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Posted by (SIR) North Shore Line on Thu Sep 13 23:01:45 2007, in response to Re: Staten Island Railway, posted by R30A on Thu Sep 13 22:12:57 2007. The entire SIRT wouldnt be an issue, you could connect to what exists fairly quickly...Of course the platforms would have to be extended again to allow 10 cars..and I'm not quite sure how Tottenville Station would work out. Grant City & Jefferson Ave Stations would have to be replaced with one median station as would Atlantic & Nassau. And then, St. George Terminal would have to be replaced with a deep level station like Exchange Place on the PATH. To eliminate the transfer obviously! Staten Islanders have been transferring for decades now...and I frankly believe there are much more important things out there than rebuilding the entire SIR mainline just to get rid of a small transfer. The 1 is already pretty busy from Chambers on north, No need to focus the SI riders on it even more. ?? One doesn't have the least bit to do with the other. Lines such as the (F), (A), (2), (D), (4) do the same exact thing already, The SAS line would likely be more sensible, a B division width line, with what will likely be a comparatively less used south end. I agree with you on this one..but with the MTA..I can see them having a majority of the trains short-turning in Manhattan and sending trains down to Staten Island ever 15-30 minutes. |
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