lilbluefoxie Posted October 2, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 2, 2010 Whats faster to get to Grand Central from Long Island, taking the LIRR to Woodside then getting the or going to Penn Station then getting the 7th Ave line to the ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted October 2, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 2, 2010 Whats faster to get to Grand Central from Long Island, taking the LIRR to Woodside then getting the or going to Penn Station then getting the 7th Ave line to the ? Without a doubt, quickest way is taking the LIRR to Penn and then the 7th Ave line to Times Sq and the Shuttle to GCT. During rush hours it's about 10-12 minutes travel time not counting the walk from the GCT or Penn platforms. Or if you want to save a couple of $$$ and have time taking the LIRR to woodside and transfer to the (7)is not bad either. It's about 15 minutes when the express runs or 20-25 minutes on the Local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted October 2, 2010 Without a doubt, quickest way is taking the LIRR to Penn and then the 7th Ave line to Times Sq and the Shuttle to GCT. During rush hours it's about 10-12 minutes travel time not counting the walk from the GCT or Penn platforms. Or if you want to save a couple of $$$ and have time taking the LIRR to woodside and transfer to the (7)is not bad either. It's about 15 minutes when the express runs or 20-25 minutes on the Local. this would be on a sunday, so im dealing with the local 7 and whatever frequency the 7th ave line has that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted October 2, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 2, 2010 The runs very frequent even on Sundays, Jon, you shouldn't have a problem- You'll probably spend more time waiting on the shuttle IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted October 2, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 2, 2010 1. If this is tomorrow afternoon, you might be lucky and catch a Mets express on the . 2. IIRC, Woodside and Penn Station are both in Zone 1 so you won't save any money if you got off at Woodside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted October 3, 2010 1. If this is tomorrow afternoon, you might be lucky and catch a Mets express on the . 2. IIRC, Woodside and Penn Station are both in Zone 1 so you won't save any money if you got off at Woodside. Its for a future railfan trip of mine involving MNRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted October 3, 2010 Share #7 Posted October 3, 2010 Its for a future railfan trip of mine involving MNRR As someone who is a semi regular user at least 2x a month on the Hudson Line, you enjoy the scenary of the Hudson River I am sure. Or the Harlem line where most of the fleet is now filled with the cool M-7's cars. Or the New Haven maybe the debut of the landmark M-8's going up the Ct. Coast.:tup: IMO Metro North is night and day better than LIRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted October 3, 2010 As someone who is a semi regular user at least 2x a month on the Hudson Line, you enjoy the scenary of the Hudson River I am sure. Or the Harlem line where most of the fleet is now filled with the cool M-7's cars. Or the New Haven maybe the debut of the landmark M-8's going up the Ct. Coast.:tup: IMO Metro North is night and day better than LIRR. the trip involves a short run on the New Haven line in hopes of getting the M2-M6 sets, i don't care much for the M8s. and as for it being better, ill believe that when I see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 3, 2010 Share #9 Posted October 3, 2010 All Metro-North has is the nicer terminal in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted October 3, 2010 Share #10 Posted October 3, 2010 I think the Best would be to stay on LIRR. At least its sunday! Because if it was weekday, it be jam packed with the NEC and NJT equipment going thru. It can take you like 10min to get there unlike the which would be a total of 20-30min since u have to walk and wait for the train. The runs very frequent even on Sundays, Jon, you shouldn't have a problem- You'll probably spend more time waiting on the shuttle IMO. Not really, most of the time the (7)s headways isn't as good then the weekday or saturday on sundays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 3, 2010 Share #11 Posted October 3, 2010 If i'm headed to GCT from NYP, i'll just walk. It's easier than having to schlep onto the subway (not to mention pay a fare just for the ridiculously short trip). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted October 3, 2010 Share #12 Posted October 3, 2010 If i'm headed to GCT from NYP, i'll just walk. It's easier than having to schlep onto the subway (not to mention pay a fare just for the ridiculously short trip). this.... Without a doubt, quickest way is taking the LIRR to Penn and then the 7th Ave line to Times Sq and the Shuttle to GCT. During rush hours it's about 10-12 minutes travel time not counting the walk from the GCT or Penn platforms. I disagree w/o it being a doubt... on a sunday (especially these past few sundays), the & (2)'s been running like s***.... the hasn't been running... if at all possible, I would avoid the 7th av line on the weekends.... The past two weekends where I needed to get to PABT, the took almost an hour to get from church av to 42nd st... still running on the express track in manhattan, mind you.... where normally, it takes about 20 mins. less.... OP would probably save more time enduring the LIRR trip to woodside, then taking the to GCT... [the walk from 7th av lines to the shuttle] isn't that much better or worse than [the walk from the lex av lines to the MNRR].... (now if you don't know GCT all that well, you can easily get confused very quickly, I will say that much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted October 3, 2010 Share #13 Posted October 3, 2010 Coming from Long Island, it'd be easier to take the . The runs either every 8 or every 10 minutes during Sundays, and the trip from Woodside to Grand Central is only 15 mins. So on average it can be a 20 min trip, compared to taking the train to Penn Station and t hen waiting for both the and the (7)/(S). The wait time would exceed the actual trip time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted October 3, 2010 Share #14 Posted October 3, 2010 this.... I disagree w/o it being a doubt... on a sunday (especially these past few sundays), the & (2)'s been running like s***.... the hasn't been running... if at all possible, I would avoid the 7th av line on the weekends.... The past two weekends where I needed to get to PABT, the took almost an hour to get from church av to 42nd st... still running on the express track in manhattan, mind you.... where normally, it takes about 20 mins. less.... OP would probably save more time enduring the LIRR trip to woodside, then taking the to GCT... [the walk from 7th av lines to the shuttle] isn't that much better or worse than [the walk from the lex av lines to the MNRR].... (now if you don't know GCT all that well, you can easily get confused very quickly, I will say that much) Bro, i was talking a normal weekday (Monday-Friday)that it faster to go to Penn and take the (3)and GCT(S) combo than going to Woodside and transfer to the . Forgot about the killer weekend "GO's' especially on the 7th Ave line:eek:. In that case it is probably faster taking the (7)at Woodside assuming the Flushing does not have detours either. Plus was not aware he was traveling to GCT on a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted October 3, 2010 Share #15 Posted October 3, 2010 Plus you have to play "guess the platform" at Penn Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted October 3, 2010 Share #16 Posted October 3, 2010 Shortline: No Problem. PATCO: Yup, that's another thing... R32: Exactly the point I was trying to make... BlueFoxie, or anyone else in that position on the weekend would end up spending more time waiting if they took the 7th av line, than if they simply took the after disembarking @ Woodside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted October 4, 2010 Share #17 Posted October 4, 2010 From my personal experience, i'd take LIRR to penn, then walk up 7th ave to times sq and take the shuttle. If it's nasty weather outside i'll go through the LIRR concourse & hop on the first uptown . - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted October 4, 2010 Share #18 Posted October 4, 2010 Slightly little off-topic, it was very crazy. Even sign said is on center of platform, and on local track, there was lots of people waiting for on express island, even when both direction of shown. Even with G.O on , from Woodside to Grand Central is much better choice, since I take sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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