Posted May 6, 2010, 4:34 PM
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But the plan was to prevent cross platform transfers, which may or may not be a bad idea (I believe it was a good one), and in that sense, success. Both the 7th (1,2,3) and 8th (A,C,E) ave lines have the separate local and express platforms. As for the uptown to downtown 1 transfer, even with the 2 island setup, this wouldn't be easy. One of the reasons they are renovating 59th st as such is to greatly simplify the ut->dt 1 transfer. For a cross platform local->express, though, you need only ride 1 stop north from either station, or in the case of the 7th ave line, 3 stops south or 2 stops south on the 8th ave line. It's really not such a big deal. Based on the mess at Grand Central from cross platform transfers, this arrangement is much smoother.
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