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You have F and Q trains, with potential for running the B if desired, from "south" of the station and you have N and D trains coming in from the north. In terms of the track layout, it looks like all of the tracks save for the westernmost pair used by the D train are through-run tracks. Given this layout, did this station used to have through-running services? Have there been any proposals within the last century proposing through-running services?
For a brief period of time the 'NX' train 'ran through' Coney Island from Brighton Beach via Coney Island station, continuing on the Sea Beach line into Manhattan.
There is simply no need to do that I don't think. Sometimes they would run trains on a different line for whatever reason, but I don't remember it being an official run-through service, since the station acts as a terminal as well.
For a brief period of time the 'NX' train 'ran through' Coney Island from Brighton Beach via Coney Island station, continuing on the Sea Beach line into Manhattan.
1967: "NX" express debuts providing non-stop service between 57th St and Coney Island during rush hours.
1968: "NX" discontinued due to lack of ridership.
Thanks for this! I guess this could have made seemed to make some sense with the express tracks actually operating and giving access along the waterfront neighborhoods with the three stops past Coney Island station.
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Originally Posted by Gantz
There is simply no need to do that I don't think. Sometimes they would run trains on a different line for whatever reason, but I don't remember it being an official run-through service, since the station acts as a terminal as well.
Oh yea, I'm not advocating for this being a sensible way to run things since I don't really think there's a sizable number of people that would benefit from a one-seat ride from one direction from the station through to the other. I mean, I'd definitely ride it if they linked two of these things, because if they merged them as is, it'd be a ridiculously long ride and the signage would probably be confusing, but I wouldn't say it's useful. I'm just curious about it because the station seemed to have been built with so much consideration for ease of through-running which I found odd so I figured it was probably done at some point and that someone or some agency might have some point argued for it, and if that were true, then I'd like to know the arguments for it.
Another reason the NX failed is that only one train at a time was permitted on the tracks between Kings Hwy and 59 St/4 Ave due to limitations of the signals. That greatly reduced the effectiveness of the service.
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