40:53 2022. Layup tracks were built as far as 178th as part of the original construction of the line. Apparently the original IND plan did have a station at 178th but that was eliminated at some point when the first phase of construction was cut back to 169th, and the residents of Jamaica Estates petitioned to add a station in the layup area even before construction was finished. I suppose at the time it was assumed that the Second System would be approved so 169th was probably always thought of as a temporarily terminal anyway.Building a station within the existing tunnel would be too close to 169th for the IND's standard half-mile spacing; it was finally agreed to build a station east of where the layup tracks ended. Presumably the BOT decided to make it a proper terminal, not knowing at the time if further eastward expansion would be possible. |
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