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Re: Keeping old South Ferry station open for the Lexington line after the 1 moves to its new station |
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Posted by Michael549 on Sun Jun 15 01:00:52 2008, in response to Re: Keeping old South Ferry station open for the Lexington line after the 1 moves to its new station, posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Jun 14 12:06:23 2008. The basic problem is that train ridership to and from Brooklyn is so much higher than ridership to or from Staten Island. That is why the South Ferry shuttle was created in the first place. Even though the #5 ends at Bowling Green and uses the South Ferry loop as its turn around point - the majority (or almost all) of rush hour #5 trains travel to and from Brooklyn. Considering that it is about a five minute walk to/from the Bowling Green station to the ferry terminal and offers much more service than a potential #5 train at South Ferry would offer.If the current South Ferry station has been deemed not adequate for the current #1 train, then how is it suitable for the #5 train or a shuttle? Since the Bowling Green station was renovated in the mid-1970's, the shuttle platform has never been used. While as a Staten Islander I would love for the Bowling Green - Whitehall Street and the South Ferry stations were inter-connected so that there is one convoluted but underground concourse between the stations. Mike |
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