South Ferry-Bound & 240th St Yard-Bound R62A (1) Trains at 215th St

[Darinrussia]

one time i was at 79st so the 1 train was coming and it passed the station im serious

[lirr56890]

did he blow the horn at you.

[Ali3exp]

No, he didn't stop at the station. That's why.

[nhlives]

I MISS THE 9.

[Ali3exp]

I do too, but because it got in the way of the 1, I'm kinda glad that it's gone...

[nhlives]

if you rode the line enough up on the north end you'd realize it didn't get in the way of anything - it actually gave the line a greater level of overall service fluidity and sped up overall service. Sure if you were at a skip-stop station it took an extra 75-seconds for you to get a train (on average, see MTA reports about skip-stop service, 1991) - but it provided you an overall quicker trip to destination by over 2 minutes for all on average.

[Ali3exp]

Oh, and by the way, I was just using what people said was the MTA's reason for getting rid of it. Goes to show, the people who know are the people who ride.

[nhlives]

Net savings 45 seconds PER PASSENGER saved time. Do that twice a day five days a week, 52 weeks a year and it adds up to 6.5 HOURS PER YEAR saved by EACH PASSENGER!!

[Ali3exp]

You know, I can actually see that happening. Oh, well, it's not like they're bringing it back anytime unfortunately. That time savings really could help...

[nhlives]

I honestly think that skip stop would prove very useful on some other operations as well - for example the #7 line whenever express service is not running. Or in opposite direction as express service. This would eliminate much of the problem of "bunching"....

[JamaicaQnzFreak]

Great video!