In a move that seems like it can’t come soon enough, the MTA has announced that it will start increasing L train service starting next June.
Beginning in June 2017, to accommodate the increased rider trends, the L line will have:
- 11 additional weekday roundtrips between 9am – 7:30pm.
- 12 additional Saturday roundtrips between 7am – 3pm.
- 27 additional Sunday roundtrips between 7am – 8pm.
During these hours, L train service is currently running at…
I agree with his point on the G train. In the morning in particular, it has become very difficult to get onto the train. They are packed! I know the MTA doesn’t have any equipment to spare to add trains, but things are getting really crazy in the mornings!
The MTA has been saying for years, since Sandy, that the tunnels are too damaged for increased service. I live right next to the L train and work on the LES and can not imagine how us tens of thousands of riders are going to get to work in the city using the G, JMZ or cabs? I mean has any MTA official actually stood at the G or L platforms during a morning rush! Whether it local state or Presidential, its always just politics and greed as usual.