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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 Russ on Tue Jun 17 05:52:51 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 Tue Jun 17 05:04:42 2008. I understand where you are coming from, however, you also are dealing these days with people who likely don't want to have to walk the additional blocks from the ferry to get to Bowling Green for the 4/5 as I understand it, and would rather be able to get the Lexington Line directly from South Ferry.Do you have ANY evidence that commuters are less willing to walk 1,000' than they were in the past? It's also not like this station is going to be demolished, as it still is going to be used to turn the 5 when it is not going to Brooklyn... Providing enhanced service during off peak hours is a terrible idea. We would have the only station in the system that is closed during the rush hour. You alter expectations about what is available, and soon the rush hour commuters will want this option too, even though running the 5 there during rush hour would slow down the Lex because the same inadequacies of the current terminal still exist. You're fixing a non-existent problem by introducing new problems. No, it won't ever be used for revenue service again after the MTA spent a half billion replacing it with a better terminal. Run the 6 train there during Midnight hours? That costs money, and no one is asking for it. |
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