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I know this is a very stupid question, but I have an amazing ability to not only get lost, but not see things that are right there in front of me. So any help would be much appreciated. When I make a transfer from one train to another, say at World Trade Center Station or Grand Central, I get off my original train and then what? Stand on the platform and wait for my train? Walk my butt somewhere else and wait for my train? Or something else altogether? How will I know where to go?
On the BART, you mostly just get off your train and then wait for the one you want to come by on the same track, but BART is much smaller.
Some trains are on the same platform and sometimes you have to transfer (walk to another platform using the stairs) to another part of station. It depends on the station. There are signs that will direct to where you have to go.
Here is a link to NYC subway map: MTA NYC Transit - Subway Service Information (http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm - broken link)
You have to read the signs if your not familiar with the station. At some stations, you can just stay on the platform you got off of and wait for the next train. But for some stations, you will need to take a staircase to get to a lower/higher platform. Then there are those that require you to take a staircase and walk through a tunnel to get to the next train.
However, the signs are usually pretty clear so if you know where you need to go, following the signs are pretty easy.
Stand on the platform and wait for my train? Walk my butt somewhere else and wait for my train? Or something else altogether? How will I know where to go?
This might sound like a silly answer, but what you do is...follow the signs! Some trains will come in on the same platform (say, if you're making a transfer between the #5 and 6 trains at Grand Central). Some will come in on a completely different platform within the same station (transfers between the E and #6 at Lexington/53 Street, for example). But there are always signs pointing the way.
You can't do that without having to pay another fare. The clerks are OUTSIDE of the system...
Well the best bet is before you actually start your trip most clerks can tell you what to do once you exit the train. But you are right clerks are outside and you would have to pay again. I usually (when I lived in NYC) is look at the signs. Its the only way except asking before you start your trip.
If he tries that he'll surely get lost----in a time warp!
That can't be done, because there are NO token clerks!
Cause there ain't NO tokens!
They were converted when the Metrocard was instituted to Station Attendants (or something like that).
They are supposed to be patrolling the station. At least, that was part of the Metrocard sell.
OP if you need help, just ask someone, or look for someone dressed in blue with an MTA patch.
Well I know there arent any tokens used anymore but they are still called token booths. You dont have to be a Moderator cut: language either.
Last edited by Green Irish Eyes; 09-09-2009 at 08:38 PM..
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