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Re: 40% of LIRR Manhattan Passengers now using Grand Central Madison |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Mar 3 17:19:26 2025, in response to Re: 40% of LIRR Manhattan Passengers now using Grand Central Madison, posted by Allen45 on Mon Mar 3 14:52:18 2025. when your train gets held at a timepoint for 5-6 minutes at Times Square which is a serious problem on the 2 and 3.One strategy the MTA has used to improve terminal-to-terminal on time performance has been to pad schedules. Initially, this took the form of adding a 4 or 5 minute holding time at the next to last station. They have varied their technique a bit by varying which station the use for the holding time. It's been a long time since I calculated the percentage holding time is of run time. |
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