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Re: Staten Island Railway - the days of free rides are coming ot an end |
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Posted by Fytton on Tue Mar 9 04:18:58 2010, in response to Re: Staten Island Railway - the days of free rides are coming ot an end, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Mar 8 23:14:30 2010. 'I never understood the idea of having it free anyway.'I don't think anyone in authority ever said 'I have a good idea - let's give Staten Islanders free rides!' The issue was the cost of installing MetroCard equipment and fare-control barriers at little-used stations which could never justify the capital cost. Given that most SIR riders are heading to or from the ferry anyway, it was a much better investment decision to put 'swipe both ways' barriers at St George only, and just accept that intra-island travellers go free. When people started walking from Tompkinsville, they put in barriers there. These were pragmatic decisions. |
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