by Dave Keller
How about it UN Block?
Any G.O.s on this?
Dave Keller
Any G.O.s on this?
Dave Keller
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NIMBYkiller wrote:dukeoq:Union Hall St. should be reopened, it will help Jamaica, get customers from 165th St. bus terminal, York College is right there & help downtown Jamaica customers, but I don't they are actually planning on reopening it, but I do remember the exterior of the station was worked on. Also, somebody said that why would people use the station if the G is near by, first of all, the G goes past Court Sq.? didn't know that , but, if that statement is true, then basically every LIRR station in NYC would be closed.
I know about all those former stations. And Woodhaven was built into the underground section of Atlantic. I've also heard of some pushes to reopen Union Hall St.
I figured use that side track so it doesn't block the rest of the line.
robertwa wrote:The reason Union Hall St. was built in the first place was that it was close to the location of the original Jamaica station. The local residents demanded it back in 1913 when the new elevated Jamaica station opened about 1/4 mile west.Union Hall St. is actually a mile away from the current Jamaica station.
LirrConductor wrote:i doubt you will see a new elmhurst station, it would be redundant service, and the subway is less expensive then the RR.How will it be redundant? I do not understand on how you got to that conclusion. Once again if the subway is less expensive, then what's the point for stations such as Jamaica, every Hempstead station in Queens, the FBA Branch, Woodside, Flushing, Hunterspoint Ave., Far Rockaway & etc...? In my point if view, I think the subway helps the Railroad, as it will transport passengers to the stations, as well as helping passengers getting closer to their destinations.