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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Jan 16 09:37:59 2006, in response to Richmond Hill, posted by DA74 on Mon Jan 16 07:26:10 2006. Why did they decide to to shut down the Richmond Hill station?It was closed when they closed the rest of the local stations between LIC and Jamaica. They only ran one local in each direction each weekday, so of course ridership was very slim. Of course when the new trains came without steps, they weren't going to raise the platforms at the other local stations (Richmond Hill was the only one with a hi level platform). At the end, in 1998: Richmond Hill only had 1 regular passenger a day, and an occasional random extra. Glendale had about 1 regular passenger, and an occasional random passenger. Fresh Pond had about 4-5 regular passengers, and some random extras sometimes Haberman had about 3-4 regular passengers Penny Bridge had 0 regular passengers. Fresh Pond was the "busiest" station on the line. Nowaday if passengers from this area want to use LIRR, how can they get access? The J's 121st St station is right next to the Richmond Hill station site, and is only one station away from Jamaica Station. Richmond Hill 1998  Richmond Hill 1997  |
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