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At peak hours on the L line, it’s not unusual to have to let a few packed trains pass you by before you can squeeze through the doors. The MTA keeps saying that computerized trains will solve all our problems, but a report released yesterday indicates otherwise: The L will maintain its sardine-can atmosphere until 2010, when those high-tech trains are finally up and running. At that point, the MTA will be able to run as many as 26 trains per hour during peak transit times, or one every 2 minutes 18 seconds (right now it’s running about half that). But if young whippersnappers continue their mass migration to Williamsburg and Bushwick over the next three years, we’re not sure those extra trains will even make a dent. If you live on the L line, what’s your rush-hour commute like?
For Less Crowding on L Train, Think 2010 [NY Times]
Photo by japanski.


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  1. I take the B61 to the L to the 4/5 and finally to the 6 to get to my UES job everyday. Things are bearable most days but some days it seems like the L trains decidedly run on a half-schedule. Just 10 minutes btwn trains at 8 AM can take half an hour to recover.