fifreak Posted December 20, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2012 Have noticed over the last few weeks the 4/5 has been running quite slow uptown during morning rush between City Hall and Grand Central. Sometimes it is to the point where it is faster to take the 6. Anyone know why? I'm boarding in Brooklyn and it seems there is normal spacing between trains. Is there some kind of work going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted December 20, 2012 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2012 Morning rush = a lot of people boarding and exiting trains. Plus the is still out so I'm sure a lot of people are opting for the . But besides that, whenever I took the during morning rush, I always had that problem. No biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 20, 2012 Share #3 Posted December 20, 2012 Yeah the is one big reason like peacemak3r said... If you have any alternatives I would use them and if that includes having to transfer to the then I would do that. Often times the will beat out the express between say 42nd and 14th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted December 20, 2012 Share #4 Posted December 20, 2012 I feel it has been like that for forever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted December 20, 2012 Share #5 Posted December 20, 2012 You never know if its riders traveling between Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. As others said above, the isn't running between Whitehall Street and Jay Street-MetroTech due to repair work ongoing through the Montague Street Tunnel. It had also pulled those Manhattan-Brooklyn goers on the and perhaps the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted December 21, 2012 Share #6 Posted December 21, 2012 Also don't forget about train passengers properly going on to Fulton St for as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted December 21, 2012 Share #7 Posted December 21, 2012 Also don't forget about train passengers properly going on to Fulton St for as well. Fully agreed. With the ending at Rector Street and the not running between Whitehall and Jay Streets, riders are forced to use other lines and continue their trip to where they are going around Lower Manhattan and/or Downtown Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 21, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 21, 2012 Damn it, if only people would stop holding the damn doors at the next station....... Oh who am I kidding, that's not going cease anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted December 21, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 21, 2012 It's the old myth that the express is faster; I was on the 6 the other day and as the train pulls into 14th, I see this guy race across the platform and just jump on the 5. 20 minutes later, I watch him run up the stairs and get back in the same car of my same 6 train at 86th. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJC Posted December 21, 2012 Share #10 Posted December 21, 2012 Fully agreed. With the ending at Rector Street and the not running between Whitehall and Jay Streets, riders are forced to use other lines and continue their trip to where they are going around Lower Manhattan and/or Downtown Brooklyn. It's a short walk from South Ferry to Rector. South Ferry to Wall isn't very long, either. Most regular 1 riders at South Ferry are probably walking to either Rector or Wall and avoiding unnecessary transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifreak Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted December 22, 2012 Thanks. Now that they fixed the R, let's see if this improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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