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Posted by trainsarefun on Sun Dec 14 16:34:23 2008, in response to Re: Archer Avenue at 20, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Dec 14 15:47:16 2008. While Q77 riders get a station to transfer to, Q2/3 riders lose their LIRR connection. Mind you, it's still clunky to have both stations unlesss Hillside is moved slightly eastward as a combined Hillside-Hollis station, but with somewhat long walks to the platforms for HMF or passengers.Hollis isn't exactly convenient to any bus routes, although the Q2/3/110 are within a few blocks. Being that's it's a 4-car platform, no station house, and walking distance to Hillside, it seems like the odd man out. Buses could be rerouted a few blocks perhaps. If Q2/3 proceeded west on Jamaica Av, and then went north on 179 Pl and then back east again, that would shorten both routes, and still allow access to NYCT at 179 St and LIRR at Hillside. 3.0mph/s, 3 doors, 2 X 2 seating à la WMATA, 65 to 80mph MAS? The electrical system may need to be upgraded, but there's actually reason to think that even higher acceleration rates in the 4-5mph/s would be feasible if the jerk rate were smoothed out by computer control. If we're serious about doing Really Rapid transit in this way, it might also eventually be a project to have Belmont Park become a park/ride facility, re-doing QUEENS interlocking with ramps; or to take advantage of the large amount of LIRR property near Queens Village to turn that into the Really Rapid transit terminal, which would afford bus connections to many of the routes in the area, which if I remember right are Q1/27/36/88 and N24. |
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