This poor service preceded Hurricane Sandy, and although the R line has understandably been broken into two parts due to the Montague Street tunnel repair, this should not be an excuse for continued poor service in Brooklyn and in Queens.
We hereby petition the MTA to make, to the best of its ability, the following improvements to the R train service.
1. Increase the number of trains, thereby decreasing the waiting time between trains during non-rush hours from 10 minutes to no more than 6 minutes, and from 7 minutes to 4 minutes during rush hours.
2. Improve connections between the R and express trains, especially at the Atlantic/Barclays and DeKalb stations in both directions.These stations are hubs leading to downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan and can be overcrowded.Many times express trains depart just as the R train is pulling into the station, leaving people to wait on the platform for 10 to 20 minutes for the next R.
3. Create a standard speed at which the train should travel. Sometimes trains run at normal speed, and other times crawl along the route. Note: we are not asking the motormen to go at unsafe speed, just at consistent speeds.
4. Install electronic timetables on the D/N and Q/B platforms at Atlantic Ave/Barclays Center station, as well as the Q/B DeKalb Ave station. This will help straphangers decide which transfer to make instead of waiting expectantly for an unknown train.
Updates
April 3, 2014
The MTA has spent years ignoring the misery of R train riders, but this surge of support proves they cannot hide from us anymore. We are building the momentum needed to force these suits to finally address the shameful delays we deal with every single day.
16 Comments
Living in Bay Ridge and trying to get to work on time feels impossible. The service is always delayed and its always packed wall to wall. Do better.
Seems like the R is always overcrowded. Surely adding some trians is not that expensive or difficult.
I often wait at 59th st for 30 minutes in the middle of the day.
thank you
The R is painfully slow!
Extend to the last stop please.
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This poor service preceded Hurricane Sandy, and although the R line has understandably been broken into two parts due to the Montague Street tunnel repair, this should not be an excuse for continued poor service in Brooklyn and in Queens.
We hereby petition the MTA to make, to the best of its ability, the following improvements to the R train service.
1. Increase the number of trains, thereby decreasing the waiting time between trains during non-rush hours from 10 minutes to no more than 6 minutes, and from 7 minutes to 4 minutes during rush hours.
2. Improve connections between the R and express trains, especially at the Atlantic/Barclays and DeKalb stations in both directions.These stations are hubs leading to downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan and can be overcrowded.Many times express trains depart just as the R train is pulling into the station, leaving people to wait on the platform for 10 to 20 minutes for the next R.
3. Create a standard speed at which the train should travel. Sometimes trains run at normal speed, and other times crawl along the route. Note: we are not asking the motormen to go at unsafe speed, just at consistent speeds.
4. Install electronic timetables on the D/N and Q/B platforms at Atlantic Ave/Barclays Center station, as well as the Q/B DeKalb Ave station. This will help straphangers decide which transfer to make instead of waiting expectantly for an unknown train.
Updates
April 3, 2014
The MTA has spent years ignoring the misery of R train riders, but this surge of support proves they cannot hide from us anymore. We are building the momentum needed to force these suits to finally address the shameful delays we deal with every single day.
16 Comments
Often times it comes every 28 minutes on a weekday morning at 8am. That’s rush hour time !!
Living in Bay Ridge and trying to get to work on time feels impossible. The service is always delayed and its always packed wall to wall. Do better.
Seems like the R is always overcrowded. Surely adding some trians is not that expensive or difficult.
I often wait at 59th st for 30 minutes in the middle of the day.
thank you
The R is painfully slow!
Extend to the last stop please.
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Often times it comes every 28 minutes on a weekday morning at 8am. That’s rush hour time !!