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Old 08-20-2009, 08:13 PM
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I only rode the 7 between Grand Central and Times Square. However, the 6 train is my favorite IRT subway line!
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Old 08-20-2009, 08:25 PM
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I only rode the 7 between Grand Central and Times Square. However, the 6 train is my favorite IRT subway line!
Why's that? I can't stand the 6 a lot of the time, because it's usually just packed to the brims every time I need to take it.
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Old 08-20-2009, 09:48 PM
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Why's that? I can't stand the 6 a lot of the time, because it's usually just packed to the brims every time I need to take it.
I have great memories riding the 6 with my big sis when I was a "tweenager" LOL (this was back in the mid-90s by the way), from Chinatown to Grand Central, Parkchester, and Zerega (because we both would walk to Whitestone Cinemas after an awesome time in Manhattan from that station). So I do like the 6 mostly for nostalgic reasons.

I came back and visited NYC in June, and I took the 6 from Bleecker to Canal Street/Chinatown. Brought back the good ole days!
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Old 08-24-2009, 08:04 AM
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The only downsides to the (7) are the constant overcrowding and the many parents with strollers on the train, especially in Jackson Heights and Corona.
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Old 08-24-2009, 05:43 PM
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Sorry about jacking the thread but didn't really want to make a new thread for this quick question.

About how long would it take to go from Grand Central to Mets-Willets in the morning around 8 or 9 am?
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Old 08-24-2009, 05:45 PM
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Sorry about jacking the thread but didn't really want to make a new thread for this quick question.

About how long would it take to go from Grand Central to Mets-Willets in the morning around 8 or 9 am?
Approximately 20 minutes.
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Old 08-25-2009, 11:58 AM
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Approximately 20 minutes.
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Old 08-25-2009, 05:51 PM
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I'ma 7 train, Vet.

It has to be one of the best lines in the system, though, it is very packed for the most part of the day. I hardley have any problems with the 7, as for being clean, usually this is the case.
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Old 08-25-2009, 10:05 PM
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Sorry about jacking the thread but didn't really want to make a new thread for this quick question.

About how long would it take to go from Grand Central to Mets-Willets in the morning around 8 or 9 am?
25 minutes on an express and 35 on a local.
http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/t7cur.pdf

Express trains have a diamond shaped purple logo with the number 7 inside. Locals are round.
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Old 08-26-2009, 12:45 PM
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The 7 is a good train, and so is the 1. I like the view.

An interesting fact is that the under water tunnels the 7 uses to get from Queens to Manhattan were actually built by the Steinway Piano Company! The grade in those tunnels is sick! At GCT, the Westbound actually looks like its coming out of the floor!
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