T to Dyre Avenue Posted October 20, 2011 Share #26 Posted October 20, 2011 Main St-Flushing on the . Between the overcrowding, the busted elevators and escalators, the filth, and the precious few exits that have to handle throngs and throngs of people transferring from subway to bus at what is the busiest subway-bus transfer, it's a commuter's nightmare. A close second, would have to be Lex/53rd on the and lines for the sheer overcrowding. (Dis-)honorable mention would have to go to Chambers St on the for just how decrepit and rat-infested that station is. In fact, station is too nice of a word for Chambers. It's a dungeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West End Posted October 20, 2011 Share #27 Posted October 20, 2011 Bowery on the (J)/(Z). The fact that the platform's virtually empty most of the time doesn't help. Times Square - 42nd Street, especially during rush hour. Way too many tourists who don't know where they're going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheTransitMan Posted October 20, 2011 Share #28 Posted October 20, 2011 Why is everyone saying Chamber Street ? It is such a cool station in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted October 20, 2011 Share #29 Posted October 20, 2011 Why is everyone saying Chamber Street ? It is such a cool station in my opinion. It makes me puke just looking at the station in photos...Ugh. I just don't understand why some people are saying Main St...You don't understand the population in Flushing..Creating more damn exits would cause more NIMBY'ism...Its stupid, otherwise its is rare for a escalator to be busted...Trust me I've been there more than any one of you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted October 21, 2011 Share #30 Posted October 21, 2011 -Union Sq -Whitehall St -Court St -Pacific St -Essex St -Broad Channel -Fulton St It makes me puke just looking at the station in photos...Ugh.I just don't understand why some people are saying Main St...You don't understand the population in Flushing..Creating more damn exits would cause more NIMBY'ism...Its stupid, otherwise its is rare for a escalator to be busted...Trust me I've been there more than any one of you.... You gotta remember, that station got a real long history, and basically fell to the bottom of the (MTA)s list of stations that need to be redone (although it was painted a few years back) As for the 2nd bolded part, its not rare, its actually more common than what you think. The escalators at Herald Sq are broken almost every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 21, 2011 Share #31 Posted October 21, 2011 Times Square 7th-8th Avenue "transfer" corridor There really should be more 7th-8th Avenue Line transfer stations. I actually like Chambers. Has a sort of charm to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted October 21, 2011 Share #32 Posted October 21, 2011 As for the 2nd bolded part, its not rare, its actually more common than what you think. The escalators at Herald Sq are broken almost every day I meant the ones at Main St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted October 21, 2011 Share #33 Posted October 21, 2011 I meant the ones at Main St. Once again, its still not true. There have been times where I went to Main St and the escalators were broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWM Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share #34 Posted October 22, 2011 here's a station i'm surprised no ones said yet.. West 4th Street ( what an eyesore... it's boiling down there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGerald Posted October 22, 2011 Share #35 Posted October 22, 2011 The Bronx station at 149th Street-Third Avenue was built AFTER the Third Avenue EL was built, and was built as a subway connection for the Westchester Avenue elevated line to reach Manhattan via the newly built original IRT subway in 1904. Third Avenue El trains regularly traveled along the Westchester Avenue elevated, while a little while later time - IRT subway trains started to travel along the route via the subway Third Avenue station to reach Manhattan's Lenox Avenue line, and a little later the Lexington Avenue line. The 149th Street-Third Avenue area of the Bronx, WAS the major business district of the Bronx (yes - well before Fordham Road!), with several large department stores (Hearns, Alexanders, etc), several office buildings, etc. Hostos College and Lincoln Hospital did not exist at their current locations near the Grand Concourse until at the earliest the 1970's or 1980's. The Bronx Court House existed along Third Avenue with the el running past it, until the major complex was built at its current location not far from Yankee Station. The 149th Street-Third Avenue station was built at the hub of the business district has it then existed in the lower part of the Bronx. This station originally had a subway to elevated line transfer passageway that included an escalator to the 149th Street-Third Avenue elevated station that existed until the 1970's. This transfer passageway also allowed riders to pass between the Manhattan bound and upper Bronx bound platforms of the subway station. This station also was the passenger switch point between trains that would run rush hour peak direction express trains to the West 180th Street-Bronx Park terminal, or the East 180th Street-Morris Avenue station, while other trains were local. Some of the remains of the columns and structure for the Third Avenue El line - still remain today, and can be seen as the #2 and #5 exit the Third Avenue station and become elevated. As should be well known, the MTA demolished the remaining Bronx portion of the Third Avenue El in the 1970's, replacing the line with the Bx-55 bus - providing at the time the only bus to subway transfer in the Bronx. As should be well known the MTA in the 1970's-80's has also closed many of the passageways between the uptown and downtown platforms of many local stations. The passageway that used to exist between the uptown and downtown platforms at 149th Street-Third Avenue was closed. Needless to say the creation of the "South Bronx" with all of its problems, the city's fiscal crisis - all have had an impact upon what we see and use today. The renovation of this subway station removed all vestiges of its previous history. Now whether one likes the current station or not - knowing the history of the area, the history of the subways, and understanding what went on before is very helpful. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted October 22, 2011 Share #36 Posted October 22, 2011 West 4 in the summer time. Dekalb Avenue at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntExp Posted October 22, 2011 Share #37 Posted October 22, 2011 Main Street-Flushing on the , & Lex. Ave-53rd Streets on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted October 23, 2011 Share #38 Posted October 23, 2011 Times Square 7th-8th Avenue "transfer" corridor ...doesn't bother me anymore; gotten used to it since I've been doin more NJT fans as of late.... I can walk that sucker in 2 mins. flat, with the crowd.... haven't bumped into anyone once either.... here's a station i'm surprised no ones said yet..West 4th Street ( what an eyesore... it's boiling down there too I get off at west 4th sometimes in the mornings.... it sure isn't the best, but IMO, there are worse stations than west 4th itself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted October 24, 2011 Share #39 Posted October 24, 2011 The worst stations in my opinion should be....... Jamaica Center, because it looks like that you are in a middle of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted October 25, 2011 Share #40 Posted October 25, 2011 Now that I think of it, all of Times Square - 42nd in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtetro Posted October 25, 2011 Share #41 Posted October 25, 2011 Times Square Shuttle station. I have always hated having to guess which train was the next one to go out to Grand Central - It isn't always the train you expect or is indicated. Also, I hate the steel platform between the platforms. Although not in the subway system, I've also always hated the PATH Christopher St station...especially during rush hours. Narrow stairways make it a bear to get in or out at times. For those of you who hate the Chambers Street station. OK, I admit it's disgusting, the stairs suck, and it is in dire need of a makeover. BUT, it is still one of the few stations I go through which still has the feel of the subway of 50 or more years ago. There is a certain air about it (ok, a bad smelly air, maybe), that speaks of a bygone day. And, as I've always said, it would be the perfect set for a horror or slasher movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted October 30, 2011 Share #42 Posted October 30, 2011 Here are mine Union Tpke 174-175 Sts ( 205 St Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted October 30, 2011 Share #43 Posted October 30, 2011 Why is everyone saying Chamber Street ? It is such a cool station in my opinion.A great spot for photo-ops in my opinion. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheTransitMan Posted October 30, 2011 Share #44 Posted October 30, 2011 A great spot for photo-ops in my opinion. :cool: I totally agree with you. That station is amazing! It has the retro feel to it. I need to get some videos at that station! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgor Posted October 30, 2011 Share #45 Posted October 30, 2011 ...doesn't bother me anymore; gotten used to it since I've been doin more NJT fans as of late.... I can walk that sucker in 2 mins. flat, with the crowd.... haven't bumped into anyone once either.... Just have to point this out... On 42nd Street, Broadway and 8th Avenue are 0.2 miles apart. Saying that you can walk one fifth of a mile in two minutes flat means that you'd need to be walking at a speed of 10mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriboroughBridge Posted October 30, 2011 Share #46 Posted October 30, 2011 42 St-8 Ave becasue of the annoyingly long transfer corridor same reason for union square from the , and 6 Ave to get to the . This is because, the actual street is very long. the avenues have long stretches. so this cant be helped, i personally think this is a bad reason to hate a station. Times Square....too crowded and always seems to be 20 degrees warmer then outside. yes Times Sq is the busiest station in the system, so that cant be helped either. for the heat, yes you can blame the MTA, we're living in 2011 in America, not in the early 1900's in some 3rd world country. I have this same problem at union sq (lex) but not at Grand Central, they have great fans there! Chambers Street The most disgusting subway station in all of NYC. Need I say more? 168t street on the Why on earth must I ride a Elevator to Transfer or even get out of the station Now these are legitimate reasons to hate stations. As for me, the station I hate, is the Atlantic Ave (Eastern Pkwy line). When I'm transferring from a train to get the or I hate having to run downstairs to get the the oncoming train as oppose to just walking across the platform. Why couldn't they have just made Nevins Street with the 3 platforms & make Atlantic with the 2 platforms?! :mad: And I dont even know why the Park Place station is even in existence? you have a transfer to the eighth ave express & local at fulton st & can catch the at 42 Street. not to mention the fact that Chambers Street is literary around the corner. my opinion, eliminate park place & make a transfer between chambers st 7 ave & chambers st 8 ave, (which are a short block away from each other) so the & can all get a transfer to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtNovaBusRTS9369 Posted October 30, 2011 Share #47 Posted October 30, 2011 Ok I just thought of another one: Canal Street . Why is it that when I come out of one side of the station (Downtown) I have to pay at the turnstile for the Uptown train. This happened to me this past friday. This barely makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted October 30, 2011 Share #48 Posted October 30, 2011 Lex/63rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWM Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share #49 Posted October 30, 2011 Lex/63rd. Let's hope the pissy smell of the elevator is fixed before the comes to lex/ 63 because it is unbearable in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted October 30, 2011 Share #50 Posted October 30, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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