G line to get upgrade as ridership continues to increase (Nassau: organic, train)
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The G train is getting a facelift that MTA officials say will increase the number of trains running on the line and reduce time in between stops.
Newer cars that began rolling out in November will allow the MTA to implement a new signal system to better track trains' locations and speed. Currently, the G train uses an older system that is unable to detect a train's location. The new signals will give the MTA exact location data along the full length of the line, allowing them to run trains more frequently, the MTA said.
"For too long, G riders have gotten the short end of the train and it's past time improvements came to the original Brooklyn-Queens line," said Lisa Daglian, executive director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA. "Having to do the G train run has become a way of life and the perception that it's not well-used can be debunked with a ride from any station, from Court Square to Church Avenue. We hope the MTA recognizes the growing needs along the G and is in fact making these improvements."
Prior to the pandemic, more than half of the G train stops saw increased ridership year over year, according to the MTA. Some stations, including Greenpoint Avenue and Nassau Avenue, grew weekday ridership by more than 5% between 2018 and 2019.
That's because nearly all areas along that line have gentrified or are rapidly gentrifying in the past 10-15 years or so, so they're sprucing it up. The G in the past five years or so has already gotten markedly better. Before the past couple of years I could count on one hand the number of times I took it (rather go into Manhattan and take the L back into BK) but now I do take it several times a year when I need to get to Greenpoint/Williamsburg.
That's because nearly all areas along that line have gentrified or are rapidly gentrifying in the past 10-15 years or so, so they're sprucing it up. The G in the past five years or so has already gotten markedly better. Before the past couple of years I could count on one hand the number of times I took it (rather go into Manhattan and take the L back into BK) but now I do take it several times a year when I need to get to Greenpoint/Williamsburg.
Even nowadays, the G train is surprisingly full compared to when I was taking it a few times a decade ago. Granted, it is a shorter train, but it is sure not riding around empty anymore. The ridership on that line has noticeably gone up.
Even nowadays, the G train is surprisingly full compared to when I was taking it a few times a decade ago. Granted, it is a shorter train, but it is sure not riding around empty anymore. The ridership on that line has noticeably gone up.
When you mention it is shorter are you referring to the fact that it doesn't go all the way to Forest Hills (as it is used to many years ago) or does the train have less cars than other routes?
When you mention it is shorter are you referring to the fact that it doesn't go all the way to Forest Hills (as it is used to many years ago) or does the train have less cars than other routes?
When you mention it is shorter are you referring to the fact that it doesn't go all the way to Forest Hills (as it is used to many years ago) or does the train have less cars than other routes?
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