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Posted by jsun21 on Sat Apr 12 23:37:12 2008, in response to Re: G Train Hearing at City Hall, posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 12 20:22:42 2008. I don't agree with the A to Rock Park as the primary, the Rock Park branch is home to some of the loneliest stations in the MTA, some as low as 250 people a day on a weekday, thats barely on shuttle and in my opinion not worth sending an A train that way for nothing other than terminal capacity and appeasement of the Rockaway riders. That being said if the A is only split in two directions the amount of service may be enough to eliminate the shuttle and be a viable option for those who would opt to drive or take the LIRR as they won't have to wait for the shuttle and then wait for a transfer.A lot of people continue on 8th avenue from Fulton st, if the W is the only local I don't see it as a viable substitute for the C, perhaps have the C go local as for as B-way Junction. I know thats not popular because B-way is always straight-railed but it gives Lefferts riders some sort of fast service and it keeps the train count high going local. Between the hours of 3-7:30 the first five cars after Franklin Ave are usually crush loaded, usually because people off the shuttle are allowed to pool and as usual they are going to the junction so everyone stays up front. After B-way I don't think that many people care what the C does, it may even get people on the W and free up space on the C. However this only works if the W and C work in tandem as the W's current headways are woefully insufficient for the needs of during the rush. To be honest thats the one thing I felt bad about the C was that for a line designed to feed an express every 3-6 minutes was that with the train every 10 minutes you may end up dumping a train load of people onto 1 express, or in the other case a few A trains leave their local riders for just one train and it packs up like that. It would be nice to see Court St with a new purpose with the line you propose, I don't think you'll win over rail fans with the idea but such is life. If you are going to use the outer platforms of Hoyt Street I think you'll need platform conductors other wise you force local riders to gamble on which train will come first. Although the prospect of using the outer platforms as a Barcelona Solution for the C can alleviate crowding that occurs in...you guessed it...the first five cars. I'm not sure what time this W-Euclid service is supposed to run but perhaps consider sending it somewhere other than Astoria to help out other places like QB, or Second Ave...if and when. |
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