Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 31, 2011 Share #51 Posted July 31, 2011 The is almost never crowded, but it would still be nice if there was more frequent service on it. 10 minute service during rush hour is terrible for a subway line. Going back to Staten Island, I've switched to taking the to the to reach the ferry, rather than waiting for the and risking a 20 minute wait for the ferry (to be fair, the hasn't caused me to miss a ferry yet) LOL.... Yeah and it's never crush packed because it's so slow to begin with. I always hated that train for what it's worth. Never connected really with the ferry going to Whitehall and I usually always missed an coming from the ferry too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted July 31, 2011 Share #52 Posted July 31, 2011 I've said this a million times, but the train is the slowest train on earth. It makes way too many stops (even for a local subway line)... What do you want, the to run across the Manhattan Bridge, for it to terminate at 57 St-7 Av? For the first, what will serve the lower Manhattan or downtown Brooklyn stations? Regarding the second, the can't handle the Queens Blvd Local by itself on weekdays and if you want the or the to run to 71 Av, then you're shafting the Astoria riders by giving them less service. Transit is limited in its routing options since the majority of the system was built to compete with each other, not compliment each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 31, 2011 Share #53 Posted July 31, 2011 What do you want, the to run across the Manhattan Bridge, for it to terminate at 57 St-7 Av? For the first, what will serve the lower Manhattan or downtown Brooklyn stations? Regarding the second, the can't handle the Queens Blvd Local by itself on weekdays and if you want the or the to run to 71 Av, then you're shafting the Astoria riders by giving them less service. Transit is limited in its routing options since the majority of the system was built to compete with each other, not compliment each other. lol... I don't want anything. I said I do everything to avoid using that line and that's the best thing to do. I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way about the . Previously I had to put up with the because I was using the ferry, but now that I've been using the express bus for the past almost 6 years, I rarely use the . I may use it one stop from say 23rd to 14th, but certainly not for any long period of time. I do think though that new trains would certainly make them a tad faster than the current trains that they're running on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted July 31, 2011 Share #54 Posted July 31, 2011 LOL.... Yeah and it's never crush packed because it's so slow to begin with. I always hated that train for what it's worth. Never connected really with the ferry going to Whitehall and I usually always missed an coming from the ferry too. Exactly. Luckily, I've found out that going on the lowest level of the SI Ferry and then running out as soon as it docks can often help you catch the . Even on the S93, for some reason it always misses the by a minute or two. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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