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Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Wed Jan 16 18:38:27 2008, in response to 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. 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.No you can't, the (G) is the way more efficient option at that part of the line too. 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. Agreed. I'd like to see some statistics that prove this. You don't need to, just ride the train and observe where people get off yourself like I did. 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 not asking to end trains at Queens Plaza, as a matter of fact, I think that Queens Plaza is a bulls*** terminal (not as much as Court Square, but pretty close), might as well send it to Forest Hills. 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.) Well, my statement did not prove that point IMO but I will argue anyways. Why would they stay on until Queens Plaza if they wanted express service to Manhattan and the (G) was a local to Brooklyn? Also, you're right that the majority of Queens Boulevard riders do want Manhattan but that doesn't necessarily mean that the riders that want the Crosstown are nonexistent, if they were, the (G) wouldn't go there in the first place. |
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