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Posted by SMAZ on Tue Jan 22 05:14:23 2008, in response to Re: Second Roosevelt Island Station/Branch of SAS, posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Jan 22 04:25:40 2008. The question is, would there be enough capacity at 63rd Street for this new branch of the SAS, and doing so without interfering with the current F route on 63rd? If that can be done, then it is worth exploring.Yes! The 63rd St tunnel was built for a 6th Av service (the F) and a 2nd Av service. It has plenty of spare capacity. Right now it only run 15 TPH versus the 25 to 53rd St (E/V) and the 25 or so to 60th St (N/R/W). There is one major issue with this line replacing the A to Far Rockaway, and I assume during rush hours, Rockaway Park as well: Would this train or the A stop at Aqueduct Racetrack, Aqueduct-North Conduit and/or Howard Beach? I'm sure a lot of people would want to know that. I have to give the track map a better look but in general terms, the trains to Rock Park and the (Y) would stop at all the current stations from the Rockaways to Aqueduct. No change there except that the (Y) would run a couple of more TPH then the current Far Rock (A). After Aqueduct the (Y) would continue on the Rock to Ozone Park and beyond. The (A)irTrain would be using the express tracks and make its first stop after Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av at the Long-Term Parking Station at JFK. This (A)irTrain would be a normal NYCT service from Inwood to JFK. This would require a lot of track rearrangements on the ROW south of Rockaway Blvd. |
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