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Posted by checkthedoorlight on Thu Jan 17 12:18:23 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by Wado MP73 on Wed Jan 16 23:47:22 2008. There was one time when I was taking the G to Woodhaven Blvd. At Roosevelt Ave, EVERY person in my car exited, and 2 people got on, and then got off at Graham, leaving me as the only person left in the car when I got off. Although I doubt there is that much demand between the Crosstown stations and the local Queens Boulevard stops, having the G run on Queens Blvd does give extra support from those coming from the 7, or from the E/F who want to get to their local stop. Of course, if they're going to run more R trains to replace the lack of G service, that would serve the same purpose.I am a daily G rider. Yes, most of the time I am going to Manhattan. However, I am almost ALWAYS going to the 7, E/V (to both Manhattan and Jamaica LIRR) or L. I can only think of ONE time I needed direct R service, and that time happened to be a weekend the G was running to Forest Hills. Strangely enough, I often find myself taking the R TO Queens, which requires me to double back on the E/V first. The last time I did that, I randomly ran into G1Ravage. Anyway, I still feel that this change is a GOOD move, because what I desire more than direct access to Queens Boulevard is more frequent service. 8-10 minute headways during rush hour and middays, and 12-15 minute headways as soon as the sun goes down and often on weekends just doesn't cut it, particularly when almost every rider is going to have to make at least one transfer to get to their final destination. I'd gladly sacrifice station access that we NEVER get in the first place in order to give us less waiting time between trains. Also, extending the G to Church Ave is more important than extending to Forest Hills. This is because of the 4 Av station. The transfer to the R train there is the ONLY direct transfer that the G has to most of the rest of lower Brooklyn. The F train does not have direct connections to Atlantic-Pacific, Dekalb, Borough Hall (well, Jay St, but that station is not yet connected to the complex station) or 4 Av, so if your destination is along any of these, or anywhere else along the 2/3/4/5/B/Q/D/N, it takes forever to get back to the G, unless you have an unlimited card and do the 5 minute walk between Atlantic and Fulton St. The R to F to G transfer is horrible, and it's also mind torture because you can often see the G either layed up on the express track, or bypassing the station on the express track, and stop at Smith-9 before the next F comes, and then you know you have to wait a full interval to get the next G. Connecting the R and G at 4 Av is going to make many riders' lives much easier, including mine. The next step the MTA needs to take to fix the G is installing SOME kind of transfer between Brodaway G and Lorimer St J/M. These stations are almost right on top of each other, and there are even street signs pointing you between the two stations, yet you can only do that transfer with an unlimited card. The G and the J/M aren't exactly the most desirable lines, but this transfer would really open up some travel possibilities for many riders too. Installing an in-system walkway might be more expensive than it's worth, but why can't these stations use the same system as 59-63 Sts and Court Square? |
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