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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Jan 22 18:23:21 2008, in response to Re: M-V combo, posted by Wado MP73 on Tue Jan 22 17:56:19 2008. I said nobody uses the transfer at Fulton so there is no one who will shift from there.I don't believe that is the case. How do the people access the 7th Ave or 8th Ave lines if using the M? They aren't all using Wyckoff, as many of the M riders are south of Wyckoff. And if they are all using Essex, what a pain in the ass for a three seat ride. I do not believe your statement "Nobody uses the Fulton transfer", unless you can somehow back that up. Granted, the trains begin to empty by the time the M gets past Canal, but then you statement that all these people "want the Nassau line" also doesn't hold any water, as the trains are more than 3/4 empty by the time they hit Canal St. Then you said all these people "want the Nassau line". It can't be both. They certainly aren't all going to the least used station in all of Manhattan, Bowery. And all these people aren't going to "Chinatown" either, so they are transferring to another line at Canal St, meaning either the Bway line or the Lex Line there. And if they are transferring to the Bway line, they are roundaboutly going south just to go back north again. And as mentioned, the 6th Ave Line's Manhattan destinations are quite similar to the Bway line's destinations, and a one seat ride may just tip the tide for a lot of those people who now have a two seat ride and go all the way down to Canal just to go back north again. That takes care of Canal St. Then that leaves you Chambers. The local Lex riders will eventually use Broadway-Lafayette/Bleecker if a 6th Ave train is there, and I acknowledged that Chambers may still be attractive to some Lexington Express people. But then you have to remember that it takes time to go all the way from Essex down to Chambers, while they could have just gotten the Lex at Bway-Lafayette, which is only one station after Essex, and already be that further north, instead of having to come all the way up from Brooklyn Bridge after riding all the way down to Chambers St. That's takes time traveling down, just to go backtrack up again. Not to mention the 6's headways are excellent. |
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