Frank Farance1 Proposal for Adding Service To Roosevelt Island Frank Farance W: C: FARANCE H:
Frank Farance2 Requirements Add more capacity during AM rush Add more capacity during PM rush?
Frank Farance3 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
Frank Farance4 Map with Extended Q Service
Frank Farance5 Q Extended to 21St-Queensbridge Roosevelt Island21St-Queensbridge Q F F
Frank Farance6 Q Reverse at 21St-Queensbridge Roosevelt Island21St-Queensbridge Q F F
Frank Farance7 Track Switch At 21St-Queensbridge Roosevelt Island21St-Queensbridge Q F F
Frank Farance8 Q Returns, Stopping At Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island21St-Queensbridge Q F F
Frank Farance9 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
Frank Farance10 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
Frank Farance11 Using Switching / Signaling That 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 doesn’t back up into the incoming rush trains (e.g., 63 St connector in LIC)