Proposal for Adding Service To Roosevelt Island

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Proposal for Adding ServiceTo Roosevelt Island

• Frank Farance
• frank_at_farance.com
• W 1 212 486 4700C 1 888 FARANCEH 1 212
  644 2666

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Requirements

• Add more capacity during AM rush
• Add more capacity during PM rush?

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Options

• 1 extend Q service to 21St-Queensbridge with
  train reverse on Queens-bound platform at
  21St-Queensbridge
• 2 extend Q service to 21St-Queensbridge with
  train reverse on Manhattan-bound platform at
  21St-Queensbridge
• 3 extend Q service to 36St in Astoria/LIC, or
  past 36St

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Map with Extended Q Service
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Q Extended to 21St-Queensbridge
Roosevelt Island
21St-Queensbridge
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Q Reverse at 21St-Queensbridge
Roosevelt Island
21St-Queensbridge
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Track Switch At 21St-Queensbridge
Roosevelt Island
21St-Queensbridge
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Q Returns, Stopping AtRoosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island
21St-Queensbridge
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AM Rush vs. PM Rush

• For the AM rush, the Q train should reverse on
  the Queens-bound side
• For the PM rush, the Q train should reverse on
  the Manhattan-bound side

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Additional Capacity

• With 5-8 trains per hour and additional 10,000 to
  16,000 passengers could be served in 21St,
  Roosevelt Island, and Lex
• Does not take away capacity of 63 St connector in
  LIC
• Does not take away capacity from Rockefeller
  Center

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Using Switching / SignalingThat Already Exists

• Previously, trains terminated at 21St
  Queensbridge with switch and reverse
• Trains reverse/cross in opposite directions
  elsewhere in the system (e.g., 34 Street and 6
  Ave)
• By using the Queens-bound platform for
  reverse/switch for AM rush, if there are any
  delays in reversing, it doesnt back up into the
  incoming rush trains (e.g., 63 St connector in
  LIC)