JubaionBx12+SBS Posted August 7, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 7, 2012 I thought it would be interesting to discuss the most highly used transfers in the subway system. Seeing what goes on at 59 Street, 51 Street and Grand Central on the Lexington Av line made me think of this. Lots of riders use those stations as transfer points thus adding to the passenger volume of the station yet are not counted as part of that's stations ridership. I always thought if total passenger volume was taken into account those could all be ranked even higher overall than they are in actual ridership. So based on your subway riding observations which stations have the most highly used transfers in the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted August 7, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 7, 2012 i think 42 street Times Sq/Atlantic Barclays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted August 7, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 7, 2012 Lex Ave-53rd St & 51st Street Roosevelt Ave , , and Lex Ave-59th Street & Queensboro Plaza and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted August 7, 2012 Share #4 Posted August 7, 2012 Highest is obviously Times Square. Other major ones I use/have seen a lot are 168 St Roosevelt Ave Court Sq Queensboro Plaza Union Sq 14 St Broadway Jct ( A ) ( C ) ( J ) ( L ) ( Z ) Among others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 7, 2012 Share #5 Posted August 7, 2012 How about Broadway Junction? Connection between Carnarsie line, Jamaica and IND Fulton . And 161-Yankee Stadium/161-Yankee Staduim and . Not even talking about when there's game nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted August 7, 2012 Share #6 Posted August 7, 2012 Times Sq Atlantic Av LIRR Grand Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted August 7, 2012 Share #7 Posted August 7, 2012 Yeah, I'm gonna say what mostly everyone else said. Times Sq/42nd St and Grand Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astoria Line Posted August 7, 2012 Share #8 Posted August 7, 2012 The ones that I do really are: Queensboro Plz Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av/74 St Court Square Lex-53rd/51 st Union Square Myrtle-Wyckoff The Fulton Street Complex Atlantic/Pacific/Barclays Ctr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted August 7, 2012 Share #9 Posted August 7, 2012 Yea forgot about 14th and 42nd on the , those are pretty heavily used too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q10 Airport Posted August 7, 2012 Share #10 Posted August 7, 2012 How about Broadway Junction? Connection between Carnarsie line, Jamaica and IND Fulton . And 161-Yankee Stadium/161-Yankee Staduim and . Not even talking about when there's game nights. The doesn't stop at Broadway Junction. Nevertheless, Broadway Junction is a heavily used transfer I know this is not the most heavily used transfer point, but I see a lot of transferring at Rockaway Blvd between the Lefferts and the Rockaway . I also find lots of transferring at Jackson Heights-74th Street. Times Square would take the transfer cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted August 7, 2012 Share #11 Posted August 7, 2012 14th Street, Union Square, 51st Street-Lex (I always see people coming in and out of the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q10 Airport Posted August 7, 2012 Share #12 Posted August 7, 2012 I also see quite a bit of transferring at Jay St-MetroTech. How about Fulton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted August 7, 2012 Share #13 Posted August 7, 2012 Fulton is a big transfer center to go to Brooklyn. The Fulton line has almost no transfers. No-one transfers to the . Some may transfer to the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCoZee Posted August 7, 2012 Share #14 Posted August 7, 2012 Fulton is a big transfer center to go to Brooklyn. The Fulton line has almost no transfers. No-one transfers to the . Some may transfer to the . A lot of people transfer to the . Even if they don't need the , they'll transfer to the . What I'm curious to see is if riders are smart enough to realize that there's an easy Out-Of-Station transfer between the at Lafayette and Atlantic Ave . I swear the distance between stations is much shorter than, say, the "official" OOS Transfer between 59th st and 63rd/Lex. But I guess it's limited to those with unlimiteds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted August 7, 2012 Share #15 Posted August 7, 2012 A lot of people transfer to the . Even if they don't need the , they'll transfer to the .Why is that? What I'm curious to see is if riders are smart enough to realize that there's an easy Out-Of-Station transfer between the at Lafayette and Atlantic Ave . I swear the distance between stations is much shorter than, say, the "official" OOS Transfer between 59th st and 63rd/Lex. But I guess it's limited to those with unlimiteds. I guess it's considered a less-crucial transfer...If there was no transfer to the from the at 63 St/Lexington, the train on 53 St would be even more packed than it already is, I'm guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted August 7, 2012 Share #16 Posted August 7, 2012 Jackson Heights, because even during the middle of the night everybody piles out of the . Union Square, because iv'e seen literally empty trains at 6th and 8th. Those are just two iv'e seen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted August 7, 2012 Share #17 Posted August 7, 2012 Yeah, just what is the deal with the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave-74 St-Broadway-Laguardia Airport transfer? The northbound 7 stop there has got to be the WORST station to work in the entire A-Div. Even at 1AM that platform is flooded with people. Where are they all coming from?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted August 7, 2012 Share #18 Posted August 7, 2012 The and . Also the does not stop there. There is not enough service during rush to me. The should stop there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q10 Airport Posted August 7, 2012 Share #19 Posted August 7, 2012 Fulton is a big transfer center to go to Brooklyn. The Fulton line has almost no transfers. No-one transfers to the . Some may transfer to the . I meant to say Fulton station in Manhattan. I was just curious because I didn't hear many people talk about Fulton Center, even though it's supposed to be a major center of transfers. Yeah, just what is the deal with the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave-74 St-Broadway-Laguardia Airport transfer? The northbound 7 stop there has got to be the WORST station to work in the entire A-Div. Even at 1AM that platform is flooded with people. Where are they all coming from?? This is not surprising at all. That station has the second highest ridership in Queens and 14th in NYC (to the Flushing-Main Street ), before you get to transfers. Because of this the platform is likely flooded with people 24-7-365. By the way, I've never been able to go by that station without seeing a flood of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted August 7, 2012 Share #20 Posted August 7, 2012 Broadway Junction Atlantic Av-Barclays Center Jay St-MetroTech Court St-Borough Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted August 7, 2012 Share #21 Posted August 7, 2012 Oh dear god no. There's nothing worse than getting a and then having to accept the local lineup leaving Queensboro.....because that means that you're gonna have to hold at 74 to get the express line up, which also means that if you don't open the doors there, customers are going to start trying to climb on between the cars. If the were to stop there regularly, it would totally ruin the service pattern during rush hour, in much the same way that the D crossing over to make a stop at 161 before Yankee games (and then crossing back to the middle track afterwards) slows down the whole railroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarbageTruckJuice Posted August 7, 2012 Share #22 Posted August 7, 2012 The is crowded enough as it is, making it stop at 74th Street would crush it. Any time saved would be spent by the conductor attempting to close the doors. It would also back up the which can be insanely crowded on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted August 8, 2012 Share #23 Posted August 8, 2012 A simple result of poorly coordinated subway construction...When the Flushing Line was built, there was no IND to be found... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted August 8, 2012 Share #24 Posted August 8, 2012 A simple result of poorly coordinated subway construction...When the Flushing Line was built, there was no IND to be found... Right. The only way to remedy that would be to build a new upper level station at 74th-Roosevelt on the that would be similar to a few express stations from the old 3rd Avenue El. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted August 8, 2012 Share #25 Posted August 8, 2012 wth? uh, no... 61st is already there. You don't need another express stop on 74th to slow the line down further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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