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Re: G Train Hearing at City Hall |
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Posted by KLCS on Thu Apr 10 18:28:43 2008, in response to Re: G Train Hearing at City Hall, posted by error46146 on Thu Apr 10 16:33:13 2008. My reasoning for the E to run local (if R service wouldn't be increased) is that it replicates the 53rd Street service that the V provides during the weekdays. The 53rd Street corridor is a larger destination for most riders (Queeens Plaza, 23 St, Lex/53 with the 6 train transfer and 5 Av/53rd Street) than 63rd Street.Also it allows G riders one transfer to reach Qiueens Blvd. local stops instead of two if the E ran express. I admit I am also using the late night service patter (E local, and F express as a template for my proposal). Trains don't run express for the sake of running express. True, the E running express from 71st to Queens Plaza saves 6-8 minutes of running time for outer zone riders. But trains have to serve passengers and if the E has to run local to serve the busy Queens Blvd. local stops, then so be it. Many Queens Blvd. local passengers desire 53rd St, so why can't the train directly stop and take them there? It uses less resources to send the E local or run 1-2 more R runs an hour than to send 7 tph of G trains on top of the E , F, and R already. |
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