With little fanfare, the MTA implemented the first of this spring’s service cuts. Yesterday morning, new timetables for the Long Island Rail Road went into effect, and although the cuts are seemingly insubstantial, the commuter rail line just became a little less convenient for its riders. Generally, the cuts consist of the elimination of some overnight trains and peak trips, and the LIRR said that most riders will see waits increase by 10 minutes or less. Still, with these cuts into place, people will find it more burdensome to commute via rail. Trains will be more crowded and now run less frequently. If the purpose of mass transit is to provide convenient and cost-effective replacements for auto trips, cuts always run counter to that goal.
LIRR service cuts now in place
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so long as pension/overtime/disablilty abuse is still in place, i’m happy to pay more for less!
The LIRR is saving even bigger service cutbacks until the summer is over.
http://mta.info/news/pdf/LIRR_.....hanges.pdf
a stab in my heart:
“The 4:54 PM peak train from Long Island City to Oyster Bay will leave 10 minutes earlier at 4:44 PM and add a Hunterspoint Avenue stop at 4:59 PM.”
so it won’t travel the montauk track anymore? i ride – or should i now say ‘rode’ – that train every so often exactly to travel that route.
just checked the schedule and it’s true 🙁
the only train now running that route is an 8:11 am from jamaica.
So what? The important bit is the stations, not the route taken.
wrong reaction
It takes 15 minutes to get from Long Island City to Hunterspoint Avenue?