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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu Jan 17 16:22:28 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Jan 17 16:13:00 2008. With even more screwed.No not at all. I think that Queens Boulevard would be better with the (G) as it provides a unique service in addition to supplementing the unreliable (R). That's the problem. "I think" or "Unique Service" means nothing. Most people only use the G as a stepping stone to the next express station. More people will be served with increased R service that actually goes where people want to go, Manhattan, instead of having to get off the G at Roosevelt or Queens Plaza, than having the G there. Service would not get better with the (V) over the (G) but rather more redundant IMO I don't believe that the V is going to be replacing the G on weekends. And even if it was, then it would be like during the week. With the introduction of the V, they took away a line that everyone transfered off of, and didn't want, and replaced it with a line that actually goes where people want to go. To be honest I cannot see that much more commuter attraction to the (G) after its extension to Church Avenue besides the somewhat convenient 4th Avenue-9th Street transfer, I think that the (G) would be better used on the Queens Boulevard line than the Culver Line south of 4th Avenue. The Smith and 9th Street station was a RIDICULOUS place for a terminal, and it's a sin that the G was even ever made to terminate there all these years. It's one station short of 4th Ave transfer, and Church makes much more sense as a terminal. (4th Ave can not be a terminal). I was a G rider for MANY years, so I know very well the problems. I can't count the times I walked up from the N train downstairs all the way up to 4th Ave just to see the G train I needed pull out and away as I stood on the 4th Ave platform, while I was stuck having to wait for the F train to take me only one stop to get it. |
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