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Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently

Posted by The Port of Authority on Wed Jan 16 18:24:34 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by Osmosis Jones on Wed Jan 16 17:58:56 2008.

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Sure [the transfer's] a benefit, but few people would use the transfer from a southbound (G) onto a northbound (R) (and vice-versa), and there are not that many people who commute from the Crosstown line to points on the 4th/Sea Beach/West End lines south of 9th Street.

You could probably make the same point about the people who commute from the central portion of the Crosstown line to the Queens Boulevard line.

In any case, Church Avenue is a much more effective terminus for the G than Smith/9th is. F service won't back up as a result of fumigating G trains on the southbound local track.

That's a lie [that the G on Queens Boulevard really serves no purpose] and you know it, people from the Crosstown line use the Queens Boulevard line for the (R) connection to Manhattan, direct service to Jackson Heights (where there is also bus service to LaGuardia Airport), Jamaica (sure you can transfer at Court Square, but why transfer there if the Queens Plaza connection is way easier?), and Queens Center Mall to name a few reasons.

I'd like to see some statistics that prove this.

I agree with you, Queens Plaza is a much more convenient terminus for the G than Court Square is, but you can't turn trains effectively at Queens Plaza. You've already got the MetroCard transfer to the 7 at Court Square, which, the last time I checked, isn't a bad transfer option at all.

I'm pretty sure that the (V) and (R) are like that too [mass exodus at Roosevelt to transfer to the express].

Which proves my point that Queens Boulevard riders want Manhattan, not Crosstown service. If they were content with the G they would have stayed on until past Queens Plaza. (And plus, R trains are the only Queens Boulevard trains that serve Broadway, so passengers wanting Broadway destinations are likely to stay on the R.)

No, what's needed to replace the (G) on Queens Boulevard is nothing.

Not quite.

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