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The MTA plans to bring back the W line this fall in anticipation of the opening of the first Second Avenue Subway stations, the agency said in a press release Friday.Under the agency's proposal, the W line would replace the current Q service in Queens while the Q line would serve the Second Avenue Subway stations from 63rd Street to 96th Street once they open later this year.
The W line, which was shut down in 2010 because of budget cuts, would make all local stops from Ditmars Boulevard to Whitehall Street via the Broadway Line, but would not run on weekends or late nights, according to the agency, which wants to hold a public hearing about this proposal in the spring.
The Q Line would then temporarily terminate at 57 Street/7th Avenue until the first stations of the Second Avenue Subway open.
At that point, the Q line would operate from 96th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn, stopping at 86th Street, 72nd Street, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street, 57th Street-7th Avenue as well as all express stops on the Broadway Line in Manhattan. The Q train would also run local between Brooklyn and Manhattan during late nights.
Additionally, under the MTA proposal, N trains would operate express in Manhattan from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street on weekdays during peak hours, midday and evenings.
The MTA plans to bring back the W line this fall in anticipation of the opening of the first Second Avenue Subway stations, the agency said in a press release Friday.Under the agency's proposal, the W line would replace the current Q service in Queens while the Q line would serve the Second Avenue Subway stations from 63rd Street to 96th Street once they open later this year.
The W line, which was shut down in 2010 because of budget cuts, would make all local stops from Ditmars Boulevard to Whitehall Street via the Broadway Line, but would not run on weekends or late nights, according to the agency, which wants to hold a public hearing about this proposal in the spring.
The Q Line would then temporarily terminate at 57 Street/7th Avenue until the first stations of the Second Avenue Subway open.
At that point, the Q line would operate from 96th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn, stopping at 86th Street, 72nd Street, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street, 57th Street-7th Avenue as well as all express stops on the Broadway Line in Manhattan. The Q train would also run local between Brooklyn and Manhattan during late nights.
Additionally, under the MTA proposal, N trains would operate express in Manhattan from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street on weekdays during peak hours, midday and evenings.
All those new signs and maps are gonna be wasting more money.
All I want is better service in the Bronx!
The service in the Bronx is deplorable. If "certain people" who are entitled, were to actually live there, to experience how horrific transit, and QOL issues are, they'd go batsh**. Not to worry though. A change gon' come
The service in the Bronx is deplorable. If "certain people" who are entitled, were to actually live there, to experience how horrific transit, and QOL issues are, they'd go batsh**. Not to worry though. A change gon' come
In my oh-so-humble opinion, a cross-town East-to-West line would do wonders in the Bronx - like something running along Gun Hill Road and/or Tremont Avenue (the two east-west monsters).
The Bx12 SBS (which runs on Pelham/Fordham) is a nice start and all but not quite enough.
In my oh-so-humble opinion, a cross-town East-to-West line would do wonders in the Bronx - like something running along Gun Hill Road and/or Tremont Avenue (the two east-west monsters).
The Bx12 SBS (which runs on Pelham/Fordham) is a nice start and all but not quite enough.
I don't disagree. the Bronx is severely underserved.
I never understood why they don't have some form of an crosstown train near the UES/UWS.. Is that being prevented due to the existence of Central Park?
The service in the Bronx is deplorable. If "certain people" who are entitled, were to actually live there, to experience how horrific transit, and QOL issues are, they'd go batsh**. Not to worry though. A change gon' come
What really annoys me is that the lack of express trains in the Bronx. There is an express track even and they don't use it.
I never understood why they don't have some form of an crosstown train near the UES/UWS.. Is that being prevented due to the existence of Central Park?
While there were proposals at one point to have subway lines through some portion of CP, you don't really need an E-W line. Bus service more than suffices and is cheaper not only in terms of building but maintaining. New York's Lost Subways (Complete with Map and Dusty Pics) - WNYC
Central Park is only about four city blocks wide, and you certainly don't need stops inside the park. Perhaps the only subway service that would make any sort of sense is one that went from or near 10th or 11th Avenues and ran through to the East Side and onto Queens. To stop at say York or East End Avenues would be a very expensive shuttle.
MTA has taken some great steps in starting Select service across 86th and 96th bus routes. Even better would be some sort of Limited service that runs more like an express.
What really annoys me is that the lack of express trains in the Bronx. There is an express track even and they don't use it.
Where's the express track they don't use and why don't they use it? Was it used in the past?
Really, expanding the CityTicket plan to all days and times would probably be the most efficient way to meet much of the Bronx's transit needs in addition to extending express service hours, but that really isn't happening soon.
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