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Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Jan 17 07:26:08 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 16 23:26:52 2008. Unfortunately, that's the breaks of living along a lower use line. It's lower use because it doesn't go to Manhattan.And I know all about 10 minute headways, and lived through it. I was an M rider for many years, and the only ones crapped on more than G riders is M riders, so I don't need to hear a pity party. No it's not, even the Rockaway Park Shuttle gets 8 cars during the summer, and ALL of its stops are on the bottom 23 list in ridership IINM, meanwhile the (G) train has only 1 (on the list). It's not supposed to be 10 minute headways, but a lot of times it is because the service is too crappy, especially on weekends when it does that OPTO shenanigans. At least (M) gets full trains 5 days a week and on the weekends it gets new tech trains the size of a (G) even during the rush, and at least its Manhattan connection is right across the platform. Because the V service is more used and needed. Unfortunately the vast majority of G riders have to transfer anyway. That's just the way it was built. it's no different than the M not going to 6th Ave after Bway Lafayette, and even THAT would be used WAYYYYY more than the G between Queens Blvd and the Crosstown. Just because the G connection is there doesn't mean it needs to be used. No it's not, as a (G) train rider, I am now immune to all "I don't wanna transfer across the platform, I want a one-seat ride!" complaints (with LIRR Brooklyn service sort of exempt to that). You're right that just because the connection exists, that doesn't mean the service there should be used, but if trains do use the connection and it gets good ridership while providing more options to both lines on either end, I don't think it should be taken away. |
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