Siemenslover

All I can say is demand is there and those trains are packed

I believe S is for the max number of cars if there are ones with numbers before it

If you go into mymta, at 67th avenue, it shows a M to Jamaica and was showing E to forest hills. Foam!!!

I think it should be called if it’s going to 96th, especially if it’s PM rush. If someone gets on in bk, they wouldn’t have to do anything unless they get off at dekalb.

The also ends up bunching after the almost always so it does almost nothing other than help whoever couldn’t fit on the . Not to mention some ended up only going down to 61st, so to 71st would be way more helpful. The is 5 tph now but if you add the 3 it would run as often as the if you send it to 96th.

Absolutely, or if possible, just the to 71st. I think more people would use it than the or in Astoria, especially if you couldn’t even get to QBP since some only went to 61st.

Is the crowded by Kew Gardens? It’s a simple platform transfer and they run often. Even waiting for the next would’ve been like waiting for one or (M). Lcl riders below JH don’t even have east access to 63rd, people complain about anything.

I read elsewhere that 63rd must be an express due to requirements from its funding source. Also, 36th st merge would probably cause the same issues.

The early PM (2:50-4:15 or so) rush should be reconsidered. They often are just below fully seated while the is packed with all the high schoolers (33, 40) and the transfers from 74th the skips while both are running every 8-10 mins. They should either run more or scrap it until later on when they both run often. Way more people are negatively affected by this pattern than those it helps ( is already slower now anyway). If you get on at queensboro or west, you would not catch up to a local until Junction Blvd. There is a huge change in crowding between 2:30 and 3:00 at local stops with half the trains going to the <7>. I think they can just run the every 5 mins like at 2:30 or 4 if they’re generous for the early PM rush.

I’m personally not a huge fan of to 96 because it’s mainly just used for the 6 av stretch that the M5 covers and to pick up the slack of the . The 2 av stretch itself has frequent service. I think to 71 would have more utility since it’d hit 53rd, qbl and 6th or send it via 63rd and qbl lcl and one can just transfer to the frequent at 63 for 6av<->96 while still serving intra-queens and Queens<-> 6av. Local could at least hit intra-queens and qbl local stops to 8th/53

Weekend service is trash. and trains more crowded than a lot of rush hour trains. The weekend was probably crowded because the is already infrequent and carrying people to queens/Bronx. I avoid travel on the weekend living on local qbl. Going into Manhattan often means waiting 12-20+ Mins for slow, packed trains. If the was brought back to 71 I’d do more intra-borough travel. Otherwise, have go to QBL all times or make the local or something. I think the could’ve handled 2 av alone like it usually does. Whenever they give those measly 3 per hour on weekends (which is supposed to take people off 15 ), it tends to bunch and the countdown clock looks like: 17 mins 20 mins 38 Mins.

Just saw an R142A 5 train, approaching 59 uptown now

What’s with people smoking on the ? Been a daily occurrence

Why does the 59-QP feel so much longer than 59-QBP?

The comment I replied to wasn’t talking about E/M local and N going to JC and way to take my quote even more out of context. I like your idea though