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> Out of probably 40-50 subway rides, only a handful were delayed either in-tunnel or while I was waiting in the station You must not have had to come from Bro

> Out of probably 40-50 subway rides, only a handful were delayed either in-tunnel or while I was waiting in the station You must not have had to come from Brooklyn to Manhattan during commute hours. Daily (or multiples times a day even) occurrence in that case. I’ll still gladly take MTA over Muni/BART any day, but NYC could definitely learn a thing or two from Hong Kong or even London’s subway systems.

lloyd-christmas 9y ago
I take the L every day from Graham to 6th at 9am. I very rarely have to wait to get on a train and the delays aren't more than just being slower compared to off-hours. I can understand a frustration trying to get on a train if you live on Bedford, I'm sure that's a nightmare. However, I simply don't understand the complaints (comparing it within the city). Maybe it's just because every other commute I've had has gone through Union Square or 42nd. Compared to those, everything is easy.
- jsjohnst 9y ago
  > I take the L every day from Graham to 6th at 9am. How’s the L like during the summer on your way home? 110°+ platform temps weren’t uncommon back when I took it. That said, I think the line you are on makes a big difference. My line (A/C) seems to have the worst trains as far as age / cleanliness of the ones I’ve been on. Way too infrequent during commute hours and when they do come they come in pairs or triplets. This causes the first train (and sometimes second) to be packed Tokyo style, which then causes delays for trains after it as it takes longer for folks to get on / off. If they just made them run consistent and more frequent (seriously 10-15min between groups of trains during commute hours isn’t uncommon), they’d not be overcrowded and not delay as much, but alas, scheduling seems to allude MTA. As to other lines, 4/5/6 has decent trains and are pretty frequent, but horribly crowded during commute. 7 train (inside Manhattan anyway) is typically full (not too overcrowded), but frequency is sometimes a problem and I wish it was better aligned with the schedules of the lines which feed into it. 1/2/3 and N/Q/R aren’t bad in general usually. I’ve not taken the B/D/F/M/J/Z/G lines enough to have a fair opinion, but I usually seem to have one issue or another with them when I do end up on them (usually maintenance related lately).

lloyd-christmas 9y ago

I take the L every day from Graham to 6th at 9am. I very rarely have to wait to get on a train and the delays aren't more than just being slower compared to off-hours. I can understand a frustration trying to get on a train if you live on Bedford, I'm sure that's a nightmare. However, I simply don't understand the complaints (comparing it within the city). Maybe it's just because every other commute I've had has gone through Union Square or 42nd. Compared to those, everything is easy.

jsjohnst 9y ago
> I take the L every day from Graham to 6th at 9am. How’s the L like during the summer on your way home? 110°+ platform temps weren’t uncommon back when I took it. That said, I think the line you are on makes a big difference. My line (A/C) seems to have the worst trains as far as age / cleanliness of the ones I’ve been on. Way too infrequent during commute hours and when they do come they come in pairs or triplets. This causes the first train (and sometimes second) to be packed Tokyo style, which then causes delays for trains after it as it takes longer for folks to get on / off. If they just made them run consistent and more frequent (seriously 10-15min between groups of trains during commute hours isn’t uncommon), they’d not be overcrowded and not delay as much, but alas, scheduling seems to allude MTA. As to other lines, 4/5/6 has decent trains and are pretty frequent, but horribly crowded during commute. 7 train (inside Manhattan anyway) is typically full (not too overcrowded), but frequency is sometimes a problem and I wish it was better aligned with the schedules of the lines which feed into it. 1/2/3 and N/Q/R aren’t bad in general usually. I’ve not taken the B/D/F/M/J/Z/G lines enough to have a fair opinion, but I usually seem to have one issue or another with them when I do end up on them (usually maintenance related lately).