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Re: The Midtown M Train Re: ***2011 Annual Subway Ridership Statistics*** |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 9 14:48:35 2012, in response to Re: The Midtown M Train Re: ***2011 Annual Subway Ridership Statistics***, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Apr 9 13:35:42 2012. Doing what I used to do....three seat ride involving the L...., walking to Myrtle Wyckoff directly for the L (I did that from the Forest Ave area....walked to Wyckoff to try and make a three seat ride a two seat ride. If weather was bad, I would take the M, otherwise, often I would just walk home from Myrtle-Wyckoff. I would take the L to Union Square for either the Lexington or Broadway lines (depending on where I was going, or was in the mood for. Now with a 25 minute ride direct from Forest to 6thn Ave/23rd...I would do that instead, and just walk an extra block in Manhattan, it would have been well worth it, and timed saved not walking underground or on stairs, and waiting for two extra trains. It would have been a godsent.Other people may have taken the bus to Wyckoff but now use the M from one of it's stations instead. It should have alleviated the L a bit too, as I guarantee transfers are down at Wyckoff. You will always have transferees there, but I am sure there is a portion less now. You may also now have new people moved into Ridgewood because of it's much better transit to Midtown now. Another pool for increase. The stats for Myrtle-Wyckoff back this all up as while all the other stations from Central to Fresh Pond have had double digit increases in ridership, Wyckoff was the only station that is essentially the same. I would assume that is because there were formerly a lot of people that walked to Wyckoff directly for the L train but now instead take the M train from one of it's stations, and fore go the L, so Wyckoff didn't see the same increase. |
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