Countdown Subway Train Arrival Clocks Being Installed By MTA On 6 Line - Not Planned For Roosevelt Island or F Train Until 2014
Subway countdown clocks similar to those on the L line informing riders when the next train will arrive are being installed by the MTA at several more stations according to this Daily News article.
... By the end of next month, NYC Transit will activate the clocks at three No. 6 line stations in the Bronx: Longwood Ave., Brook Ave. and E. 149th St.In response to article, RIOC Director Jonathan Kalkin Tweets:The agency then will roll out the new communications system to nearly 150 other stations along the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 lines, NYC Transit Program Officer Mark Bienstock said yesterday...
Going to suggest in Dec. Mtg. with MTA that they add these subway arrival clocks to Roosevelt Island F train.Unfortunately, current MTA plans do not include Roosevelt Island or the F Trains for the new countdown clocks any time soon. The NY Times reports:
There are no plans in place for the other lettered lines to get the clocks until at least 2014.A previous post via Gizmodo reported on another subway countdown clock system being used by the MTA and Gothamist explained that this system will:
... cull data from the L line’s computerized operating system, which tracks exact train locations and then shows them advancing (or not!) along the screen. Pretty cool stuff, but this is hipster central; the MTA needs to make these screens interactive and let us play some L train Frogger while we wait.
Do we have dueling subway countdown clock systems?
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Talk about a long time coming. Almost every single subway/underground in the world has next train schedules.
Almost every single subway/underground in the world has next train schedules.
The MTA publishes time tables on their website. Should those be posted in the stations? I never had the need for one not even as a tourist when I was one back in the times.
The MTA's time tables are not reliable. The time table shows that the F train comes every 20 min. between 2-5 am. Not true. It is usually 30-60 min between trains with no track work.
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